Thinking of you...

Laura and a few of my close friends may tell you that I am good at keeping in touch: writing letters, sending emails, reaching out, etc. This is true, on some level, but there are times where I lack the ability to send a thank you letter or just a note saying hi for months or even years. On this journey I have been good about keeping up with certain people, and not so good about others. A few days ago we lost a dear friend, a cousin of Laura’s. Lynn was a kind and honest and funny woman, and she had the greatest love for Bruce Springsteen of anyone I have ever met. When we first met we quickly bonded over our love of music, tossing band names and the like back to one another. Although Lynn was ill, it was a shock to all of us when she passed. While I was in Boonville, Missouri, Lynn sent me a letter and three discs full of her favorite music for my travels. I did not send a note thanking her. And although I did see her in mid November for a wedding, and thanked her then, I have felt guilty at night while alone in this room, re-reading the letter she sent months ago. Over the last two days I have sent out over a hundred postcards and letters to people I have met along the way, and to my amazing friends and family who have continued to support me. I would be lying if I didn’t say that part of it was done out of this unfortunate event, but the main reason is love. The people I have met on this journey are genuine and inspiring people, and have opened my eyes to this world, and to what is possible. I have met many, and will continue to, and I will do my best to keep up correspondence. For some it is hard, as I have misplaced or never received addresses, but please know that I am constantly thinking of and missing you, all of you.