I want you all to know, beyond the way I seem, or the way you perceive, I am completely open to you all.  I want to be vulnerable because these transactions we have been keeping lately have boiled down to simply the state of affairs.  What are you thinking?  What are you feeling?  Are you okay?  Would you tell me (us) if you weren’t?

- John, I called you today to say that I’ve been feeling fake in our conversations and I want to be real with you.  Why only twenty minutes?  Do we not have more to share, to reveal?
- Katie, I called you today because I wanted to know if I would get to see you again before you go to Kansas.
- Matt, I called you today too because I wanted to know if you thought Paris was beautiful or only dirty.
- Ian and Bekah, I wanted to call you today but didn’t because I thought I’d wait until a post-9PM hour to use the free minutes, as I’ve been watching how much regular minutes I’ve been using (April went over…)  Sorry, maybe this weekend.  I feel a closeness to you two, an openness may be a better word, that I don’t share with the rest.  I expect harder questions from you, and thrive on them.  I’m always grateful to have been able to talk to you when we do.
- Kate, I thought of calling you too.

Others, you’re on my mind.  Have we drifted too far?  What are we doing to row closer to shore?  Anything?

- Justin, I don’t know if you know this, but I’m sorry about pushing you away Junior year.  I was a bastard, and I think entirely behind your back.  I feel shameful about it, especially because I love you and Becky Jo very much and wish I could’ve seen more of you in the time since then.
- Chester, I pray for you often.  That you’ll find a job you love, but that you’ll enjoy the time of rest you have currently.
- Sean, when will I see you again?

A commune takes community and I don’t expect it to happen if it isn’t happening now.  Do you have any thoughts?