THOUGHTS FROM A WINDY NIGHT ON NOB HILL...As I walked my way up Nob Hill to have dinner with a nice guy whom I recently met, I began to think about the importance of connection. The need to embrace. The need to hold. The need to be together. And the fears that we all have wrapped around those things. I was filled with a sense of hope. A feeling of yearning.

This is not about loneliness or fear of being alone --- this is simply about the importance of understanding the human need for love.

After my date, as I walked back down Nob Hil, I felt some relief.

I also felt a sense of regret that often creeps up when we realize that a choice made did not lead to the place (or feeling) for wish we aspired. Instead, that choice had brought me in an opposite direction.

A connection can turn into a disconnect and a touch can be fleeting. It can be false. It can be without meaning.

This is not about sadness or failure. This is about life. And, it isn't always easy. In fact, it can be fucking hard.

However, the air is clean. The city is beautiful. And, life is filled with hope. You have no choice but to soldier on and continue to search for that connection.