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Elizabeth Faraone's avatar

Beautiful post. A life well lived and lots more to come! I do not think the younger version of you would have been able to listen to your current, wiser self... youth is about making mistakes, learning and growing.

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Gene Balfour's avatar

Thanks for your comments. You are probably right about the younger me.

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Angel Godsoe's avatar

A good read! I was just saying “Wish I was 16 again - When I knew everything!”

That lady looks an awful lot like my mother…just sayin… I was born in 1971…

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Priscilla Schwartz's avatar

What an excellent story! I hope you find that woman, it would be interesting to find out some of her story too! Wasn't it just the 1970's like 5 or 6 years ago???? My mother-in-law just passed on Friday (very happy for her, sad for us). Time marches on.

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Gene Balfour's avatar

Thank you. I have always been curious about people, what makes them tick, what degree of wisdom guides them. People like Marc Udeschini and Martin Broadman of the Civis4Reform group are interesting in their commitment to a cause that seems to be going nowhere. I wish them well but am curious about what keeps them going.

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anne riddell's avatar

❤️

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