Ten.One Thousand, Nine Hundred & Fifty-Two

1. In the dream, she is calling me to tell me that people are calling her because we misspelled Giugni’s Deli.

2. Sun, sun, sun.

3. I tell her about the dream. She laughs. She’s the only one I know who will get it. She’s the only one who feels more anxious about the emails than I do.

4. Acai bowl; two decaf coffees. A lot of talk about the past, the present, the future. Cool air blowing against the skin.

5. I don’t have time for words. It’s just the click-clacking of my keyboard

6. Rules…

   1. “I coach what I believe.”

   2. “To be a leader, you have to be brave.”

   3. “Own it.”

   4. “Mountain tops are small, and the air is thin.”

   5. “Understand your audience.”

   6. “Never be afraid to get fired.”

   7. “Mistakes are inevitable, but don’t let them define you.”

   8. “Everything depends on you, and when you start to think like that, everything is magic.”

   9. “What is delayed is not denied.”

7. Over and over and over in my mind.

8. I hit send and then wonder if it was the right thing to say, the right thing to send. But then I remember rule #6.

9. Leftovers.

10. The lingering light.