Together, we'll stay

Picture it: sitting in my car at 1:00 in the morning, talking about our mistakes of the past year or so…sharing deep dark secrets with someone that has their own deep dark secrets, sharing with someone that understands. Not a place where one would normally expect to find hope. But in the darkness, through the tears and the embarrassed giggles, I was overcome with a deep sense of hope.


Hope in my future, in our friendship, in her and in me. It was like someone whispered in my ear...hey, you two have made mistakes in the past and you're both likely to make many more in your lifetime...some that might even be repeats of what you two discussed tonight. But in spite of that, or maybe because of that, you two will have a future, a bright one, a strong one...


It was in this conversation, that I was reminded that every decision going forward doesn't have to be a wrong one for us…that one, two, three or even 3 million mistakes doesn't destine us to a life of failure. But also on the other hand, if for some crazy reason, we decide to make a lot of poor decisions, it won't be the end of the world…because somewhere in this broken mess of our mistakes, we have found each other. and together, we'll stay.