{"id":179,"date":"2008-04-20T02:32:55","date_gmt":"2008-04-20T07:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zeroxr.com\/?p=179"},"modified":"2008-04-20T02:32:55","modified_gmt":"2008-04-20T07:32:55","slug":"a-tribute-of-thanks-and-finding-forgiveness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zeroxr.com\/?p=179","title":{"rendered":"A Tribute of Thanks and Finding Forgiveness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I would like to thank the following few folks for keeping me from doing something stupid or kicking the bucket. You all may have done something small, but to me&#8230; It means a whole lot. It&#8217;s good to know that help is not far with you all around to give me an inspiring set of words or just a simple &#8220;Are you ok?&#8221; This one goes out to all of you all who just kept messaging me and trying to keep me sane and from picking myself apart.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bonny<\/strong>, you have my thanks for hearing me out and having me hang out with Hai and the gang. It helped me end things on a good note, so I am very grateful for the reality check.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Linda<\/strong>, thanks for all the consoling on the last few days. It means a lot to me when you shoot a simple message just to make sure that I am alright.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Merinda<\/strong>, thanks for shooting me inspiring messages all day to keep me going. It made surviving work a little easier.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Amanda<\/strong>, thanks for at least letting me know that I should need not worry about myself. I know you have mentioned that I should be seeking my own merits rather than fracturing them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>She<\/strong>, my thanks for shooting a message to make sure I am ok. Hopefully, you got my message about what all happened.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rei<\/strong>, thanks for the phone call&#8230; It was probably like the IV line I needed that was full of reason. I know I have been tearing myself to shreds but the reason made it all hit home.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cousin Sol<\/strong>, you sir&#8230; you went above and beyond. Your urgency to my situation was like that of a combat medic. Thanks for being there for me and hearing me out on my phone call.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Desiree<\/strong>, you have my appreciation for checking to make sure I was alright.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan<\/strong>, even though you&#8217;re my assistant manager&#8230; You&#8217;re like a mother and a close friend to me. Thank you for your encouraging words, they mean the most to me.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly&#8230; <strong>Twitch<\/strong>, thanks for your insight on things and giving me advice that was almost like the quelling dose of IV Dilaudid. It wasn&#8217;t quite what I hoped for, but in the end, it was like the best course of therapy.<\/p>\n<p>From the 9 folks of the above&#8230; They all had one theme in common in their kind advice:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Forgive yourself, because above all things&#8230; you&#8217;re human.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I realize I have forsaken myself many times all because I couldn&#8217;t realize that I had my own merits. All I can do is be driven by my own hopes and dreams in search of strength. I need to fuel myself harder on tearing more new adipose tissue. I will have to fight hard with Commerce on the way to get my degree. The most important quest of all is to realize myself, my potential, and that I am ultimately a good person.<\/p>\n<p>The most important pearl of advice is from Merinda:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Never lose your dreams and honor, that&#8217;s what separates you from others in this world.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I would like to thank the following few folks for keeping me from doing something stupid or kicking the bucket. You all may have done something small, but to me&#8230; It means a whole lot. 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