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	<title>The Stone that the Builder Refused &#187; positivity</title>
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		<title>Golden Birthday</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are moments which mark your life; moments when you realize nothing will ever be the same, and time is divided into two parts: before this, and after this. Now sometimes you can feel such a moment coming; that&#39;s the test &#8211; or so I tell myself. I tell myself that at times like that, ]]></description>
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	<em>There are moments which mark your life; moments when you realize nothing will ever be the same, and time is divided into two parts: before this, and after this. Now sometimes you can feel such a moment coming; that&#39;s the test &#8211; or so I tell myself. I tell myself that at times like that, the strong people keep moving forward anyway&#8230;no matter what they&#39;re going to find.</em> &#8211; Denzel Washington as Det. John Hobbes, <a href="http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0119099/" target="_blank">Fallen</a></p>
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	I&#39;m awake at 6a, ready to start a week that feels like the start of something.&nbsp; A week that wraps up six tumultuous years in which I got dumped, moved to Detroit, got a <a href="http://www.campbell-ewald.com" target="_blank">job</a>, started <a href="http://www.wayne.edu" target="_blank">school</a>, did some dating, ran a <a href="http://www.karmanos.org/detroitraceforthecure/index.asp" target="_blank">5K</a>, got accepted to a prestigious <a href="http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/index.php" target="_blank">law school</a> on <a href="http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/financialaid/scholarships/leadership.php" target="_blank">scholarship</a>, completed my <a href="http://www.clas.wayne.edu/unit-inner.asp?WebPageID=1714" target="_blank">degree</a>, got promoted, crossed <a href="http://www.gamma-lambda.com/" target="_blank">Alpha</a>, got laid off, and moved to Baltimore.&nbsp; I&#39;m willing to admit that since I made the decision to stick with my career and not go to law school that I&#39;ve lacked purpose and direction. And it&#39;s shown. But now I know what I want and more importantly I know how to get it. This week will hopefully be the beginning of that next chapter.</p>
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	It&#39;s good to have a plan again.</p>
<p>
	This Saturday, the 31st, is my 31st birthday. Stay tuned for some birthday resolutions.</p>
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