I've been across two oceans, helped start a business or two, lived surrounded by poverty, gained more perspective than many could appreciate, seen slavery and cruelty, been all over this country, fallen in love, had my heart broken, found joy through pain, written a lot, try to find 10 things a day, am happy because i'm grateful, healed from some wounds, still have others, always wanted more for myself and those i care about, and try- every day- to make that happen.