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Distance

Distance is...physical, emotional, spiritual.

Right now, many of the most important people in my life are physically far away from me.  And yet...there are some whom I've never felt closer to than I do now.  I am so blessed to have email, a phone, the internet...anything to help me stay in contact with people.  So while I may be almost 3000 miles from people I love, they really aren't that far away!  And distance is good...to keep a relationship, you really have to talk, more than just hang out...so you get to know people better that way.  One of the people I am closest to right now is in Idaho, and we didn't even start talking that much until we were this far apart.  Interesting, isn't it?

So being in Brazil, for all those of you who may worry, will not tear our friendship apart.  You write me a letter or email, you get one back.  Guaranteed.  :)  And if you don't get a letter back, you can safely assume it got lost in the mail!

Distance really isn't that bad now, is it?
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