Most of you know that I've been an advocate and supporter of Habitat for Humanity for over five years now. It is not a cause...it is a mission. And I walk the walk.

Wearing a Habitat lapel pin on my suit strikes up conversations that otherwise would not have taken place, and it's in these conversations that I get to talk about something that I have a passion for.

It also serves as a reminder. I look in the mirror to check what's left of my hair, and it catches my eye. It reminds me that there are people in this world that don't have a decent place to live, that are in a rental trap from which they will never escape. And it strengthens my resolve.

Putting a flag pin on your lapel doesn't make you a better American. The reason you put it there determines that. I want my president to feel passion for something. This is not just a job...it's a mission. And I want someone there that cares about more than fame and fortune. I want someone that cares about me.

I'm wildirish, and I approve of this message.

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Though I am different from you,
We were born involved in one another.

For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.

Complete surrender should not just come at moments in which one faces overwhelming odds, but in the calm when it seems one is personally in complete control of one's life.