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Brandy Songbird's avatar

Cool, Adam. I really enjoyed reading this, while sipping my coffee at 1pm, having just decided to get out of bed, in one of your/our childhood home!

This essay was one I could actually read due to its easy access of terms and thinking schemes. Loved the content and insight! Yes, ALL of it tracks!

I also appreciate hearing your opinion and insight on something that you and I are complete opposites. I know you have Lena to reference. I actually strive to, perhaps, be more like her, in our shared category. I aim to have the drive of motivation: to keep helping (I'm singing for an assisted senior living facility next week!), to keep moving, have activities daily, and to somehow fulfill my dreams of my ambition (make higher learning inquiries for educational singing and musical theatre programs, and the like), also vocal coaching (I'm the coach).

I have the Disney, Broadway, Briadway-Disney dream to carry out, to feel fulfilled in, or I am nothing to myself. It has no price tag, until it does; much of an afterthought. And living with Mom is nice. As long as social security and my insurances hold out, I am smoothe sailing, and have found myself over the last 8 years, more completely than I could have hoped. Support is the building block of success, and social community in the next block. I love hearing your wisdom, always and forever. With Love, your (half) sister.

PS- I hear that you want to be writing about other things. To me, writing has often been the bridge that gets me back to creativity. I love writing poems. Enjoy that nature and that family.

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Resistant of Mediocrity's avatar

Beautifully written. We have much in common.

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