“If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. All of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body. You are the continuation of each of these people.” ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
Callie and Eric took a day out of their busy lives to take me to Venice Beach. It’s a place I hold close because it offered refuge when bizarre behavior from bad people filled my days. My life back then was such a strange and wondrous time. Sometimes in library world I see that same bizarre behavior from bad people repeating, and I ask myself how I landed back in the twilight zone. Life sure is a funny thing.
Eric and Callie reminded me of just how lucky I am to have survived that weird 1980’s life relatively intact. And I am intact, all things considered. We talked at great length of those days filled with this star and that; more lawyers than money; more lies than music. Their time in the business was every bit as weird as mine to be sure. And while I’m not glad they went through it, I’m comforted to know I’m not alone in my experiences. That all these decades later I’ve come to love and admire those two even more than I did back then is a gift beyond anything imaginable. Some people are bad people with bizarre behavior. That’s just the way it is no matter where you are or what you’re doing. And some people are meant to walk with you through this life be it on streets of gold or paths of mud. Callie and Eric are two of my people. I couldn’t ask for better.
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