Go Forward

So I didn't sleep as well as I did yesterday but I did have a great conversation late last night with Portia. It's always so good to catch up with her. She moved into her own apartment about two months ago in Birmingham. I'm so proud of her! It has been a long road for her after the family lost basically everything to Hurricane Katrina. Her intelligence, compassion, and calm amaze me. I often wonder what I would do in a situation such as the one she faced. Leaving home only to find out you can't come back to it. Maybe in some parallel way I have faced a similar situation. Picking up, going out into the unknown, moving ahead, going forward. She inspires me. I'll have to think of a really good housewarming gift to send. I think I would like to visit her in 2007 as well. I can't believe the last time I saw her was four years ago in New Orleans. Time certainly does fly. It was a good day yesterday. Today I tackle that paper that I don't want to do. Portia reminds me that each one of us is too blessed to be stressed and to go forward in the wake of adversity.