When I was alive, I maintained many different identities --lover, wife, and ultimately, victim.

Yes, labels are important to the living.

They dictate how people see themselves.

People, by their very nature, are always on the lookout for intruders.

Trying to prevent those on the outside from getting in.

But there will always be those who force their way into our lives, just as there will be those we invite in.

But the most troubling of all will be the ones who stand on the outside looking in...the ones we never truly get to know.

Life was suddenly full of possibilities, not to mention a few unexpected surprises.

We are all searching for someone, that special person who will provide us what's missing in our lives.

Someone who can offer companionship...or assistance...or security.

And sometimes, if we search very hard, we can find someone who provides us...with all three.

Yes, we're all searching for someone, and if we can't find them, we can only pray they find us.