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Famous Last Words

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Our Trip Around The Sun  Robert, our waiter took this photo Noble and I I've known this man for four years now. He's seen so much of the chaos that is my life and somehow he still wanted to date me anyways. So, this weeks famous last words are a reflection of my gratitude for the one I love. He is pretty dang awesome.  Have we really been hanging out together and dating for an entire year already? These last twelve months with you have flown by in such a blur and I've hardly had a moment to catch my breath. You've flipped my entire world upside down. (Or is it finally right side up?) Everything I thought I knew of love and affection and authenticity pales in the wake of the light you have brought to my life. It sure feels good to be able to smile from my heart. After all is said and done, with all of these magical moments in between, you are still here. You still got me. If everything I've been through is what brought me to you then I wouldn't change...

Week 13 Story: The Great Awakening

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The Great Awakening The war has ripped my soul apart... Of every suffering, every loss, and every single moment- this one could kill me. I wish my grief had taken my life. Each of my beloved sons has perished.  I have no will and no meaning without my children. Yet, I am doomed to remain in this world without me. Oh gods! Why have you forsaken me? How can I go on without their love and light and laughter? My heart has shattered into a thousand irreparable fractures. My grief can never end until I am with them again. Great god, Vyassa, please help me.  Vyassa Summons Ghosts http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/pde- mahabharata-forest-and-its-ghosts.html Draupadi and the Pandavas are in the forest by the Ganges with all others who are in a state of ceaseless mourning. Tears filling the river, the cost and carnage of war are never, ever worth their weight. To try and ease the suffering of my people, I will raise the spirits of their loved ones lost. For one ...