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Dawn

 

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The sun will rise tomorrow.

The sun will rise tomorrow for the ActiveRain Community.

And for Bob Stewart.

And Jon Washburn.

For all the hard-working ActiveRain staff.

It will rise tomorrow for Jorgen Hahn. 

For the folks at Market Leader, too, as they pick their way through pieces of the puzzle. who   as t

The sun will rise for we ActiveRain professionals who are members of this wonderful community, who patiently hang in there as the landscape changes beneath our feet, and as we watch, unwilling witnesses to a situation where business and personal worlds collide, and some portions of some worlds unravel a little, sometimes in less than attractive fashion.
Hoping friends stay friends.....

The sun will rise tomorrow.

The sun will rise for we agents and loan originators and home inspectors, stagers and contractors, real estate website and SEO vendors.

It will rise for all.  If we let it.  And we should anticipate the dawn eagerly.  To start a new day.  To strive.  To succeed, or to build another stepping stone to success.

The sky may be overcast.  And behind the overcast, there will be blue sky, and a brilliant sun, awaiting its turn to dry and warm and comfort us in our endeavors.  But sometimes we have to ponder the clouds, shadows and darkness.  We can't always take the sun for granted, even though we always know it is there.  How that works is a bit of a mystery to me.  But, as would be a life without challenges, sunrises and sunsets without clouds are a little monotonous.

I plan, and hope fervently, that the sun will rise for me tomorrow.  To shine on my face. and to make the green North Carolina landscape more lush, more verdant, warmer and softer.  To feed the circle of life from microscopic to bugs, to birds, cats and dogs, and to my good neighbors and colleagues.

And I have bigger plans.  For, sometime after dawn tomorrow, I will look at my Sweetie, and sincerely and fondly thank her profusely for hanging in with me for 38 years.  Through thick and thin, just as we both promised.  Whether I deserve her or not.  And I certainly hope I do.  I try to deserve her.
There will be chocolates; maybe even flowers.  I will be grateful if she will receive them.

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Comments(25)

Mike Jaquish
Realty Arts - Cary, NC
919-880-2769 Cary, NC, Real Estate

Praful,

Thanks!  The cool thing about nice photos is that we get to see them first-hand when shooting them.

Emily,

I like that line:  The sun will rise tomorrow everywhere it sets tonignt."  Who could deny it?  Thank you.

Vickie,

Thanks.  I am lucky.  Very much so.

Richard,

Thanks, my friend.  That's our plan.

Elisa,

Hmmmm..  It is overcast this morning.  =)

May 12, 2011 01:19 AM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

Nice photo, Mike!  I like your comment quote, "The sun will rise tomorrow everywhere it sets tonignt." 

May 12, 2011 05:09 AM
Celeste "SALLY" Cheeseman
Liberty Homes - Mililani, HI
(RA) AHWD CRS ePRO OAHU HAWAII REAL ESTATE

I hope I may have that many years with my husband to enjoy the sunrises and sunsets here too!  (I'll be well into my eighties lol)

May 12, 2011 05:38 AM
Lee & Pamela St. Peter
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices YSU Realty: (919) 645-2522 - Raleigh, NC
Making Connections to Success in Real Estate

Ah, Mike, what a helpless romantic you are!  Happy Anniversary to you and Sally.  Wasn't 1973 an amazing year!  Lee and I are right behind you two later this summer ~ 38 wonderful wonderful years!  Congratulations to US.  Not many have made it!  Hope you are enjoying a lovely day together...
Pamela 

May 12, 2011 05:57 AM
Mike Jaquish
Realty Arts - Cary, NC
919-880-2769 Cary, NC, Real Estate

Myrl,

Thanks!

All credit for that gem of wisdom goes to Emily Medvac.  I liked it too.

Sally,

The secret is to not run off skeered just because the sweetie's father speaks loudly and directly about meeting the young suitor at the front door with a 12 gauge shotgun; then to get married when very young; and suddenly one finds oneself married for a very long time, at another very young age....
Something like that.
Go for it!  As I like to tell folks, "The first 38 years are the toughest..."  :D

Pamela,

Thanks!  And Congratulations!

May 12, 2011 08:32 AM
Judy Jennings
Top Agent Plus - Middleboro, MA
Tap into Judy's real estate expertise & resources.

Mike - Dawn is my favorite part of the whole day. Love the photo... I am a pushover for a sunrise/sunset. Congratulations on 38 years of marriage.

May 12, 2011 10:07 AM
Mike Jaquish
Realty Arts - Cary, NC
919-880-2769 Cary, NC, Real Estate

Judy,

Dawn is a glorious proclamation of a brilliant day ahead!

Thanks!

May 12, 2011 10:52 AM
Craig Snead
Quality Home Investments, LLC / Dearborn Heights, MI - Dearborn Heights, MI
Real Estate Investor

Mike, a new day dawns.....Nice picture. I love the peace and quiet in the early morning. A great time to go for a walk. Congratulations on 38 wonderful years.

May 13, 2011 02:31 AM
Mike Jaquish
Realty Arts - Cary, NC
919-880-2769 Cary, NC, Real Estate

Thanks, Craig.

Morning at the beach?  It doesn't get better than that.

May 13, 2011 07:10 AM
William Johnson
Retired - La Jolla, CA
Retired

Hi Mike, In all my haste to get all the entries recorded proprerly, I somehow missed leaving you a well deserved compliment as well as comment. The wonderful cloud cover helps create the drama you so wonderfully captured. Beautifully done Mike!

May 13, 2011 10:26 AM
Mike Jaquish
Realty Arts - Cary, NC
919-880-2769 Cary, NC, Real Estate

William,

Thank you.  I am honored by your compliments.

May 13, 2011 02:00 PM
Mona Gersky
MoonDancer Realty, Dillsboro,NC - Sylva, NC
GRI,IMSD-Taking the mystery out of real estate.

What a lovely photo of my favorite time of day.  Congratulations on your anniversary.  Judging from your profile photo, you must have married at 13 ?!?!

May 13, 2011 03:31 PM
Mike Jaquish
Realty Arts - Cary, NC
919-880-2769 Cary, NC, Real Estate

Mona,

LOL

Hey, the love of a good woman will keep a feller young...

Thanks!

May 13, 2011 03:36 PM
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Mike~

Beautiful, beautiful...the photo and the sentiment!..many blessings...

May 13, 2011 04:33 PM
Mike Jaquish
Realty Arts - Cary, NC
919-880-2769 Cary, NC, Real Estate

janeAnne,

High praise!  Thank you for the kind words.

May 13, 2011 05:06 PM
Karen Baker
Sunset Beach and Beyond Realty - Sunset Beach, NC
Professional Help with Rapid Responses...

Mike ~ How nice, you and your sweetie 38 years od wedded bliss ~ Nice, kind words for Active Rain! We are just a little behind you ~ 35 years ~ Congratulations!!

May 14, 2011 04:07 PM
Kate Elim
Dockside Realty - Spotsylvania, VA
Realtor 540-226-1964, Selling Homes & Land a

Hi Mike...Each day is a treasure.  We never know what we will find as the hours pass by.  The mystery unfolds and then a new day comes and a new mystery.  I love sunrises and sunsets so thank you for sharing this photo.

Kate

May 15, 2011 04:45 PM
Mike Jaquish
Realty Arts - Cary, NC
919-880-2769 Cary, NC, Real Estate

Frank and Karen,

Only 35 years?  Still early in the honeymoon!  Congratulations!

Kate,

You are quite welcome.  I think you have things well-figured out, too.

May 16, 2011 07:37 AM
TeamCHI - Complete Home Inspections, Inc.
Complete Home Inspections, Inc. - Brentwood, TN
Home Inspectons - Nashville, TN area - 615.661.029

Mike, I like the photo. I too missed this one. I am always grateful for each and every sunrise...

May 16, 2011 12:20 PM
Mike Jaquish
Realty Arts - Cary, NC
919-880-2769 Cary, NC, Real Estate

Michael,

Thanks.  I have seen your photos and your opinion means a lot!

May 16, 2011 02:01 PM