(1) Feeling challenged by this exercise. (2) The desire to be honest in this exercise. (3) Simple steps. (4). Forging ahead. No judgment. (5) Calmness. (6) Bananas. (7) Orange segments. (8) The prose of Octavio Paz. (9) All the President’s Men. (10) Re-seeing history, its lore. (11) “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin. (12) Make-believe with S–. (13) Family movie night. (14) Salt. (15) Firing Line. (16) Opposition research. (17) Research generally. (18) Reinvention. (19) Blueberries. (20) Rain and gusty winds. (21) When I’m able to use fewer words to convey my meaning. (22) Self-regulation. (23) Silence. (24) Solitude. (25) Information. (26) Informed opinion. (27) I am (still) brave. (28) I am (still) strong. (29) I can (still) do this. (30) Yea though I (still) walk through the valley…etc amen.