The Dash — The Thing We All Share.

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In honor of Tom Bradbury.

2007 to 2021 or, putting it differently, 2007–2021. It’s the dash that is consistent. The dash signifies the common denominator in a world so divided. Black, Yellow, White, Brown…it doesn’t matter what your color, beliefs, religions, or sexual preferences are. It doesn’t matter how beautiful, ugly, rich, poor, or lucky you think you are. There’s a dash for everything.

I remember hearing the dash. It was not something I ever expected I would hear. The dash doesn’t make a sound. We don’t read it as “dash” or put syllables to it like we do everything else. When you look at it, you may not hear it speaking to you…fortunately for you. When I see it, I hear the wisdom it holds. I first heard it from a preacher, performing a service. It served as a reminder that the dash is more significant than we think. For, the dash we are all branded with starts at that first breath.

While we continue to breathe, we will see many a dash in our lives. Our first really significant dash after that first breath will come when we start school. We won’t learn yet what it means, but as we start to live our primary dash, we’ll attend school from year — year. Along that road, we make friends, learn new things, see new sites and discover new sounds. Oh my, what wonders that dash will bring. As children, we all want to play and have fun…