THANK YOU.

To those of you who give of yourselves so others may live

Who choose to be kind when you are treated unkindly

Who forgive when it is undeserved and no one cares

Who let others take credit when you deserve the accolades

You are my grace. Thank you.

To those of you who fail and try and fail and try again

Who grab the dragon by the tail when all odds are against you

Who fight for those who cannot fight for themselves

Who defend the honor of the weak and the broken

You are my strength.  Thank you.

To those of you who use your gifts for good

Who serve neither your ego nor your own desires

Who serve the world around you

Who see the greater good, the greater life, the greater love

You are my gift. Thank you.

To those of you who are falsely accused and wrongly judged

Who are ridiculed and shamed

Who are tortured by the hate and jealousy of the unenlightened

Who hurt and cry alone in the corners of your life

You are my courage. Thank you.

To those of you who laugh at the storms (you’ve been through them before)

Who find joy after the rain

Who see new beginnings in every sunrise

Who adore the laugh of a child and the smell of a forest

You are my inspiration. Thank you.

To those of you who cannot remember

What it feels like to be well and happy

Who suffer by day and by night in unspeakable pain

Who share your love even in your sickness

You are my healing. Thank you.

To those of you who remind me daily

That good triumphs over evil

That light brightens the darkness

That love conquers all

You are my hope.

Thank you.