Showing Up

When I began to prepare this paper, I tried to think of a subject I feel strongly about; one my readers could ALL feel strongly about. I want to talk to you about something everyone does, may be required to do, and INDEED Should GREATLY DESIRE to do...and that is, to show up.
If you think the "GREATLY DESIRE" is a little too strong, withhold judgment till I'm done, and maybe you'll agree with me that it's not.
We all begin our showing up very early in life. In fact, our first showing up involves our moms and dads and a funny looking bird called a stork. For a very brief time after…