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What do you find yourself searching for? What is the meaning of life? What do I want to accomplish? What on earth was I thinking with that outfit from 8th grade? No search is too big or too small.

The Saturday Search provides an invitation for self-reflection. It represents an opportunity to uncover your meaning of life. What values do you hold?

My niece posed an intriguing question to me the other day. She wanted to know why I am still single.

“You’re pretty,” she said. “Why are you single?”

The innocent tone in her voice nearly broke my heart. How do I explain to an 8-year-old that I chose the life I live? I attempted to explain to her that my life is mine. I told her how much I love to travel and how my dreams always felt bigger than I am. The truth is I am a workaholic (on this I scored a 73).

I love what I do. I find myself excited to go to work. I leave every morning at 6:00 to be able to leave at ideally 3:05 (which inevitably turns to 3:30). I need someone who appreciates that about me.

I also approach romantic relationships quite simply with this one question in mind. Will I sleep on the hospital floor for you? If the answer to that question is yes, I give my heart away. However, if the answer to that question is no, I walk away. Sometimes I give a notice; more often I don’t.

The day this little girl came into my life changed me forever. I used to pride myself on being able to pack a go bag in less than 30 minutes. The concept of a go bag is pretty self-explanatory. I never left anything out of mine, including family pictures. I still catch myself referring to hotel rooms as home.

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