“It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste”.  ~ Henry Ford

Grateful, Humble, and Hopeful

Yesterday a few subscribers took exception to the T4D, or at least had a different viewpoint and shared it. I want to thank them for doing so.

I have sent more than a few T4D’s out without considering “every point of view”  - I have never sent any out hoping to persuade or convert or especially to hurt anyone.   Still I have managed to do or at least be accused of doing all of those things.

Then I feel awful and retreat back into sending out the relatively sterile motivational quotes that you can get on a thousand websites and subscription lists.  Then after a while I get itchy to laugh, cry, rant, rave and mix things up a bit — get people thinking(mostly myself) …and the cycle repeats itself.

Along the way - I continue to learn a lot and every time I do my gratitude increases as I realize how patient people are with me.  And I get humble as my awareness increases at how amazingly little I really know and understand about things, about people and about life.

Then I get hopeful - because I am still alive, I am still in love, and I can still keep growing and going.  It is a never ending struggle and adventure to become better than I am - as I strive to become all that I can. 

May I be granted the wisdom and the patience to allow others the same space and grace as I have received.

Kirk Out

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