Thank you B,
for making a special effort to see me on your military leave from active duty last winter. Your presence was humbling. Thanks for the tea, and walking around the lake with me. I honor you and I want you to know that…. (oh, I am getting choked up) I wanted to thank you for what you said. I told you about I.School and you listened. I confided in you that I just could not hit the ‘publish’ button and you stopped and said. “Ok, Ms. Newson, when you go to hit that button what do you think about?” Without thinking, I said, “because it’s not my own”. (originally, I copied and pasted a lot.) And you just stayed quiet. You let me ruminate on my own inauthenticity. Lightbulb moment. So, thank you, now I write and write and write and write. I write from me, perhaps badly, but authentically. See you soon. :) I.N.