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Give up this fight

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Morning will come and I'll do what's right Just give me till then to give up this fight And I will give up this fight "They say you accept the love you think you deserve, and I wonder what love that belongs to me, and which I accept and maybe deserve." [bgt]

Alone in a Crowd

Now I'm sitting alone here in my bed I'm waiting for an answer I don't know that I'll get [These Times-SafetySuit] Many weeks ago I started out a blog that I never finished.  As I was writing it, I noticed swelling on my sternum, and long story short I went to the ER until 3am.  I went from being so sad about something, to being so scared for what was going on with my body. Perspective is everything. I discovered that I don't like living alone.  I discovered that even in a city, even in the middle of a crowd, you can feel very alone.  At the same time, I discovered that even when I'm alone driving 4 hours to my apartment, I can feel comforted.  I can feel full of life. I still remember what Joe said to me when I was in high school, deciding between Northland and UMD -- he told me there were two paths in front of me, neither was wrong.  Which one would I choose?  It's a conversation that still sticks with me, because it was my first real under...