For whom are you thankful?

I read every post. The beauty of each of you, the gifts you give through willingness to be open… for that I thank you. I appreciate it so much. Since coming here in the mornings, I find my heart is lighter. I love that this community is so diverse. It helps me to feel really connected, and not polarized.

I am of course, also grateful for my parents and other family, for friends, neighbors, teachers, those who serve in the military, fire dept., those on the front lines of covid, and all people in jobs or causes trying to make a positive difference for our fellows and our planet.

But I never forget one more small group of faces in my life – sometimes, in my childhood especially, a stranger might spend just five minutes with me, but they did it with kindness or wisdom, and it truly had a positive and lasting impact on my life. I don’t know their names. but it has ever been a reminder that as humans we impact each other.

For example, I met a migrant worker on a road trip and we spent half an hour together in a gazebo dedicated to the life of someone we didn’t know. I learned so very much from her in that half hour. She was a wellspring of gratitude for life. I wish her well, and her family, wherever they are. Thank you, dear.