We can always find them...

Happy Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Since we can be thankful at any time: I'm thankful for the people who have been and continue to be in my life.

People often ask me if it's hard to move around, to start over somewhere new just as I'm starting to get settled. The best answer is in German: Jaein. In spite of living so far from my family and many of my friends, this has become a blessing in disguise. It has taught me to appreciate the people in my life while they're right there accessible to me. But it's also taught me that the people who matter will always be there. As Sirius Black said (although I think it was Dumbledore in the book. Maybe Lupin. Blast), "Those who love us never really leave us. And we can always find them...right here (puts his hand over Harry's heart). With modern technology (refer back to my love of Skype) there's no excuse to lose touch with anyone. It's a small world after all. I've found some of the most unexpected connections between people that I know from different spheres, or even different continents. So I figure there are two types of people in my life: people who stay, and people who go. They both leave their mark. Besides, people have a way of popping up again.

I'm not sayin'; I'm just sayin'.