It occurs to me that I am who I am because of the people I know. Most importantly, I am a Christian because I know God, specifically, God as He revealed Himself in Jesus. I am musical because of Dr Deakins. I love martial arts because of Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan and Brian Williams. I sing with soul in my voice because of Barry Cope. I sing for God because of Barry Cope also. I hate smoking because Matt Carson and I snuck out into the woods to fire up my first Marlboro Light and I almost puked. I hate the Tarheels because some kid I don't remember slammed me against a locker in middle school because I said I like Duke. I like Duke because John Sullivan did. I hate the smell of beer because I remember John Sullivan vacuuming up vomit from one of his friends who drank too much beer. I love the acoustic guitar because of Scotty Cope and Rob Harris. I am moral because my parents made me that way both lovingly and forcefully. I am generous because they are. I love TV and mindless entertainment because my dad does.
I am a good man today because a woman believes in me. A woman who is far more passionate about important things than I am. A woman who loves sacrificially in a way that I will never understand. A woman who lovingly and forcefully helped me to get to this point where we find ourselves in this journey. So, just to be clear, she's in all of this and this story wouldn't have happened without her. (who knows, maybe I'll con her into a post about how she got here)
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