... "Over these many years, my voice has softened, my heart has weakened, my body makes interesting new noises, my paced has slowed, my beliefs have strengthen, love has evolved, true friendships have faded, blood family is still distant, what is left of my hair has changed colors.  i still look back with the weight of numerous regrets.   i look forward with extreme caution.   i live today, barely, with a passion and desire to share the beauty i find in life in an attempt to inspire others to celebrate life and to seize EVERY moment.  Whether by my own attempts or the poor choices i have made in my life, i never believed i would reach 52 years upon this earth, recently my own doctors weren't very confident i would either.  But i am here today, no guarantee's about tomorrow, but at this moment, i desire to live, share, celebrate, taste, feel, experience and be." ~~~ ric berrong, June 20, 2014