I am here.  I am alive.  I am aware.  And I am awake.  

My name is Roger.  If I do it, then I do it with a purpose.  I can stand for something, so that it matters.
And I can stand on it, because it matters.

It, is all about me, as water is all about a fish.  It, is all about you, as stars are all about the sky.  It, is all about others, as a book is all about the story.  It, is all about us, as this journey is all about life.  And it is about time, as success is about failure.


It, accepts me as a part, so that I never have to feel apart.  It, provides me with support, lifting me for perspective so that I can recognize progress.  It, catches me if I fall, forgiving my failures and healing my wounds, so that I can choose to rise again.  It, protects me from harm, allowing me to go as far as I am ready today.  It, offers me comfort and joy, so that I can choose to live in peace, happiness and prosperity.


 
 It is more than blood, it is more than us.  It is a connection that transcends time and space, life and death, this universe and any other.  

It is unconditional love.

It is this family, and I will stand for it.

This is a Spuyten Duyvil Story.
 
Thank you for listening.