Now, if I find myself presented with a challenging situation, I don't get discouraged or feel defeated.
Almost immediately I found myself in the present.
As soon as I realized that pain wasn't going to kill me and that I could deal with it in the present, as the present presented itself, I found myself focusing on what was in front of me, with all the love and the pain that came with it.
By and large, I enjoyed the film, but I found myself wishing it had been presented in good old-fashioned 2D.
As I flexed my comedic muscle and dealt with all my character's biographical information and preferences presented to me, I found myself less anxious and more giving into the short winded role.
Although interesting papers were presented in each area, I found myself most intrigued by the papers dealing with hetero-oligomerization between different 7TM-spanning receptors.
And at right this very time, I find myself being presented with the same choices every day: I can bemoan the work in front of me or I can embrace the opportunity to move forward.
When you're in the hot-seat, as I find myself now, scenarios present themselves that you've never really been accustomed to.
In addition, I know I am more organized in my thinking, more objective in how I view situations; I find myself being more present and attentive, less stressed by the little stuff -- I am definitely more creative.
As I continue to sort out my feelings, I've left the fairy tale part of my romance far behind, and I find myself in the uncertain present, still under the spell of my first love and wondering if Alex and I really are meant to be.
As I reflect on Lincoln's legacy of powerful questions, I find myself looking to the present and wondering, What are your most powerful questions, President-elect Obama? President-elect Obama
