today is the last day of one of our coworkers up at the lab, mandy. these are her words.
"I'm not into judging people because I have absolutely no place to do so. For this present moment, we breathe the same air, bask under the same sun, look up at the same stars and possess all of the same basic needs. If you meet me, I hope you come away knowing that I like you for who you are, whoever you are. I completely refuse stuffing you into a box and slapping a label on you. Rather, I want to know what it is that brings you to tears, happens to make you fall down laughing, gets you out of bed in the morning, makes your heart beat faster, and causes you to feel alive. are you thriving or surviving? where have you been? where you are now? where are you going? It doesn't matter to me how many drinks you've (or haven't) had this weekend or what disease(s) you might have or what political stance you hold or what marks of economic status you might possess or how much you know. Those things all have their place on earth, but, they're only temporary and secondary in comparison to who you are as a person. What's more important is what is stirring in your soul - what were you made for? There is more to you than you may ever realize. what is it you're really longing for? Perhaps the answer isn't far."
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