This evening, at approximately 7:15 p.m. EST, the most long-term project that I have ever embarked upon – something that has taken up almost 17 years of my life – came to fruition.

And against the fears of how I had thought it would bear out, I am compelled to regard it as a far greater success than I had ever dared hope.

No rest for the wicked though. On to the next endeavor. But tonight, I will allow myself an all-too-rare sense of satisfaction, and share from experience that with patience and steadfastness, just about anything is possible.