The thing about leaving something behind for the last time is that you rarely realize you're doing it.

I am not plain, or average or - God forbid - vanilla. I am peanut butter rocky road with multicolored sprinkles, hot fudge and a cherry on top.

When people see you're happy doing what you're doing, it sort of takes the power away from them to tease you about it.

and as streams of light fan out behind the darkened sun like the wings of a butterfly, i realize that i never saw true beauty until now.

Life is short...eat desert first!

I've learned that everyone can do their part to repair the world

I've learned that if you wait long enough, you might get a second chance at something you gave up on. And sometimes you'll be the one to give the second chance to someone else.