Gratitude

There is no such thing as gratitude unexpressed. If it is unexpressed, it is plain, old-fashioned ingratitude. ~Robert Brault


I am so grateful for the people I have surrounding me.
I’m reminded frequently but say it rarely. So here it is.

Thank you.
Thank you for loving me as seriously flawed as I am….
Thank you for supporting me in all of the trials I’ve faced.
Thank you for knowing I need to be in control of my own life and make my own decisions. Even if you can predict the future and know that decision will knock me on my ass.
Thank you for helping to pick me back up.

Thank you for understanding that I sometimes need my own time to detach from my life for a minute and de-stress.
Thank you for rolling your eyes and laughing at the ways I blow off said stress….but never judging me for it ;)

Thank you for always being willing to help when there aren’t enough hours in the day and I feel like I’m neglecting my son or myself.
Thank you for sharing the load, even though it’s not yours to carry.
Thank you for allowing me to help carry your load – it makes me happy to return the favor.

I’m so very very luck to have you in my life.

Inspiration

First of all, you probably haven't seen this website, so please check it out.
www.TED.com
The website may seem daunting and high brow, but seriously, just start clicking. Watch some of the talks. These people are inspiration epitomized. I watched one talk from Karen Armstrong about compassion in religion. Just imagine the possibility, compassion for all religions FROM all religions, imagine the impact. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/234

I also watched a woman speak about strokes. She was a neurologist who had a stroke. She realized partly into her stroke that she was having one and speaks about what it was like to experience it from the inside....amazing stuff.

Then I watched Dave Eggers. I honestly don't know who most of these people are. There are some talks from Bill Clinton, Al Gore and other notables, but for the most part they are brilliant people who every year speak to other brilliant people to share ideas. If only I could atttend one of these conferences.....

But I digress, Dave Eggers spoke about his organization Once Upon a School and the difference he made in thousands of childrens lives and how he and his friends have changed their neighborhood entirely. They opened up a pirate supply store, recruited 1400 volunteers and made a difference.
Watch and see.