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It's been a long time since I udpated this. I am me. If you know me, you know me. If you don't, you likely won't hear much from me. I use this Dreamwidth mainly to journal about some of the truly exciting and/or batshit things in my life.

To Have Succeeded

To laugh often and love much:
To win respect of intelligent people
And the affection of children;
To earn the approbation of honest critics
And endure the betrayal of false friends;
To appreciate beauty;
To find the best in others;
To give one's self;
To leave the world a little better,
Whether by a healthy child,
A garden patch,
Or redeemed social condition;
To have played and laughed with enthusiasm
And sung with exultation;
To know even one life has breathed easier
Because you have lived...
This is to have succeeded.

-Ralph Waldo Emerson