I am blessed by so many people in my life. Thank you to the incredible clients I have the privilege to work with. You continually show me determination, resilience, and deep inner wisdom that serves to warm and inspire every day. Thank you to the community of colleagues who bring a depth and level of connection unmatched. You challenge, support, and mentoring helps me strive to be the best clinician and person I hope to be. Thank you to the family that provides unyielding presence, encouragement, and joy. Thank you to the beautiful people in the world who make the day a little brighter, a little sweater, and a little kinder.
Thankful for hardships, thankful for strife;
Thankful for those who have come into my life:
to show me the good, and show me the bad
how to be happy, how to be sad;
Thankful for lessons that have made me stronger
For holding out hope when I thought I couldn’t hold on any longer
Thankful for family and thankful for friends;
For knowing which ties to break and which fences to mend;
Grateful for failures and faults and misgivings
Thankful to know I am human and living
Thankful for lies which turn into truth;
Thankful to elders who remember their youth;
Thankful for times when I think I have nothing;
And thankful for realizing that nothing’s still something
Thankful for memories, dreams, and things still unclear;
For things that retreat for a time and then reappear
Thankful for those who used to be here
And the ability to hold those folks who are still here_ near
Thankful for earth, oceans and heavens above
Thankful for knowing the meaning of love
Thankful to know when I’ve stolen the sky’s blue
That I can turn around and give many more thanks just for You.
By Lady Mar 2017