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This work by Sean A. Donahue is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.

General

Hiding in plain sight.

Sometimes it is necessary to put everything out where somebody could see it. But then people started to read my words and some wanted sunshine and lollipops. Life isn’t sunshine and lollypops. It is hard work and misery. It is laughter and luck. It sure as hell isn’t easy.

Recently, I’ve had to reexamine priorities and what I wanted in my world and life.

My wants and needs outweigh my time and money. So I cut back on some things and worked harder on others. It is paying off.

Someday, I will be able to write without fear of reprisal, but until that day, know that I am still around, waiting for another joyous moment with friends and family.

With love and hope….

Sean

Sitting once again in the doctor’s office.

Clarity is my friend right now. I do what I need to do right this second and I move on from there. Recently I made unhappy decisions for my family. But they had to be done. It is better to do what is unpopular and yet right than it is to do what is popular but will cause misery down the line. I’ve made the popular decisions in the past and I continue to pay for them. I say no when I mean no and sometimes even say I’ll try when I know the answer will be no. The easy yes is NEVER easy. There are always conditions, never an easy path. There is never a free lunch. I watched as people I have trusted blindside me as they have been blindsided by people that they have trusted.

I barely trust anyone. It’s sad that I don’t but trust is earned and I have watched people betray trust.

I have allowed more people to touch and enter my life. I have been enriched by their touch and I have been blessed by hopefully touching their lives poisitively.

I can’t allow myself to be negative. I allow myself to be realistic and not pessimistic.

My back isn’t great, and it will be better, maybe not as good as it was before the accident, but I am looking forward to the day that I get to pick up my son and daughter once again with all three of us crying with joy.

The day is coming and I leave it all in God’s hands. That’s all I can do.

We are so fortunate and friends like Shawn Sparks have gone and made a difference in Haiti.

I can only hope that when you come to that key fork in the road…

That you take it.

Walking away from the storm

I’ve always been good charging into battle.  At work I’m known to act first and worry about the consequences later.  It’s a strength and also a weakness.  Sometimes it is better for me to be patient and I’ve added some limited patience to my repertoire.   But I’ve tried to conquer something that maybe it isn’t meant to be conquered…

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I exist….

I’ve just got some really cool writing that I will be passing on soon.