The Same Page!

This morning I spoke to Lindsey. It was probably the last conversation we’ll have while I’m in India and she’s in the USA. You see, she’s leaving tomorrow for Libya…for 2 years. The good part is that she’s got a great job and will be with her mom and dad. She won’t be struggling to survive in a foreign country alone.

Lindsey has been more than a best friend to me while I’ve been in India. Without fail…we speak almost every day. She’s counseled me out of suicide, she’s laughed with me when it all got too ridiculous, she’s set me straight me when I was confused whether up was down or down was up, she’s been angry with me, sad with me, happy with me, bored with me; she’s been everything to me. I can honestly say….I would not have survived the last 2 ½ years of my life, if it had not been for her. Ironically both of us have been through hell and back pretty much over the same periods of time. So somehow…we could listen to each other for hours upon hours about the same things…the same vicious cycles of love gone bad…real bad. I can’t tell you the horrible things she’s gone through, both self inflicted and not…but I can tell you she is pretty much prepared for anything life throws her way.


I love her…we are always on the ‘The Same Page’.

I don’t take it for granted that I have friend with whom I’m ALWAYS on the same page. Sharlene-Joseph Brown got it right. Sharlene was the University housing counselor that put the two of us together as roomies 4 ½ years ago. I don’t exactly remember what she and I were doing when we first met…I just remember a natural…very natural friendship developed. At the time, I had just come back from India for the first time and was basically surviving on the ideals of Ghandi. I was, needless to say…becoming quite the granola… rapidly gaining weight, basically settling into the role nicely. Lindsey…was what I need. Slowly Lindsey edged me back…perhaps at times pushing me…but nevertheless, she gave me what I needed for an authentic sense of self. Don’t think I was the only one to need to some help. Lindsey has a tendency to be a bit surfaceyyy…in other words…a superficial snot. I would gently remind Lindz that whatever it was she thought was important enough to gossip about… it just wasn’t.

So the combo was great…tree huggin peace loving and superficial southern chic, come together… Over the years…we have maintained an amazing friendship…not because we’ve necessarily tried, but because we’ve just fit perfectly together…whether it’s been 2 miles away or 10,000 miles away…we’re just always on ‘The Same Page’.

I love you Lindsey...best of luck for your new life and adventure!!! Can't wait to start this new chapter together with you...no matter how things turn out!! ;-)