15 years ago, late one Wednesday night, something I read moved me so much that that I sat down at my computer and just wrote. I didn’t know why I was writing, but I just felt like I needed to.
I re-discovered my post about a month ago when someone at work asked me to restore our company blog archives. I read it again. And again. And again. It’s something I’m actually very proud of. I had planned to write something about it here, like a 15-year anniversary “where-are-things-in-my-life” kind of post. But the more I thought about it, and the couple of attempts to get something down on paper (wow, is that saying outdated 😁), the more it didn’t feel right. I think the original post speaks well for itself. And I’m going to let it.
Instead of reflecting on my post, I want to re-direct you to the post that inspired me. Take a moment today and go read “The last post” by Derek Miller. I sat down this past weekend and read it, along with Derek’s entire site again. One post after another. Going back in time. Like I wrote years ago, it made me laugh, it made me smile, it made me cry, and it made me hopeful. All over again. It’s a living chronicle of a life you shouldn’t miss. It will touch your heart, I’m sure of it. It touched mine long ago, and still echos deep inside of me.
I mean it, take the time for this one.
As always, be courageous.
P.S. I’ve updated the links in my original post. When I first started backtracking, the links in the post took me to a “page not found”. I was scared it was gone. Washed away into the ethereal memory of what used to be. But I found it again, and was relieved to see it re-organized into a site that will remain up and available for a long time. Whoever made that happen out there (probably somewhere in Vancouver, Canada), thank you.
