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Thank you. Thank you to all the people who love me. Loving is my favorite thing to do. I am good at it. I guess sometimes I am too good and I jump in without knowing all the parameters. I jump in without knowing what the response will be. But that is me-and I will keep doling out the love as long as I live. I don't love for credit, though it is amazing to receive it back. Some of the love that I really invest in, the kind that develops over years, feels really good to get back. I never ask for a return but golly it feels good to get it. Even though all I want is for you to feel love. Maybe even feel God's love through me. I get help. I get inspired. I get led to people. I am even allowed to be involved in miracles sometimes. And I love it. It flows freely. It stays.

That's not the point. My point is all of you, who by divine guidance, inspiration, a whim, a thought....give it back. Acknowledge that I love. See that I try. Give me encouragement. Tell me to KEEP BEING ME. I get "dinosaurs in the mud" and encouragement always at the exact moment I need it. Sometimes just when I am about to give up. I got one at 6:30 this morning! 💟 Thank you. Thank you to friends and family, friends who are family, acquaintances, neighbors, and even strangers. You keep me going. You help me know it is ALWAYS worth it to love, Even if I don't get it back. That part is inconsequential. Love is key. It will save the world.  YOU ARE HELPING ME IN THIS TASK. And I am ever so grateful. 

Positive ID

I am a people pleaser. I'm pretty sure I was born this way. There are times this is a hindrance to me. But for the most part I feel like being a people pleaser is kind of like being a builder~a bucket filler of sorts. And I would rather be a builder than a destroyer.

The world is full of under-appreciated people. I'd say most of us are not appreciated as much as we should be. Sadly, that's how life is-we don't get a pat on the back for every single thing we do. Much of what humans accomplish in a lifetime are thankless tasks and responsibilities necessary to get through each day. This is why the words "thank you" are so important in our world. When a sincere thanks is rendered, the will to continue those menial tasks is renewed.

In any given day that I'm at work, I will hand out a dozen band-aids, open a hundred little milks, tie 10 pairs of shoes, read with 15 or more children, copy a thousand papers, and wipe up spills  of applesauce, milk, Gogurt, spaghetti, and a number of other concoctions. I will cut, paste, grade, spell words with kindergartners, put together lesson plans, organize, comfort, and cheer. These are just some of my little chores, and I really do not mind them. I think that all the little thank yous and hugs I receive in a day contribute to me not minding those duties I perform.

My point is that the smallest gesture of thanks and appreciation is what makes me go on, even on the days I am tired and wondering if I can really clean up one more mess that I didn't make. Receiving that 2 second acknowledgement gives me the energy to do more. Having the positive pointed out and recognized changes everything and in reality I think it can change the world. Little acts of kindness have the biggest impact if we just take those few seconds to do them.