I drop by the Ardmore from time to time for breakfast and I'm always happy to slide into a booth and be served by the pleasant people who work there.

The place feels real and unaffected by all the big box franchises that Americanize and homogenize the majority of our eateries.

It's nice to be in a place where everyone isn't wearing a uniform or chanting some company's script.

You people rock!

You dressed up as my favorite poet, took me home and told me about your life; the good, the bad, all of it and listened intently as I told you about mine. Those mundane details and the way you held me were exactly what I needed that night.

At another time and in a different place, we'd be together, and I'm sorry for that. It is hard to lose what could have been, but it would have been even harder to risk losing you in my life completely and also shaking up our lives and commitments. I do hope you're well and I wish you love and for it to be beautiful, magnificent and sweet just like you.

Maybe you have emotions or needs that make you frustrated, angry or violent, have you ever considered talking to a trained counselor that deals with issues such as yours.

If you have the guts to be violent or abusive have the guts to go to counseling this will show everyone you are capable of loving.

Loving yourself, your family, friends, community, nation and world enough to get help for yourself and inturn help those you love.

The path is as easy as you make it.

Your worth the effort and so is everyone around you, be my hero and get help in learning better skills in dealing with your issues.

All the Best from someone who has been on both sides of the fence.

I want to thank everyone who cares for ourselves, others and the world in everything we do.

I want to thank everyone for going to work so we can have the wonderful services we sometimes take for granted.

I want to thank everyone for staying the course and getting their education and training so they can give us the best advice and services.

I want to thank everyone for not giving up on us when we had troubled times and went the extra mile.

I want to thank individuals and families for getting professional advice for emotion, physical challenges and sharing it with those concerned.

I want to thank my Family, Friends, Co-Workers and Community Supports Networks for all thier help and advice during my recovery.

Thank you

Dear Halifax,
It sure has been quite the ride! These past four years have flown by, really.

So many memories, so many parties, so many crazy nights, so much heartbreak, so much love, so much laughter, so many tears! When I look back at my time in this one-of-a-kind, one helluva city...I do not regret anything for a second.

I came here at nineteen basically on a whim. I had a gut feeling that this is where I needed to be. And damn, was I ever right! I regret not spending a single summer here...but hey, I'm still young, and you never know when I will be back!

Through all the good byes, I never realized that this one would feel so real and so permanent. Of course, nothing is set in stone. But either way, it truly does feel as though a profound chapter in my life is ending. It is a beautiful thing!

Thank you to everyone and everything that ever impacted me here - both positive and negative. You've helped me more than you'll ever know...and for that I am forever grateful. I have grown more as a person than I thought was possible...and I am excited for what life has in store for me!

Vini, vidi, vici. Thank you Halifax! Sianhara, adios, au revoir, a bientot, ameusaganalo! Fare thee well.
always, xoxoxoxo