Ten.Two Thousand, One Hundred & Seventy-Nine

1. So cold.

2. “In seeking answers and advice from others, you have placed your own feelings and knowing aside… only through being your own advisor can you attain your true goals… To achieve happiness, you must know yourself. To know yourself is to know your body, your mind, and your spirit. Use your strengths to overcome your weaknesses, and know that both are necessary in your evolution… Dream your dreams and own them.”

3. Another quiet morning in the office. Lights off. Light falling softly on the desk.

4. If only we had been a part of the original conversation.

5. More rain.

6. I feel like they can all tell.

7. I will never live down my parking job at the Chick-fil-A. Now, apparently, I can’t park anywhere.

8. I can’t find my words because they are obscured by my feelings. Just need to get through today.

9. I think they think I should be more excited than I appear to be. He tells me that’s got to be the most points they’ve scored in 35 years.

10. I know myself.