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I was planning to list some of the neat things I got [livejournal.com profile] qbear for Christmas, or he got for me, but somehow it just doesn't seem very important right now. I've felt a kinship with [livejournal.com profile] dacubsf all fall --we both suffered turns for the worse, him with an illness, me with a fall and a broken leg, and the news this week that the prognosis for him doesn't look good has me frequently in tears. I regret that I haven't been well enough to visit him at home or in the hospital.

If I could make a wish for all my friends this holiday season, it'd be that we'd wake up and realize how lucky we are to have friends we can rely on. Jeff is very fortunate to have friends like [livejournal.com profile] castrowoof and [livejournal.com profile] sf_luke, and I'm very grateful to have [livejournal.com profile] qbear. But all of my friends out there -- I feel a connection with all of you. And if I haven't told you, please know: I appreciate your presence in my life. I treasure you all. If you could do something for me this Christmas, it's this: please let the people in your life know how much you value them. Because we're all in this together.

No man is an island, entire of itself
every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main
if a clod be washed away by the sea,
Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were,
as well as if a manor of thy friends or of thine own were
any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind
and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls
it tolls for thee.

-- John Donne

Date: 2005-12-25 10:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] boyshapedbox.livejournal.com
Merry Christmas!

Date: 2005-12-25 11:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] zbear20.livejournal.com
Amen Steve...we all need to be reminded of this now and then. Hope you and Jack have a good, safe, sane and fulfilling year ahead.

Date: 2005-12-26 12:16 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] jawnbc
Too true.

Date: 2005-12-26 01:19 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ubermunkey.livejournal.com
great post


I move back and forth between feeling connected to no man and no thing,
to feeling interconnected to every living breathing being and feeling it all.


be well
love Munkey

Date: 2005-12-26 05:09 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ultrabithorax.livejournal.com
I hope you're well. I am. Love you alot.

Date: 2005-12-26 05:39 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sflonestar.livejournal.com
Happy Holidays to you and Jack! And I wish you both a very peaceful and gentle 2006.

Date: 2005-12-26 06:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bonkishnurtaz.livejournal.com
As always Steve, it was great to speak with you and Jack on the telephone yesterday; I hope that you have a fantastic holiday. I am really sorry to hear about [livejournal.com profile] dacubsf. He was the first gentleman who befriended me on lj, back in mid October, 2004. My thoughts are with him for a speedy recovery. A good friend of mine also went through a similar situation last year; still, it helps to have a positive attitude. HUGS

Date: 2005-12-27 01:19 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] beastbriskett.livejournal.com
You got me all teared up.
Best of the Season to you and yours, bud!
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