Annual Thanksgiving Tradition:
22 Years ago I sent out a “gratitude” list of 100 things I was grateful in Wilmington that year. It was met with great success as it spurred others to think about the positive and create perspective that might not always be in focus.
Each year since, I have made a new list (times the number of
years I have been doing it) and include groups, things, organizations, service,
and places. (Names are only used in reference to gifts..don't go
looking your name! LOL! :)
I GENERATE A NEW LIST EACH YEAR. This is stream
of consciousness, and I try and write it as close together as I can. It is a
wonderful and meaningful journey.
Regardless of what my circumstances might be, regardless of what
events may occur in my life, it is a tradition I will continue, because, I/we
am/are blessed and it is worth remembering, offering thanksgiving, and sharing
with each other!
I hope it will spark a list of your own and feel free to
steal mine!
I am grateful (to/for ):
1.)
my Higher power, whom I call God, who is my sustainer and the
reason I am and can and do and who made me perfectly as I am and as I am
becoming
2.)
Over 32 years, one day at a time, happy, joyous and free, by the
grace of my higher power and the love of those who continue to love, teach, and
sustain.
3.)
25 years of marriage to one of the greatest friends and loves I
have ever known.
4.)
my family of blood and choice
5.)
knowing more about what makes family
6.)
feeling more and understanding more about what happened and what
folks in my family went through that informs me and all of us
7.)
feeling more compassion and love to those I am related to today
because of asking “what happened” rather than “what was wrong”
8.)
feeling closer to moving forward than being stuck in the old
9.)
loving but being able to let go
10.)
having an great great uncle contact me and connect me to part of
my family I did not know
11.)
my own family
12.)
the way my family, this house and what we do together creates
good
13.)
the joy breathing again this year
14.)
the love in this house
15.)
having one another
16.)
side by side chairs in our library space
17.)
having time together
18.)
the clock chimes
19.)
finding joy in simple things
20.)
sharing shows in Netflix
21.)
finding joy in simple things
22.)
the wagging tail on the way out the door
23.)
seeing Michael and jax walking as I leave work
24.)
seeing jax so excited when the leash comes out
25.)
that little face in his lap waiting
26.)
the sound of jax’s breathing
27.)
the little welps in his dreams
28.)
his rolling in his bed
29.)
jax moving back and th at night to make sure we are both taken
care of
30.)
the bark treats
31.)
the timing his food
32.)
the love of his pull toys
33.)
opening doors, no matter how inappropriate at times 😊
34.)
bringing a toy on walking into the house
35.)
the love on entry to the house
36.)
all the love of our little family
37.)
finding a doggie advent calendar
38.)
the joy of going to see Miss Katy a
39.)
miss katy and best day every!
40.)
All the special treats from Miss katy
41.)
Having a life, the gives so unconditionally to us
42.)
Having a home where we nuture life around us
43.)
Sharing the same feelings about nurturing and focusing on life
44.)
Being committed to things that are similar
45.)
Being supportive of things that are different
46.)
Being supporting of ideas that are not always the same
47.)
Having an envriorment where we can be creative
48.)
the growth that continues with us
49.)
never taking granted each
and every day together
50.)
being in a locked down situation and finding peace and comt in
and with each other
51.)
finding the friendship in the way we move through
52.)
the being at the door when I arrive sometimes
53.)
that hug on the way out
54.)
the hug on the way home
55.)
knowing never to take it
granted
56.)
never going to bed angry
57.)
being able to find out
way through really hard things
58.)
being able to find our way through really difficult things
59.)
sharing so many values and truths
60.)
sharing faith
61.)
sharing love
62.)
sharing good
63.)
sharing care
64.)
sharing a desire to care
65.)
supporting one another in what we want to do
66.)
supporting one another in what we are actually doing
67.)
continuing to find ways to articulate that care
68.)
always saying I love you
69.)
always meaning I love you
70.)
holding hands
71.)
never another either
72.)
seeing the possible in the worst and best of times, together
73.)
just being heard by someone who knows me
74.)
being me and not being afraid to do so
75.)
having someone who looks at me and is genuinely loving
76.)
true trust and care
77.)
days at home working together
78.)
finding ways to unload without loading one another up
79.)
getting coffee me
80.)
allowing me to be helpful
81.)
creating space to have time
ourselves
82.)
the video game
83.)
hearing laughter from a book or a movie or something we are
sharing
84.)
haring laughter m something we are listening to on our own but
still in the same room
85.)
still able to be in absolute silence but ok with
86.)
what an amazing son he is to his mother
87.)
what a gentle and good soul he is
88.)
what compassionate and
caring mentor and teacher he is
89.)
how much he cares about the work
90.)
how much he cares about his colleagues
91.)
how much he cares about the university even when….
92.)
How much I have been granted time with someone who is so special
93.)
our trips to get coffee
94.)
Drives to the beach
95.)
Those eyes!
96.)
Every hug
97.)
Our walks on figure eight this year
98.)
Time on the back porch together
99.)
sitting here, looking out the window on the garden typing this
cancer free
100.)
all the love in this part of the journey with cancer
101.)
the day that I left Linda’s porch to go to the MRI
102.)
the prayer Linda put on me to be surrounded with love
103.)
the technician at NHRMC as she put the dye in me that MRI and the extreme care she took
104.)
listening, finally to my body and what was going on to go get
help
105.)
the call that Dr. Brown took from me with the news came to me
bee the Doctor could talk to me.
106.)
Dr. Brown’s comt and care and ease on a new year’s weekend
107.)
Dr. Brown’s advocacy my
health when I felt like I was loosing it
108.)
The intensity of fear being replaced with love and support and a
way ward
109.)
The call to Dr. Webb and his ease to get me rightly directed to
a good god
110.)
the way it worked out and God’s grace with the immediacy being seen
111.)
the amazing care of Roc McCarthy and his staff
112.)
Dr. McCarthy and his way ward, his comt, guidance and are.
113.)
Nurse Sandy and all the
nurses who never let me flounder
114.)
the ease with billing and
payment on MyChart that let me focus on my health
115.)
The cards, the surrounding of care from Rotary
116.)
The blessings of FMLA
117.)
The care of my boss and close team
118.)
The support from work
119.)
Having benefits and being able to get good treatment
120.)
Knowing the level of care of was and is excellent
121.)
The love of sonya and benefits and knowing I would be able to
get through
122.)
The laymon group’s advocacy
me and never letting me down a
minute
123.)
The advocacy the laymon
group and their continued work to see me whole
124.)
The process at NHRMC
surgery
125.)
The check in team
126.)
The anesthesiologists
127.)
The covid testers who saw me so I could have surgery during all
this mess
128.)
The nurses talking to me and helping me get through
129.)
The recovery room and hearing what I heard next to me and
knowing how blessed I am
130.)
The resilience skills helping me reset so I could face surgery
and be ok
131.)
The resilience skills and be able to get through in the weeks
ahead
132.)
The drugs! Yes, someone
who does not take drugs or drink, I was grateful that this hospital knew how
many and what quantity to not overdue but keep me comtable
133.)
coming home and the care of a spouse, partner, best friend that
was unparalleled.
134.)
the little hook on the side of the bed
135.)
the knitted blanket that covered me every second of the time as
I recovered from a friend who left it at more doorstep
136.)
the love of friends who sent door dash
137.)
the love of friends who sent gift cards so we could have healthy
meals
138.)
the loving basket of self-care and goodies m my access family
139.)
the texts just to check in and see how things were going
140.)
Jax laying at my side and never leaving my side
141.)
The gifts of seth Boynton and his therapy practice
142.)
The treatment days and the care in the office
143.)
Being able to complete the first treatments in the back garden
144.)
Legs up against the wall to let the medicine go in
145.)
Remembering my mom and dad to give me strength
146.)
Having powers of example on line who helped me even though they
did not know it
147.)
Having Randy, Scott, Eric, Judy, Anna, Judy, Debora, Andy, Donn,
Bill, Holly, Tracy, Beth, Josh, Robert, Pat, Ola, Mary be just some of the
sources of my hope and inspiration to get through (and Randy to still get through by grace)
148.)
The life of Eric Redolphy
149.)
The life of Donn Ansell
150.)
Life of Judy Bloodworth
151.)
The ansell scholarship
152.)
The shoulders I still stand on because of Donn’s care and love
153.)
The life of Bill McCarthy
154.)
This year hearing Bill’s name from someone who is better and
moving ward because of him
155.)
The Life Beth Quinn
156.)
The life Tracy Brown
157.)
The legacy of the ovarian cancer funds from Tracy and Beth and
others still making a difference
158.)
The life of Andy Estal
159.)
The life of Scott Corbett
160.)
The life of Ann Skiba
161.)
The Life of Paul Marhshall Dean
162.)
The Life of Wade Hampton Phelps
163.)
The Life of Nancy Phelps Hodges
164.)
The legacy of Ann and the lecture series
165.)
The life of Josh Vach
166.)
The life of Ola Lewis
167.)
Sitting next to Ola at coastal horizons dinner and sharing love
for the good that can come when we believe in others
168.)
The forever texts during her treatments of hope and love of god
169.)
The work and waymaking of ola lewis
170.)
Creation of drug treatment court by judge lewis
171.)
The life of Lenwood Sherill Dean Jr.
172.)
All the inspiration around cindy
173.)
The Josh Vach Scholarship
174.)
The Josh Vach stand at Wrigthsville beach
175.)
The life of Robert West
176.)
The Life of Frank Harr
177.)
The legacy of Frank Harr living on in the Frank Harr Foundation
178.)
The life of Pat Leonard
179.)
The legacy of Pat Leonard
180.)
The world of amazing things on UNCW’s campus left from Pat
Leonard being on this planet.
181.)
The legacy and work of Working Films
182.)
The impact of Working Films
183.)
All the gratitude those
who lived and lived and taught me to live no matter what
184.)
Having a desk in my bedroom so I could work on the first floor
and no have to navigate the steps.
185.)
Watching the birds and the beginning of the growth in the garden
as the treatments took effect.
186.)
The ability to keep working and doing the most part
187.)
The ability to stay safe in the pandemic and get my treatments
188.)
The nurses in Dr. McCarthy’s office’s who gave the treatments
and made it so easy me.
189.)
The care everyone allowed
as the treatments become a bit more
me.
190.)
The hope that came with the treatments
191.)
The turtle doves that hung out with me often
192.)
Watching the development of the garden as each treatment took
effect
193.)
The cardinals feeding one another
194.)
Being able to feel the cool breeze and be present and shift in
the discomt
195.)
Being able to shift and stay
196.)
Being able to focus so that discomt did not rule every moment
197.)
Being able to find joy and ease in the midst
198.)
Being able to see good and the possible
199.)
Being able to use what I had learned to find peace
200.)
the magnificence of love and kindness
201.)
the feeing of grounding and the best underneath my body
202.)
the ability to have equipment that allowed mobility and ease
around the house
203.)
the silence at times where any noise was just too much and I
could have that time to just be still and know my God and be ok
204.)
having neighbors that are
not noisy and have that peace
205.)
206.)
Being able to look up at the sky as the medicine took effect
207.)
Having Michael go with me each time to treatment
208.)
Having a broccoli and cheese (cheat) bowls comt after each treatment
209.)
Being allowed on Figure eight to walk to be away from others as
I was compromised
210.)
Being able to work from home during a great deal of this
211.)
Having such loving friends to give me places of peace to heal
and continue to move ward.
212.)
Not being set up with being “cured”
213.)
Having doctor that explains everything and the full realm
214.)
Having a doctor that gives a clear way ward
215.)
Having a doctor that fist bumps and cares deeply
216.)
Having a doctor that is an expert but have clear empathy
217.)
The check up after the first surgery and treatments being
progress but still needing to do more
218.)
being ok with having to
do a second surgery and get that done
219.)
Listening to the inside and not being overly dramatic
220.)
Showing up my health and
getting through
221.)
Living pretty daggone well while facing challenges.
222.)
Accepting some changes in the direction of where the treatment
was going to be
223.)
The care that I received at Columbus regional
224.)
the check in nurse and
the absolute love she showed both Michael and myself.
225.)
The ease, again of the process of the surgery itself.
226.)
The joy of the removal of the catheter.
227.)
Realizing the first time
in my life what it means to be grateful to be able to urinate on your own! (and
I cannot overstate that one!)
228.)
The second round of treatments
229.)
Knowing what to expect
230.)
being able to get through them as they were a little tougher
231.)
being able to keep working during all this
232.)
having a mask mandate as it helped with being safe in most
situations
233.)
the connected to being present with my body and feeling progress
being made
234.)
humility and grace
235.)
having a sense of being able to move ward
236.)
the six week check in and being seeing the camera show no cancer
237.)
nurse wendy crying with me as I heard that no cancer was present
238.)
have a doc that celebrates with you
239.)
moving from 50 tumors (I thought it was 40, he Doc says 50) to
none!
240.)
Moving to areas of “concern” and to six and 9 month check
up every
241.)
Knowing that I can keep on taking care of me and move ward
242.)
Being grateful and humble about being alive
243.)
All the love and care around me
244.)
All the possibilities to use resources that are out there to
connect what happened to me to others…ALL others
245.)
finding some more empowerment
246.)
another day
247.)
each day
248.)
waking up and literally being able to say “thank you” another day EVERY day
249.)
waking up in my own bed
250.)
not beating up on myself
gaining weight during the cancer
251.)
having what I need to move ward and take care of me
252.)
having the resources to continue to create good health
253.)
having resources and health care
254.)
Wrightsville family practice
255.)
The care of Dr. Williams
256.)
The care of Dr. Jones
257.)
The care during my covid scare
258.)
Not actually have covid after all
259.)
being able to get vaccinated after the treatments were over
260.)
the measures taken by Wrightsville family practice to take care
of all patients to get treatment and seen no matter what
261.)
the mask mandate and order
262.)
the new hanover county health department
263.)
the care and expertise of county health director David Howard
264.)
the care and expertise of county assistant director Carla Turner
265.)
Carla taking my calls when I needed questions answered
266.)
The care of the pandemic team when the public needed assistance
267.)
The care of the call teams when making appointments
268.)
The stewardship and direction of the Lauren McConville and Kate
Oelschlager at getting the call center up and moving ward
269.)
the leadership of Cheryl Knips in staffing all our county employees to keep the pandemic
response staffed
270.)
the leaders at NHC
keeping up moving ward in the pandemic response
271.)
my own boss keeping us
together during the pandemic response, Mark Francolini
272.)
Kyia Freeman doing all the management of leave and response to
leave as the pandemic effected those on the front lines
273.)
the entire Human Resource team at NHC being responsive to all the needs the
pandemic moved and created so much change
so many
274.)
the witness of seeing those I work with be responsive to these
event but still rise to service under extraordinary times
275.)
those on the front lines
who, regardless of being so susceptible to the issues related to the pandemic,
still showed up and found ways to deliver service
276.)
Our environmental management/landfall folks who NEVER stopped
during the pandemic in all the issues, in all the weather
277.)
Our sheriff’s
278.)
Our jail and the amazing management of the issues and the
mitigation of the pandemic is amazing ways
279.)
Our courts and the way in which they were management to create
safe access and care in the best way ward
280.)
The innovations around use of technology to allow family visits
and other means to connect juveniles and others incarcerated with their
families during the pandemic electronically as well as their legal teams,
proving very positive results and effects.
281.)
The innovations around social services and getting much needed
services in person or electronically so that people were able to get what they
needed and staff and customers were served
282.)
the library being able to keep people with information and
resources
283.)
the fire services keeping themselves safe and still serving
284.)
the witness of seeing the nurses doing the testing and making
sure that everyone has wat they need to know what is happening to them
285.)
all the employees who
were shifted to positions that were on the front lines of the pandemic eft
286.)
the vaccination clinics and all the employees who personed those
positions
287.)
the employees who staffed those positions and did so without
hesitation
288.)
the the citizens who did not try to break the order of the
distribution of the vaccines
289.)
the 91 year old that I got to serve at MLK who just made me so
grateful being there and reminded me of
why were there and why folks needed to wait their turn
290.)
the staff at the MLK center
291.)
the amazing resources the
guard
292.)
the professionalism of the guard
293.)
the professionalism of the guard
294.)
the accuracy and goodness of the governor’s office
295.)
the visits from the governors office
296.)
the statewide emergency management
297.)
the NHC emergency management office
298.)
M. Walker Designs creating something to say thank you
299.)
Those who sent high-fives and gave recognition
300.)
all who saw and see the
good these amazing people have done and are doing in all this.
301.)
The satellite outreach vaccinations to places where those a
greatest risk needed access to care
302.)
The deep understanding of reaching out to marginalized
communities and being responsive to care
303.)
The office of diversity equity and inclusion connecting and
making safety and information connect on these issues
304.)
The leadership of Linda Thompson
305.)
being a cornell graduate
306.)
creating more learning around cornells diversity, equity and
inclusion
307.)
creating more space to expand inclusion microagression understanding
308.)
being more intentional about implicit bias
309.)
creating more awareness and understanding to help connect more
and deliver more
310.)
being able to make intentional deliverables about
microaffirmations and bringing people in
311.)
seeing the possible around how to make things more viable all
312.)
hearing the voice of those involved and create space them to participate
313.)
The translations of the information going out in Spanish
314.)
The movement to create the access to the language line all department
315.)
The leadership of Cheryl Knips in leading that eft and Lucy
Smith getting those out to everyone to have that access
316.)
The extraordinary work of 911 to keep directing calls during all
this time and keep that response moving ward at all times.
317.)
The working with and
community leaders to reach out and in to work together
318.)
The information to make clear accurate and science informed information
319.)
The zooms, meetings and efts to be clear and transparent at
every turn as information became and comes available
320.)
The accountability to ensure we are all there and moving ward
with the best information those we serve
321.)
Staying focused on what I can control when there are things
outside of what is in my prevue
322.)
Staying on mission and focused on those who do the work and do
it with such care and good
323.)
the resilience working
group calling and checking and helping people at every turn
324.)
the peer support group
working to ensure the best the HHS
staff as they kept showing up
325.)
the TILT team as they
worked with incidences of violence and abuse as they rose during all this
326.)
positive and affirming
decisions to keep support those who are creating a difference
327.)
the leadership of Anna McCray
328.)
the leadership of Steven Still
329.)
the leadership of Diana Vetter Craft
330.)
the leadership of Tufanna Bradley
331.)
the leadership of Donna Fako
332.)
the leadership and care of Clinic Lab lead Shirley Melito
333.)
the Clinic Nurse Supervisor Panza McNeil
334.)
the Clinic Nurses
335.)
the school nurses who showed up and did the vaccinations as
heros
336.)
the fire services members who got qualified to give vaccines
337.)
the sheriff’s deputies that were qualified to give vaccines
338.)
being able to get our front line folks vaccinated
339.)
having a policy that includes folks vaccinations
340.)
all the staff who keep
normal operations running while staffing pandemic locations
341.)
the mall site
342.)
the operation of the mall site
343.)
the skill of Bonita Wright
344.)
the skill of Regina James Boston
345.)
the amazing logistics team from Facilities management taking
care of the warehouse runs
346.)
step up Wilmington staff
347.)
step up Wilmington getting work
folks
348.)
step up Wilmington creating opportunity pandemic hires and relief
349.)
all the work that agencies across town do and did emergency positions
350.)
the mental health team
responding to calls
351.)
the amazing logistics team from Parks taking care of the
warehouse runs
352.)
the temporary hires
353.)
the resilience posters on every site
354.)
the twice weekly meetings to ensure that we were keeping up with
supply and changes as we went along
355.)
port city java giving coffee to the sites
356.)
the way in which the county took care of those who responded to
the actual sites
357.)
to the way in which the county took care of all those who were
present during the pandemic itself
358.)
the nhc health board
359.)
the commissioners and their leadership in this pandemic
360.)
the executive leadership team and their leadership
361.)
having PPE those
responding
362.)
facilities management keeping everything so clean all of us to be safe
363.)
the care given to facilities management so they would be safe
364.)
being able to be a part of public service
365.)
going into my eighth year with this work
366.)
creating and connecting in a deeper level with the work we do to
connect with the changes to meet the need of those we serve
367.)
serving on the host committee
the North Carolina Association of county commissioners annual meeting
368.)
being witness to the amazing empowerment and work of the NCACC
369.)
finding a way to have that meeting in the pandemic
370.)
having NOVANT/NHRMC provide masks and sanitizers the meeting
371.)
having the largest number of volunteers in the history of the
NCACC conference WANT to be involved from NHC government!
372.)
Seeing our folks present and be so respected across the state
373.)
See how other counties and commissioners love resilience and
want to do more
374.)
Seeing our landfill be so highly regarded and want to be modeled
by other counties
375.)
Seeing how much airlie is prized by the whole state
376.)
The convention center doing an amazing job
377.)
Our clerks office doing such an amazing job leading
378.)
The leadership of Clerk Crowell
379.)
The leadership of Tim Buckland
380.)
The leadership of Deputy Clerk Long
381.)
The amazing work of Kids Making it to create connection to gifts
382.)
The amazing staff and leaders of NCACC
383.)
The committee leadership
384.)
the work with Melissa Cox and so glad she was with me at that
time
385.)
the Arboretum and leadership of Lloyd Singleton
386.)
being asked to speak at the North Carolina Association of County
Commissioners on Resilience.
387.)
Being asked to be a part of things (no lie..I am SO grateful to
be a part of things)
388.)
Being asked to speak at the western NC Clerks conference
389.)
Being asked to speak the
easter NC clerks Conference
390.)
the connection the county commission clerks and the work they do
391.)
the resilience posters going up in the courts
392.)
the leadership of Judge Corpening
393.)
the leadership of Clerk Kennedy
394.)
the leadership of Ben David
395.)
being able to be the facilitator
the CJAG
396.)
seeing how resilience is showing up and creating a means to help
have the conversation about trauma informed practices in judicial services
397.)
the connection with Brunswick county and sharing this as a model
to create better and work together
398.)
leading a NACO award
building a resilient community
399.)
being a part of NACO national award building and delivering a supervisor
initiative HHS collaboration
400.)
seeing our resilience continues to help create a way ward in
burnout
401.)
the work around burnout
402.)
the honest discussion about what is happening and what is needed
403.)
the buy in from leadership to create better around burnout and
issue related to concerns
404.)
the opportunity to be a part of solutions
405.)
the opportunity to think about and strategize about how to make
a difference
406.)
to be able to research and work to create learning and
development
407.)
to listen and be about the improvement of people who care and
serve
408.)
to be involved in the professional development of damned good
people
409.)
to be witness to folks who bring in and help to make taxes fair
and equitable at the county level
410.)
to be witness to those who serve and make veterans services
possible
411.)
to be witness to strategy and finance and all those who make us
a place that can be trusted and trustworthy!
412.)
being able to do the joint work with Diversity and Equity on
this year’s mandatory training and having inclusion as the focus for engagement
413.)
being able to focus on law and transgender inclusion for the public and more intentional conversations
414.)
being able to deliver new employee orientation every other week
415.)
being able to welcome and set tone for new public servants
416.)
to have the history of NHC and be able to continue into my
eighth year sharing our history in an honest, open and aligned and connected
way.
417.)
each orientation being a
moment to engage service each person in
a way that might set up success the
world around us.
418.)
All the subject matter experts that help to enliven the efts to
inm and engage and create a way forward for
those who serve
419.)
All those who care about the learning and growth of others
420.)
Two scholarships that we will have for employees
421.)
Partnerships with the SWAIN Center
422.)
Partnerships for career
growth and education and CFCC
423.)
Programming partnerships at the Wilson Center
424.)
The leadership of Shane Fernando
425.)
The work of the CFCC foundation
426.)
The UNCW Foundation
427.)
The professional development department at CFCC
428.)
The ongoing engagement with NACO
429.)
The leadership academy at NACO
430.)
My ability to go through the NACO leadership Academy
431.)
My coin, signed book, but mostly the learning directly from
General Powelll in the NACO academy.
432.)
The legacy of Colin Powell
433.)
The engagement of others in the NACO academy
434.)
Leadership Wilmington
435.)
Our partnership with the Wilmington Chamber.
436.)
the leadership of Matt Mylott
437.)
the leadership of Bob Pious
438.)
the leadership of the Cameron School of Business
439.)
our 7th cohort of NHC/UNCW Swain SERVE academy begun
440.)
our 6tth cohort of NHC/UNCW Swain Service Academy Graduated
441.)
the ongoing high retention and promotion rates for those who attended these growth groups
442.)
the project management academy with swain
443.)
the resource of Dr. Drew Rosen
444.)
the amazing and ongoing relationship with Dr. Rosen
445.)
the leadership of Dr. Nivine Richie
446.)
the leadership of Dean Burrus
447.)
the care for the clients
that are seen when working together and creating opportunities
448.)
the forte Institute
449.)
the leadership of Hoop Morgan
450.)
the fierce care of Dr. Rick Olsen
451.)
the special work with our teams from Dr. Olsen
452.)
going through certification to create more and better all
453.)
the assessment ability with forte
454.)
the Maslach Burnout Inventory
455.)
the Self Care Monitor tool from the NC DHHS
456.)
my ride or die helping me within formation as always, Robin
Johnson
457.)
the team for assessing clinic issues training, Susan, Chris and Seth
458.)
always having the best in efficacy for taking care of those we serve
459.)
working together across the enterprise to deliver opportunities
460.)
UNCW school of government
461.)
Having parks resource officers
462.)
BANE!
463.)
The amazing response after the shooting on the south side.
464.)
the mental health team running the hotline immediately after the
shooting
465.)
hearing the stories of care and relief of who the mental health
team responded to after the shootings
466.)
the expansion of mental health teams in our schools
467.)
the placement of more nurses in our schools and school wide
468.)
the pandemic response team
469.)
the new youth violence team
470.)
the soil and water team
471.)
the cleaning and keeping clear creek beds and water ways
472.)
the holding true to promised made after Florence to ensure
things moving ward
473.)
being witness to the beam raising for the new government center
474.)
signing the beam for the new government center
475.)
seeing the proactive nature of the actions taken to ensure
better responses to needs overall
476.)
the forward movement on the park below monkey junction
477.)
the renaming of the park to long leaf park
478.)
The most amazing community partners showing up
479.)
The community coming together (and Linda and DEI pulling it
together) to make sure that folks KNEW people gave a daggone!
480.)
The response and care after the shooting at NHHS.
481.)
The school nurse on the scene
482.)
All the responders on the scene
483.)
the resilience folks who came to action
484.)
all the parents who got the text their kid was ok and connected
485.)
The coming together
moving forward of youth violence
486.)
seeing a way ward to
create some difference for our youth and
families
487.)
the strat team working on
the facilitations
488.)
to be witness to amazing folks who serve in 911
489.)
to be witness to amazing folks who serve in the Sheriff’s office
490.)
to be witness to amazing folks who serve in Fire Services
491.)
plantation village and the turkey’s and hams
492.)
all who acknowledge and
look out for those who serve at holidays
493.)
to be humbled to be asked to be on the Primary Complete Podcast
494.)
to be in a place where I am asked to share with people who see
so much and to be in a discussion where I am challenged and inspired to give
the best of myself
495.)
to be among people who bring out so much good
496.)
to be witness to amazing folks who serve in Health and Human
Services
497.)
to be witness to amazing folks who serve as school nurses,
particularly in these times with school mask mandates and so much being asked
498.)
to witness to amazing folks who serve as inspectors with all the
building projects and so much demand
499.)
to be witness to work with such incredible people in public
service HR
500.)
to be witness to work with amazing people in our landfill and
environmental services on a peninsula that is growing exponentially and
managing waste takes such extraordinary care
501.)
to be witness to work with folks in community justice services
who get it to see the whole in families and restorative justice
502.)
to be among the 2000 who serve, 24.7/365
503.)
the work of LINC incorporated
504.)
those who see value in every human life
505.)
those who see the value in the worth and work that every human
has to offer
506.)
NHC, us, leading in Ban the box
507.)
others following us in Ban the box
508.)
NHC having a higher than 15$ an hour start wage
509.)
others starting to follow the NHC wage start to make sure that
folks are above the minimum wage for this area sustaining wage
510.)
NHC having benefits that help keep employees whole
511.)
My job
512.)
My benefits
513.)
My ability to stay whole when I am sick
514.)
My ability to take a vacation
515.)
Learning to take some time off from work
516.)
Having a safe place to work from
517.)
Having what I need to do my job
518.)
Having connectivity and equipment to get what I need done
519.)
Having people I can reach out to if I need something
520.)
Being 55
521.)
Being 55 with hair 😊
522.)
Being 55 and feeling like I am still learning
523.)
Being 55 and wanting to keep learning
524.)
Being 55 and having something to offer
525.)
Being engaged in what I do
526.)
Being able to take care of my burnout this summer and healing
some
527.)
NHC leading with having testing for employees who were not vaccinated and having
that option now
528.)
NHC
529.)
be trusted to be thoughtful about ideas
530.)
to be used in a way that create good
531.)
to be thought of as a means to create good
532.)
to find a tribe of others who can create good
533.)
to be able to walk around the building to reset when things are
tough
534.)
walks with tracy
535.)
walks with Cheryl
536.)
finding nature in our own work grounds
537.)
the woods out back
538.)
the ditch flowers
539.)
the butterflies in the swamp in the back of work
540.)
all the places I have found to walk this year
541.)
being able to walk at all after all that has happened
542.)
finding the abbey nature preserve
543.)
the view of the swamp in the preserve
544.)
finding the most incredible passion flowers out at the preserve
545.)
the orb weavers all over the preserve
546.)
the swing on the path
547.)
being pushed on the swing by Michael
548.)
the love of swinging out in the middle of the woods
549.)
the quiet and beauty of that preserve
550.)
all the amazing nature and wild flowers everywhere in the
preserve
551.)
the ancient mill stones near the swamp
552.)
the deep impressions and work into the millstones
553.)
the horses from the plantation next door coming to the fence
554.)
not having to go onto a “plantation” and still enjoy the land
and walk
555.)
the deep meditation and reset in those woods
556.)
the opening of the sky and cloud from the tree tops
557.)
the well worn paths
558.)
the few people that were venturing out and peace
559.)
the area behind out house
560.)
the walking trails in the UNCW woods
561.)
the bike paths that have been carved in the UNCW woods
562.)
how much this year I was able to notice new plants
563.)
the use of naturist and being able to identify plants in the
woods nearby
564.)
the ability to walk a little further
565.)
knowing I will be able to run again soo
566.)
being able to run a few times since surgeries, but being content
with the walks
567.)
being able to hear all the birds in the woods
568.)
being able to distinguish the different bird from one another
569.)
the height of the long life pines
570.)
my long leaf pine at the cape fear Public Utility authority
which is still my resource from Florence
571.)
my ability to walk back and th to work
572.)
the view of Church of the Servant on the way back
573.)
being able to stop in the garden in the front of the church and
find a little piece
574.)
the large yellow daisies in the late summer at COS
575.)
the little sidewalk now connected to college acres
576.)
not getting hit by parents letting off their children or picking
them up at college acres 😊
577.)
not being caught on camera flipping off people going to fast in
the neighborhood and almost hitting me
578.)
using my resilience skills and not throwing things at cars when
they almost run me down while walking 😊
579.)
enjoying the canopy of trees on the street on the way home
580.)
the canopy on our own street
581.)
our HOA
582.)
our community management company
583.)
the leadership of Chris Blake
584.)
the board keeping things moving ward in the face of aggressive
“investors” all of us
585.)
the closeness to the
university and all the places to keep with nature
586.)
being able to drive to
the beach in 5 minutes
587.)
feeling the sand under my
toes.
588.)
the crashing waves
589.)
being chased by water
when I wear shoes
590.)
feeling the water pull me
in
591.)
The coolness of the water over my feet and ankles
592.)
Finding the shells
593.)
The shells finding me
594.)
Finding something new on the beach
595.)
Feeling the sun on me
596.)
Experiencing the sun in new ways on the ocean
597.)
Experiencing the clouds in new ways
598.)
Being in the beach bee a storm
599.)
Hearing people laugh on the beach.
600.)
the respite of a place to stay on the beach
601.)
Linda and her family allowing us to rent her place
602.)
the most amazing view from the porch
603.)
the porch
604.)
the pine walls and wrapping me with memories of Granddaddy Wade
and Grandmother Lois
605.)
Martha being able to join us for dinner
606.)
Just taking time and being away for a few days together on the
beach
607.)
The sound and constant breeze
608.)
the reaching out on facebook and being heard (thank you Frank
and LInwoood)
609.)
the cicadas and the call of their voices in the trees.
610.)
the amazing variety of wildflowers and plants under my feet all
around the building when I walk and am present
611.)
being present on the walks
612.)
finding my way to Carolina beach state park again
613.)
taking a whole new path in the CBSP
614.)
not worrying about where I was going but just walking
615.)
enjoying the look of the park in the fall
616.)
the sun coming through the leaves as the changed colors
617.)
all the different natural grasses
618.)
the butterfly alighting on my shoe
619.)
finding my way to the river
620.)
the sound of the water gently hitting the reeds along the shore
621.)
sitting on an ancient piece of wood and just watching the giant
boats go out from the port
622.)
loving seeing the birds
623.)
being still in that place and connecting
624.)
feeling a sense of peace like I know when I am in a garden or
woods
625.)
feeling it like I do when I am in Airlie
626.)
turning into airlie one day in the summer when traffic was to
thick I could not get over to Wrightsville
627.)
finding my way to the adironack chairs
628.)
sitting on the Bradley creek side and watching boats come in
629.)
feeling the breeze as it helped to heal me on a particularly
tough day
630.)
listening to a family beside me having a picnic
631.)
watching a little boy climb the oak tree beside me
632.)
feeling an attachment to the little boy as that is exactly what
I loved to do
633.)
getting enchanted airlie tickets
634.)
the tulips at airlie
635.)
the Bradley creek pier
636.)
the arboretum
637.)
all the new programing that Lloyd has brought about at the
aroboretum
638.)
the tea house
639.)
the Japanese gardens
640.)
the resources for working
with sustainable planting
641.)
the ability garden
642.)
the garden sale
643.)
the art in the arboretum support and sale
644.)
Watching the new building coming up out the ground
645.)
See progress moving ward
646.)
Facilitating group work
647.)
The vision and leadership of Sara Warmuth and her team in
Facilities at NHC
648.)
Watching groups come to new places in their work
649.)
Setting up environments where people can talk and express
650.)
Seeing folks “get it” in environments where trauma and toxicity
have lived.
651.)
Seeing a way forward
those who do the work
652.)
Seeing the possible be created
for persons who don’t always feel like they are heard
653.)
Connecting people to each other
654.)
Being trusted to connect people to each other
655.)
knowing the difference between connecting and manipulating and
constantly being mindful
656.)
knowing what my role is
and being glad to that role
657.)
Not getting that I am where I am and doing what I am doing
because of people that have helped and given me opportunities to succeed
658.)
Taking opportunity
659.)
Using opportunities
660.)
being able to depend on and trust folks at work
661.)
being able to feel like I am trusted and cared about and accept
that care
662.)
getting that call for help
and not feeling like and imposter
663.)
learning how to slow down and be more deliberate.
664.)
The Front Desk team
665.)
Being called sugar foot!
666.)
Our huddles
667.)
Having a direct full time support
668.)
The Masters of Public Administration Fellows Program
669.)
The MPA Students
670.)
Seeing the MPA students thrive in local government
671.)
Learning from the MPA students and staying current
672.)
Creating connections to current materials and implementing to
what we do and why with MPA work
673.)
The MPA advisory board
674.)
UNCW MPA program
675.)
The leadership of Dr. Imperial
676.)
The MPA student on my team and how amazing she is
677.)
Our use of the essential oil diffuser
678.)
The connection to turtles
679.)
Our all sharing the same space!
680.)
Having a full working team
681.)
Creating space together to create better
682.)
The health and wellness and way ward J.
683.)
Our office thanksgiving pumpkin of thanks!
684.)
Not having hurricane duty this year!
685.)
The laughter in the hallway
686.)
The ability to decompress when we need to
687.)
The assessment of my hair 😊
688.)
being more aware that not all things are perfect but I can do
somethings and make a difference in a space that I have
689.)
the ability to walk to work as much as possible
690.)
the hawk on the way to work
691.)
being able to see the web weavers on the way to work
692.)
being close enough to work to walk
693.)
the ability to be close enough to work to come home lunch
694.)
having lunch with jax almost everyday
695.)
taking time to have lunch
696.)
being able to stop and get coffee on the way to work
697.)
being able to order and just to pick up that coffee on the way
to work
698.)
knowing that I have access to these things so conveniently.
699.)
My library
700.)
The NHC Library
701.)
The access the library book sale
702.)
Seeing Michael light up at a booksale!
703.)
My ability to get professional books on my own from the library
sale
704.)
Folks using the library in my office
705.)
All the materials I get to use
706.)
The association of talent development
707.)
SHRM membership
708.)
Resources from the lower cape fear HR group
709.)
My certification in the Community Resilience model
710.)
This summer being able to go through the beta of the diversity
equity and inclusion with CRM
711.)
The amazing North Carolina Trainers
712.)
Working with Elaine Miller Karas
713.)
The life changing research and work of Elaine Miller Karas
714.)
The amazing vision shared with me from Elaine
715.)
The discussion and time shared
716.)
Being able to listen to the Resiliency Within Podcast weekly
717.)
Being a featured guest with Mebane on the Podcast
718.)
Building out and connecting our resilience practice with a
facebook group
719.)
Resilience in action facebook group reaching over 2300 people
this year
720.)
Having a community in facebook that stays on topic
721.)
having multiple sharers on the resilience facebook
722.)
being able to see behind the scenes on the facebook group how
many people stay engaged and use it as a resource
723.)
how the facebook group keeps me focused and moving ward
724.)
the resource gathering
and creating information sharing on the facebook group
725.)
how with so much negative and misinformation in social media
there is a place like this
726.)
how in building the facebook group there is finding so many
others and finding that positive core of others that feel the same
727.)
the link to those that want to do more
728.)
the contemplative monk
729.)
finding no mud no lotus
730.)
the practice of holly Konrady
731.)
the love and support of holly Konrady
732.)
the new practice of Rachael DeCaria
733.)
the love and support of Rachel DeCaria
734.)
the amazing menus life
and health from Rachael Decaria
735.)
having the Cape Fear Whole Foods Plant based group to connect
with
736.)
the moments of discomt that led to learning
737.)
seeking new ways to understand hear perspectives that help me
grow
738.)
resources for resilience
739.)
the fierce advocacy of Ann Dupre Rogers
740.)
the voice of reason and calm of Ann Dupre
741.)
sitting on Ann’s porch on zoom
742.)
seeing the different ways we show up and come through
743.)
the connection to historical trauma
744.)
seeing the connection be more understood in Wilmington
745.)
seeing the connection in Wilmington be permeated and some
actions happening
746.)
the mentorship of Mary Lynn Barrett
747.)
Mary Lynn reaching out and connecting me to the ACES conference
748.)
Being able to facilitate discussion around the effects of
climate and resilience
749.)
Seeing the three realms of aces live and the impacts in these
first films from the conference
750.)
Connecting with Robert West’s legacy
751.)
Connecting with Judith Efland
752.)
Seeing Judith put in Robert’s coat and the amazing connection in
that conference
753.)
How much the films on recovery and impacts of climate events
have on communities that are already suffering or having disconnection
754.)
The work of Beth Schrader and the grid and need for improvement
755.)
Having the work locally by the recovery and resilience office in
the Washington post
756.)
Seeing how we are looking at more the communities that are
disparate and responding to their needs
757.)
Connecting aces and other forms of trauma with how persons show
up
758.)
Seeing intersectionality and how it comes out and through
759.)
Being able to see not the reaction or the action but being able
to ask “what happened”
760.)
Finding compassion in trauma informed
761.)
Finding compassion in suffering
762.)
Finding hope in compassion
763.)
Empathy in connection
764.)
So much good in all these connections
765.)
Irene
766.)
Jennifer
767.)
Trisha
768.)
Bright Embrace
769.)
Meredith Muldford
770.)
our amazing teach back
together re-cert!
771.)
all the places and spaces
we can create a way ward
772.)
the Janine and Lou Lou’s
certification
773.)
Chris J and just amazing
love!
774.)
all my class of CRM
teachers: connected always even apart
775.)
being able to do the Compassion Challenge out of Emory
university this year
776.)
tapping in and doing the anti racism challenge through the YWCA
this year
777.)
all the ways in which
resilience practice directs to being present with resources and means to move
ward with the sources that keep moving ward in positive ways
778.)
the resilient community
in Raleigh
779.)
the work of Kevin McLeod
780.)
the work of Drew Pledger
781.)
making connections in
communities all over the state
782.)
Tedi Bear advocacy
center!
783.)
And making connections with Bonnie Jean
784.)
The leadership of Mike Sapp
785.)
The leadership of the Trauma Resource Institute
786.)
The NHC PACES community
787.)
The leadership of Carey Sipp
788.)
The leadership of Pam Price
789.)
The leadership of Jane Morrow
790.)
The Leadership of Louise Hicks
791.)
Smart Start of the Cape Fear
792.)
Communities in Schools of the Cape Fear
793.)
The Harrelson Center
794.)
The leadership fo Christy Aley
795.)
The community of powerful resilience CRM teachers
796.)
The community of powerful Resource Resilience teachers
797.)
The coffee chat that Amy read began
798.)
The space just sharing
and connecting from the coffee chats
799.)
The space from J’vanete
the coffee talks each month
800.)
The connections of a community of resilience educators working
to create a way helping and seeking
help others.
801.)
The New Hanover Resilience Task force
802.)
The extraordinary growth of the NHRTF
803.)
Being able to hire a new leader into the NHRTF
804.)
The absolute tears in the interview of watching and listening to
someone who is value and mission driven
805.)
Being offered the opportunity to be a co-chair of the NHRTF
806.)
The monthly meeting so the task force and the work that is being
done
807.)
The work of the Hip Hop Collaborative and NHRTF working with LEO
and youth with resilience
808.)
Leading and be a part of the CRM training the Hip Hop Collaborative
809.)
the amazing leadership of Fredias Reyes at UNCW Cultural Arts
810.)
Katy Crosby at UNCW Cultural arts
811.)
Soaring As Eagles
812.)
100 Black Men of Wilmington
813.)
DC Virgo’s CRM Room restorative Justice
814.)
Cliford Barnett being out front EVERY morning to welcome those
children at DC Virgo
815.)
Habitat Humanity
816.)
Cape Fear health net
817.)
Turning the wheel
818.)
SEAHEC!
819.)
Dreams of Wilmington
820.)
American Red Cross
821.)
Seeds of Healing Inc.
822.)
Coastal Horizons
823.)
Domestic Violence Shelter
824.)
Disability Resource Center
825.)
Access of Wilmington
826.)
YWCA
827.)
Carolina Complete Health Network
828.)
Guardian Ad Litem
829.)
NHRMC-Novant
830.)
NHDC
831.)
Good Shepard
832.)
Vantage Pointe
833.)
Health and Human services of NHC
834.)
Healthy blue initiative
835.)
Injury Free North Carolina
836.)
The data that supports time off and sick days all persons
a better work ce
837.)
IFNC showing that we can educate others to see that living wages
can make issue of domestic violence and others issues better
838.)
Our local group committed to working with the data m IFNC to
permeate the culture
839.)
The connection of those across the state dedicated to the work
of the IFNC
840.)
Being able to share the IFNC data with a local employer and see
it make a difference in a wage decision
841.)
Seeing other local employers make decisions around living wages
842.)
The leadership of Pam Price and trauma Informed Communities
843.)
Sharing the TIC across North Carolina
844.)
Collecting data and linking all of that with how to empower more
work and create a means to make things better
all with that TIC model
845.)
Using my own voice and experience in the discussions
846.)
Loss of fear of disconnection
847.)
Gaining connection to good and how that good can create great connection
848.)
Seeing those who not only believe in inclusion but how live that
in both their public but also their private lives.
849.)
Community care of the lower care fear
850.)
Working with Lauren Clark in teaching and sharing resilience
851.)
Working with Kelly Purcell in teaching and sharing resilience
852.)
The absolute joy of spirit and love of Kelly Purcell
853.)
My ride or die, Amy Read and all the good she brings in the
world to the resilience work we do
854.)
Monthly Community Resilience trainings with the county
855.)
Learning from Cliff B. and his amazing teaching of resilience
856.)
The very active committees of the task ce and the work they are
doing
857.)
The army of compassion faeries in a weary world
858.)
the peace and voice and teaching of J’vanete Skiba
859.)
the mastery of art education and care of Georgia Mastroieni
860.)
The musicians and arts at the hip hop collaborative
861.)
the LEO m WPD at the collaborative training
862.)
learning the new skill using rhythm and music with resilience at
the collaborative
863.)
seeing how much connection comes in showing up in ways that can
make the connections through music and art and resilience coming together
864.)
The leadership of the NHC Resilience task ce Steering committee
865.)
The leadership of Mebane Boyd
866.)
Watching Mebane Boyd succeed and move on to the state level
867.)
Mentoring and teaching leadership of J’vanete Skiba
868.)
The tri county community collaborative
869.)
The monthly meetings of the tri county community collaborative
870.)
Resilience screenings
871.)
The witness of good in our world of our local NAACP
872.)
the amazing work of Deborah Maxwell
873.)
the ever connection of my mother and Deborah and hope good moving ward
874.)
the rise to the state level of the voice from Wilmington
875.)
the history being made
876.)
the history hard
conversations that have begun in a wider and larger way in in our community f
877.)
the means to negotiate
those conversations f
878.)
the work and efficacy of
Historian Jan Davidson
879.)
the work and gifts of
Lettie Gore
880.)
the New Hanover room
881.)
the work of Travis
Souther
882.)
the work of the Cape Fear
Museum and leading conversations and creating the way ward all
883.)
the Williston room
884.)
the Williston alumni
885.)
the deep and rich history
on which I get to be a part
886.)
more understanding of the
indigenous peoples in this land
887.)
cape fear explorers
888.)
cape fear unearthed
889.)
Ingram and all his work
to write about and explore more history
890.)
my own cousin and his
daily dram from the burgwin wright house
891.)
the pictures of David
Norris
892.)
the link to our history
to the site we know as the battle of forks road
893.)
being further seeing the
inclusion and understanding of this area and all that goes in it.
894.)
the meadowlark lemon
bridge
895.)
the general McNeil way
896.)
the amazing
installation our city in Jervay
Park Black Lives Matter
897.)
The inspired work of Regular Grayson
898.)
The inspired art work of Janna Robertson
899.)
The art of Dumay Gorham
900.)
The art of David Norris
901.)
The art of Harold Hodges
902.)
The art of Sullivan Dunn
903.)
The art of Mitzy Jonkeer
904.)
The art of September Krueger
905.)
The art of Brian Kerrigan
906.)
The art of Virginia Frierson
907.)
The art of elin o’hara slavick
908.)
The art of andy cobb
909.)
The amazing frogs of andy cobb
910.)
The buddha frog at the arboretum
911.)
The dragon by dumay at the arboretum
912.)
The amazing sculpture of the seahawk on the front of campus by Dumay
913.)
The nesting hawk by Dumay
914.)
The bottle house by virginia
915.)
The angels outside the bottle house
916.)
The set of nativity sculptures in Church of the Servant by Andy
917.)
Stained glass window in COS by Rowan LeCompte
918.)
the stained glass window cartoon by rowan in COS
919.)
the stained glass window in CAM by Rowan
920.)
the stained glass windows in First Pres.
921.)
The view from the tower at the county courthouse
922.)
Being able to scale the stairs and get up in the bell tower
923.)
Being able to take other employees up there
924.)
Being able to see that historic view
925.)
The view from the roof of 320 chestnut
926.)
The gardens on the roof at 320 chestnut
927.)
The mid century redo of 320 chestnut
928.)
The training room at 320
929.)
The view and the windows at 320 chestnut
930.)
The opening of the judicial building juvenile courts and others
931.)
the sanitary fountain at the foot of market
932.)
the history of the sanitary fountain
933.)
the brick streets being renovated downtown
934.)
the cobbles at the foot of market
935.)
the venus fly trap sculpture at the foot of market
936.)
the new hanover county arts council
937.)
the leadership of Rhonda Bellmy
938.)
the pedestrian art
939.)
the claude howell tile installation at the port office
940.)
the collection of claude howell works at CAM
941.)
the legacy and works Minnie evans
942.)
the art of Lincoln morris
943.)
the art of heather McClelland
944.)
the art of all at Kids
making it
945.)
the pens at kids making
it
946.)
all the wood crafts at
kids making it
947.)
the entrepreneurship of
Kids making it
948.)
the skill building and
resources at kids making it
949.)
the new building and
studios of kids making it
950.)
the life work and
dedication of Jimmy
951.)
the art of Dreams
952.)
the murals on the outside of the Fanning street facility
953.)
the art of Elizabeth Darrow
954.)
the art of Bradley Carter
955.)
the art of Joanne Geisel
956.)
the art of mark gansor
957.)
the art of kirah van sickle
958.)
the art of Michael van hout
959.)
while gone, I am so grateful
the life and art of Sandy Lee
960.)
being able to have art to look at everyday
961.)
the painting of the government center in the training rooms
962.)
my koy painting in my office by sully
963.)
the art of Catherine lee
964.)
our very special picture we got from Catherine
965.)
the image of the mountain from Sharon by my side
966.)
the image of phelps farm from harold
967.)
mothers collage
968.)
the first piece of art I ever purchased when I was 11 😊
969.)
sharing art with Michael
970.)
going places and loving to share art
971.)
going to brookgreen
972.)
the sculptures at brookgreen
973.)
the remarkable creations that transport me at brookgreen
974.)
the night of 1000 candles
975.)
the ability to get to a place like brookgreen and just walk and
take in such magic
976.)
hearing randy mcquay sing while walking through all the lights
strung throughout
977.)
the sculpture house decked out with poinsettias and candles
978.)
the st. francis statue that haunts and inspires
979.)
the apollo figure that is beyond stunning
980.)
the colossal Pegasus coming out of the fountain surrounded by
light
981.)
the harp playing near the fountain of pan
982.)
the pan playing fountain sculptures covered with a canopy of
lights
983.)
the fresh and good food to be shared on this evening
984.)
the time just to sit and listen to the music in a quiet part of
the part together
985.)
to look up at the stars and say I love you in this magical place
986.)
the chill in the air to make the magic even more special
987.)
the forest of Chinese lanterns on poles, lit and so amazing to
walk through
988.)
the oaks dripping with ice like likes from 30 feet up, inundated
with crystal like light
989.)
the brass band playing on the entrance in and out
990.)
the sound of the French horn coming through so clearly
991.)
being across m the Huntington state park
992.)
the jungle of seaside wildlife surrounding this beachside park
993.)
the summer home that was one theirs
994.)
the place that is so magical in its walls and internal gardens
995.)
the creeks and across them with the bird and wildlife
996.)
the drive down building a play list
997.)
the drive down in the sunset
998.)
the drive back playing games
999.)
the drive back feeling the night in us and enjoying what we had
done
1000.)
the view from the battleship side of the road of Wilmington as
you enter now
1001.)
the lighted city
1002.)
the river walk that stretches a mile long
1003.)
the park surrounding the battleship
1004.)
the connection of MLK to get us home quickly without stops
1005.)
living in a place where we are 5minutes m the beach
1006.)
living in a place where we are 8 minutes from downtown
1007.)
that we did not move the three times we almost did
1008.)
that we made the decisions to live the way we have and can do
what we can do
1009.)
being allowed to be involved in the community
1010.)
creating invocations for special events
1011.)
coming back year after year and doing the invocation for the coastal
horizons annual dinner
1012.)
being able to bring invocation to the heart ball
1013.)
being allowed to mc and lead the race for miracles in motion
1014.)
being allowed to mc the rehab Olympics
1015.)
being allowed to mc the all start ball for access of Wilmington
1016.)
being involved with the temple for their fundraising efforts
1017.)
using whatever I have to create good for whatever can be given
1018.)
being allowed to serve as a santa
1019.)
doing santa for a neighborhood each year
1020.)
the neighborhood supporting access as a thanks to my santa
1021.)
doing santa for panacea
1022.)
being able to bring santa for the city going into 11 years
1023.)
being able to bring santa for access
1024.)
the special things that children bring to santa
1025.)
the very caring things that santa hears
1026.)
the wonderful ways santa has grown as he hears the wants
1027.)
the way santa has learned to use technology over the years
1028.)
having time to make magic in the holidays
1029.)
creating space in our house for joy
1030.)
making space to have the holidays the way we need to have them
1031.)
having a live tree again
1032.)
bringing tinsel to the tree again
1033.)
the great memory of the tinsel
1034.)
making salt and flour ornaments with the tree
1035.)
for the 25 years of having an angel purchased for the tree
1036.)
for all the ornaments that we have collected
1037.)
for all the ornaments form past folk
1038.)
the ornaments from mother and grandmother
1039.)
having childhood ornaments
1040.)
having ornaments from michael’s mother
1041.)
michael’s blue tree
1042.)
the nativity scene collections
1043.)
having the nativity from my childhood
1044.)
the gifts of nativitys from Kate’s travels
1045.)
the gifts of nativitys from Katherine’s travels
1046.)
the vision of the revelation of the story of hope from around
the world in all cultures
1047.)
belkie bear
1048.)
being ok with having all or none of it out
1049.)
learning to slow down and take time with it all
1050.)
having the lights out front
1051.)
coming home during the holidays and lights welcoming me home
1052.)
the lights of the trees in the house
1053.)
giving cards
1054.)
receiving cards
1055.)
giving gifts
1056.)
for being able to give gifts
1057.)
growing out of not needing things at Christmas
1058.)
perspective now realizing how much I had growing up and what
that really cost in so many ways for my parents and grandparents etc.
1059.)
becca’s bounty
1060.)
angel tree
1061.)
senior center gift opportunities
1062.)
connecting with what will bring joy with others
1063.)
all the non-profits in the area who operate in a way that focus
on those they serve
1064.)
for the non profit leadership of the carousel center
1065.)
for the leadership of Amy Feath
1066.)
for the leadership of the cape fear literacy
1067.)
for the leadership of cape fear habitiat for humanity
1068.)
for the leadership of YWCA
1069.)
for the boys and girls club
1070.)
for the amazing impact and leadership of evelyn Bryant adger
1071.)
for the advocacy of atiba johnson
1072.)
the fierce advocacy of rebecca trammel
1073.)
the work and life of Big B
1074.)
the life affirming Sundays with gospel brunch with big b
1075.)
the northside advocacy and love of big b
1076.)
the work with 97.3 of big b
1077.)
the change that is made with how big b works with groups in the
region
1078.)
for the work and life Sandra McClammy
1079.)
for the dj wonder of Sandra McClammy
1080.)
for sandra’s tik toks that give me life
1081.)
for our annual picture together
1082.)
for sandra’s fierce advocacy at UNCw
1083.)
for sandra’s work in the community
1084.)
for the 97.3 midday mistress forever!
1085.)
For all who use their platform for good in the media
1086.)
Platt
1087.)
Schactman
1088.)
Weller
1089.)
Aldridge
1090.)
Foz
1091.)
Signal Fire Media
1092.)
Matt Mylott creating connections with Signal fire
1093.)
Rob Renns with his amazing energy to use Signal fire to empower others
1094.)
Fierce connections on signal fire
1095.)
Podcasts in the region doing more and changing the narrative
from traditional media that are not influenced by operatives and control
1096.)
Port city daily
1097.)
Whqr media
1098.)
The amazing communications team at the county that I witnesss
and work with everyday
1099.)
Those who use social media in whatever way to put out positive
and affirming messages
1100.)
Those who do not allow misinformation to go unchallenged or at
least linked to material to help educated
1101.)
Having the skill to turn everything off
1102.)
Being able to disconnect
1103.)
Being able to stay focused on what I can control
1104.)
Being able to know there are people I can trust
1105.)
Knowing I am not in control of some things and not allowing
media to take over
1106.)
Learning to turn the news off and go to it in my own way
1107.)
Learning to listen to many sources with a critical eye
1108.)
Knowing I am mortal and in that I am limited in my time so I need
to make decisions on what I am going to invest my time in
1109.)
Having one of my oldest friends come in town an spend time
1110.)
Having a connection over that weekend I have missed so very deeply
1111.)
Sharing life and time
1112.)
Sharing our home and what is happening
1113.)
Listening to his life and reconnecting
1114.)
Stopping seeing my life through his life
1115.)
Remembering how valuable this friendship is
1116.)
Connecting to things things that I need to nurture
1117.)
Seeing how much I need to do this more often
1118.)
Going to Raleigh with him and sharing time
1119.)
Seeing Raleigh for the first time in a couple of years
1120.)
Remembering our early days together
1121.)
Gauging how far we have come
1122.)
Feeling so deeply the gratitude for life for all
1123.)
Feeling so deeply for the love
1124.)
Feeling so deeply the life that we have had and are still having
1125.)
Seeing some things that have NOT changed and knowing it is ok,
there is still work to do 😉
1126.)
Life is amazing and is even more so connecting this way
1127.)
the life and legacy of colonel Anderson
1128.)
understanding the mixed message of ringing the bell but knowing
why I do it
1129.)
the gift of my
1130.)
ho created my way forward
1131.)
being elected to the board of Wilmington road
1132.)
the history made of my being on that board
1133.)
the cards and support from rotary during the time of my health
issue
1134.)
the leadership of president collins
1135.)
the work of Dale Smith
1136.)
work with Williston
1137.)
my first club central rotary
1138.)
my return to central rotary
1139.)
the welcome back to my club and welcome home
1140.)
the miracles of rotary
1141.)
the four way test
1142.)
service above self
1143.)
being connected to doing more with the abundance at our disposal
1144.)
having access to things that create good in the world
1145.)
that I am still very active in Access of Wilmington going into
my 10th year
1146.)
Access of Wilmington
1147.)
The growth of the organization to now 6 programs
1148.)
Gaining John Smists as our executive director
1149.)
Keeping jenn with us
1150.)
The campagna dugout
1151.)
the love of rocky
1152.)
the weyerhauser dugout
1153.)
the life and legacy of Kyle Anderson
1154.)
the Anderson field house
1155.)
the SeaCoast Realty-Coldwell Banker/Alpha Mortgage Announcer
Booth
1156.)
the McKenzie Picnic Shelter
1157.)
the Miracle League Kiwanis Accessible Playground
1158.)
the Trot and Katherine Nixon Outfield
1159.)
Brax Stadium
1160.)
All the bricks that have folks who have made dedications and
care
1161.)
The McKenzie beeper bases
1162.)
Seeing Isaiah and Sincere utilize the beeper ball and bases
1163.)
Watching Isaiah run without any assistance
1164.)
Being able to announce “way to listen” instead of “way to watch”
as he hits the ball or waits the right
pitch
1165.)
KBT reality as they give snacks each season
1166.)
All the sponsors teams
1167.)
the Parks companies
1168.)
the office the league and
Access from the parks companies
1169.)
the fierce love and loyalty of J. Michael of J. Michael Philly
Deli
1170.)
the fierce love and loyalty of Osprey Global Solutions
1171.)
the fierce love and loyalty of Landfall Country Club Staff
1172.)
the fierce love and loyalty of 828 Church
1173.)
the fierce love and loyalty of OT solutions
1174.)
the sponsorship and love of Home Care Management Inc
1175.)
the sponsorship and love of Black’s Tire and Auto
1176.)
the League sponsor with Winter Park optimist
1177.)
the trophy sponsor each season with Linchpin SEO
1178.)
the sponsorship love and care m CBC Homecare
1179.)
the love and sponsorship from NHRMC Rehab Hospital Staff!
1180.)
All the amazing volunteers and buddies
1181.)
Seeing uncw nursing students come out and work with the players
1182.)
Seeing uncw rec therapy students come out and work with the
players
1183.)
Seeing uncw ed students come out and work with the players
1184.)
The Pink Ladies
1185.)
The staff from Live Oak
1186.)
The staff from iNCINO
1187.)
Church groups comeout
1188.)
Fraternities and sororities
1189.)
UNCW athletics
1190.)
Coach Scalf still coming out (never retiring!)
1191.)
The baseball jersey auction done on the behalf of the miracle
league
1192.)
The Gregory flag pole
1193.)
Doing the anthem every game
1194.)
Taking time to shake at the end and playing “we are family”
1195.)
Having a walk out song
each of the players
1196.)
The intentionality of knowing what each player needs to be
successful
1197.)
Being so blessed to sit in a seat where I can see everything
1198.)
Looking around and seeing parents and guardians so happy
1199.)
Seeing tears
1200.)
Hearing laughter and joy
1201.)
Watching the most extraordinary acts of ability
1202.)
Watching players get off frames and make steps
1203.)
Watching cognition and concentration that is extraordinary
1204.)
Seeing so much JOY and fun in the process
1205.)
Seeing connections
1206.)
The absolute thrill and excitement
1207.)
The move from fear on entry to finding comfort
1208.)
The change over seasons
1209.)
Seeing the players grow and move through
1210.)
The efficacy of this piece of their lives making a difference
1211.)
The engagement and care of those involved
1212.)
The feel of the music and how much this moves in what is
happening
1213.)
The regulation that is going on with faces and gestures
1214.)
The MLB flags that make it all official
1215.)
People respecting the need to wear masks and understanding our
needs as we work with vulnerable populations
1216.)
How much everyone worked to keep me safe as I went through
treatment but came back out to announce
1217.)
Every minute on that microphone remembering how blessed I am to
be sitting there
1218.)
Every moment of grace being connected and being a part of this
who group
1219.)
One of the players from the tee ball that broke the barrier
every game and came over to hug me. It was a gift like no other.
1220.)
All of the thumbs up and high fives
1221.)
The announcing the end of season and the trophy presentations
1222.)
The pride the players take in those trophies
1223.)
Seeing the players post pictures on social media of their
trophies
1224.)
Watching emma become a leader as well as a player.
1225.)
Watching so many of them as they grow and become older take care
of each other
1226.)
The little bits of branding that folks can buy and support
1227.)
The sky above the stadium always unabated
1228.)
The breeze always blowing out there
1229.)
The legacy of Peggy Olson
1230.)
The legacy of Olson Farms
1231.)
Watching travel ball players stop their games and join the
national anthem
1232.)
Having travel ball players come over and watch
1233.)
Seeing the impact what we do has on travel ball players
1234.)
Having hearing folks cheer when a player makes a particular eft
1235.)
The enormous pride in the players when they achieve success in
other sports
1236.)
Our ability to celebrate their birthdays
1237.)
Our ability to celebrate their successes
1238.)
Morrison Consulting
1239.)
The gifts of coaching and creating of David Morrison
1240.)
The gift of creating and visioning of Dr. Dan Johnson
1241.)
The gift of the Disability Resource Center
1242.)
The ongoing leadership and care of gloria garton
1243.)
coach eno
1244.)
wheelchair tennis
1245.)
accessible sports in our region expanding
1246.)
Making Waves Foundation
1247.)
WAVE transit
1248.)
This year’s All Star Ball and Golf Tournament
1249.)
All the sponsors that made the ball and tournament happen so
amazingly
1250.)
Vance Young Team
1251.)
Intracoastal Realty Corporation
1252.)
Coastal Carrier Moving & Storage Company
1253.)
Edward Teach
1254.)
MegaCorp Logistics
1255.)
Crossley McIntosh & Collier
1256.)
J. Micahael’s Philly Deli
1257.)
Hi-Wire Brewing
1258.)
Murchison, Taylor & Gibson PLLC
1259.)
The T21 Project
1260.)
Coastline Therapy Group LLC
1261.)
Cape Fear Provisions
1262.)
Coastal Beverage
1263.)
Coldwell Banker | Seacoast Advantage
1264.)
Blockade Runner
1265.)
Mary Baggett who created a space so what we raised when to the
our programs!
1266.)
Mike and Amanda Baker
1267.)
Jeff Gordon Chevrolet
1268.)
David and Laura Kay Berry
1269.)
The Robert Taylor Group
1270.)
First National Bank
1271.)
Litify
1272.)
R-Squared
1273.)
UNCW - School of Health and Applied Human Services
1274.)
Budget Blinds
1275.)
Barbara Biehner
1276.)
Dr. white giving his boat
this event
1277.)
The always amazing gentlemen’s corner being a part of this
1278.)
Reed’s Jewelry being a part of this
1279.)
Harold Hodges giving one of his photos to this
1280.)
Having trot Nixon give a bat
1281.)
All of the amazing sports signed materials
1282.)
The campagna’s house to auction at the beach
1283.)
Such amazing food
everyone at the blockade runner
1284.)
Being able to host the event out in the gardens at the blockade
1285.)
Have the hoppers out
everyone to see at event
1286.)
Having an event where the focus was truly on the program
1287.)
Having an amazing gold medalist to donate her time to come and
share here vision
1288.)
Actually holding a gold medal
the very first time
1289.)
Seeing rocky wear the gold medal and that big ol smile
1290.)
Having the honor of being the mc again the gala
1291.)
Being able to stand on stage and welcome the amazing speakers
and guests the evening
1292.)
Being able to connect the live auction with those who were
willing
1293.)
Truly acknowledging the giving that took place in the live
auction
1294.)
Being so admiring of John Smist and his leadership overall
1295.)
So proud of sam and how much she cares
1296.)
Spending time setting up with Allison
1297.)
Everyone respecting the masks at the event inside and be mindful
1298.)
Creating the event in a way that allowed us to gather and be good to the needs of the
time in the safest way possible
1299.)
Sharing time with seeing the amazing laura kay as chair of the
event
1300.)
Laura kay being such an amazing creator of good the whole program
1301.)
The entire staff at the blockade making the night so wonderful
1302.)
The miracles in motion race being in its eighth year
1303.)
Being the originators he
fully inclusive race in the cape fear
1304.)
The leadership of Cathy wright
1305.)
All the sponsors the race
1306.)
The sponsors that have come back year after year
1307.)
The amazing coastal carriers
1308.)
The life of Wayne Ray
1309.)
The legacy of the amazing work of Wayne Ray
1310.)
Not only coastal Carriers but also the launch pad community
1311.)
The residential housing
persons in recovering
1312.)
Wayne coming out to have pictures taken the week bee he went in
the hospital
1313.)
The beauty of his love and care
all the good in the world
1314.)
The leaders he created in folks like Joshua Shipman
1315.)
His amazing wife and daughter
1316.)
Wayne’s deep commitment to the helping and creating better
ways lives of others
1317.)
Our last conversation about creating better and more
1318.)
The way coastal carriers continues
1319.)
The Layman group
1320.)
The way the laymon group has come back year after year this race
1321.)
Chad laymon and his whole family
1322.)
The title coming from NHRMC
1323.)
The alignment with health disparities and NHRMC Novant and what
access actually does
1324.)
The link between the outcomes with access and creating
better persons with disabilities and
NHRMC
1325.)
Katherine McKenzie being a title sponsor and continuing to
connect her amazing love and commitment
1326.)
nCino,
1327.)
xi Online
1328.)
Jennifer Crand
1329.)
UNCW Watson college of education
1330.)
Danny Dahl Financial Services
1331.)
Carolina Storage
1332.)
Cameron School of Business
1333.)
Mustaches Kids
1334.)
Fleet feet
1335.)
Edward jones
1336.)
H and S Storm Water
1337.)
Green dot air and heating
1338.)
The baldwins family
1339.)
The queen family
1340.)
The mayhew family
1341.)
Linchpin SEO
1342.)
Health Seniors Physical Therapy
1343.)
Aquesta Bank
1344.)
Go Time setting up the timing of the race
1345.)
All the folks who help to create the prizes the runners
1346.)
Seeing runners and rollers going under the gun together
1347.)
The way we were able to keep the start and the run safe all involved
1348.)
Having the amazing group of runner assists to roll with
attendees so they could participate
1349.)
having sharky out
1350.)
having homer out there to cheer folks on
1351.)
having paws4people come with assistance dogs
1352.)
having canines service
involved with some of the players
1353.)
being able to do santa
our players at the field and bring a little holiday cheer again this
year coming up
1354.)
having emerge ortho be a part of what we do
1355.)
all the new folks coming out to do field signs and sign on wat we are doing
1356.)
seeing the field so active all the time
1357.)
all the joy in the playground
1358.)
Seeing the impact on others who come
1359.)
Seeing staff who are truly caring and there all the right reasons
1360.)
The players feeling important
1361.)
The players feeling respected
1362.)
The players feeling cared about
1363.)
The families feeling supported
1364.)
project soar
1365.)
seeing the veterans group grow to almost 300 and climbing
1366.)
meeting and talking to the veterans about their experience
1367.)
listening to and seeing pictures of the soar events in scuba and
other experiences and know what a difference these are making in a community
with so many veterans
1368.)
access fit having regular programs each day persons with disabilities to increase and
grow in their own health and wellness
1369.)
the data to see that
growth in health permeance and life changes
1370.)
recreation therapy the
connection to life after aging out of systems that no longer support persons
with disabilities but still keep them engaged and healthy and on track better quality of life
1371.)
accessible adventures
gaining access to the world around which often has barriers persons with cognitive and physical
disabilities
1372.)
the terrain hoppers which
have given access to persons, many the
FIRST time to the beach and other areas
1373.)
the ability to transport
the hoppers from the gift from the Bakers
1374.)
our ability to grow the
hopper program so more can have those experiences
1375.)
the sponsors of the
hoppers
1376.)
international paper
1377.)
Carolina storage
1378.)
Emerge ortho
1379.)
Live oak bank
1380.)
Kiwanis club of Wilmington
1381.)
John howard
1382.)
the storage of these and
the ability to access them
1383.)
access play events that can keep us having fun and include us
all together
1384.)
Miracle league as a national and international brand and group
that signals to the world that everyone deserves the experience of play and
wellness and health and inclusion
1385.)
The access facebook and all the notices that go out
1386.)
The access emails
1387.)
The access newsletters
1388.)
Access sending inclusion out
all events and not standing down on that
1389.)
the access board
1390.)
the board leadership of Zane Bennett who accepted another
term this coming year
1391.)
the visionaries and founders who are never gotten with Dan,
Candy, and david
1392.)
the original players who wanted and asked this field and 9 years later, many are still
playing on it and reaping the rewards of what they inspired
1393.)
being nominated and accepted to serve on the NHRMC foundation
board
1394.)
being witness to the movement with the culture of Novant
1395.)
the alignment with the novant values and no loss with local and
regional needs
1396.)
seeing how the impact
local needs is becoming greater with he empowerment with he foundation
and novant
1397.)
grateful to be supported to the executive committee
1398.)
serving as chair of governance and looking ward to securing an
inclusive board moving ward that represents skill and persons in our community
1399.)
the over arching work of NHRMC
1400.)
the leadership in Shelbourne stevens
1401.)
the work of John Gizdic
1402.)
the amazing partnership advisory group with Barb Biehner and
Spence Broadhurst
1403.)
the corpus that now resides
funds to come to the foundation to continue support the hospital to meet unmet needs and expand
resources and opportunities
1404.)
Schorr Davis and her deep care
1405.)
the foundation staff as a whole
1406.)
the foundation board
1407.)
being able to be a part of some great work that will move in
directions yet to be seen in this region
1408.)
creating space and opportunity
better persons underserved
1409.)
support in areas that will increase health and wellness earlier
and in larger numbers
1410.)
Michael Jordan clinics
1411.)
the care that has gone into making sure the clinics go where
they are needed and don’t impede but increase service areas that already exist
1412.)
the leaders of novant
execs out of charlotte
1413.)
the care of and
intentionality of diversity, equity and inclusion of novant
1414.)
decisions that are about
the best and highest use that will benefit all
1415.)
the gift of the rudisills the rehab clinic
1416.)
being chosen again to MC
the Rehab Olympics
1417.)
Sarah Bentley and her
care and work in the rehab clinic
1418.)
seeing the patients in
the clinic thrive in that environment
1419.)
to know that the who area
patients in the rehab clinic is going to be increased and so much better
because of the gift
1420.)
the sheer joy of adding
this event and aligning the Olympics with the extraordinary abilities of those
athlete with the momentous efts and work of the patients in all they are doing.
1421.)
better care our EMS
1422.)
better training environments
our ems
1423.)
better mri and scans our
kids to make it less scary
1424.)
better resilience and other opportunities the staff
1425.)
ways to take care of hospital folks
1426.)
health equity
1427.)
the work of Joe Conway
and his team
1428.)
the work of lean and
keeping things moving in a way that effects the best outcomes
1429.)
ornish team
1430.)
Cardiac Rehab
1431.)
Cape Fear Heart
Associates
1432.)
Dr. Murphy
1433.)
Dr. Buchanan
1434.)
Holly Konrady
1435.)
Sydney Stripling
1436.)
Rachael DeCaria
1437.)
Seth Boynton
1438.)
Mike Perretta
1439.)
My who cohort of Ornish folks I went through with
1440.)
Being three years without meat, fish, chicken or anything with a
“mother” lol 😊
1441.)
Transformed by the skills and being present of the practice
1442.)
The moments with holly and seth to be present and STOP
1443.)
The moments with Rachael to pay attention to what I am doing
1444.)
All of them helping me to get away from shame
1445.)
The facility for cardiac rehab
1446.)
the entire ornish team of practitioners
1447.)
all who help to transform lives and keep moving ward those who
have heart and stroke issues the region
1448.)
this year’s heart walk being live again
1449.)
having Walsh as our chair
1450.)
facilities at NHRMC Novant
1451.)
being on stage and dancing with Wilma, Frances and Sandra
playing music
1452.)
seeing the daniels family
1453.)
seeing Michelle Clark
1454.)
being able to hug some folks
1455.)
connecting with Leslie
1456.)
seeing HHS folks I love
1457.)
being on UNCW’s quad with Veterans Hall
1458.)
finally getting to see veteran’s hall
1459.)
seeing so many people out and celebrating on campus and walking
1460.)
the beautiful weather for the walk
1461.)
so many folks stepping up to sponsor and be engaged
1462.)
not worrying about my weight gain and just having a ball dancing
and enjoying myself
1463.)
being present
1464.)
having a great time and celebrating be alive with others
1465.)
sharing 12 years of being with the heart walk and doing the
stage for the crowd
1466.)
seeing those who came to the walk creating good
1467.)
dassies donors
1468.)
being able to call out the good of those making the possible happen
1469.)
the Pink Ribbons campaign
that expands to helping in areas of all cancer
1470.)
a continued focus to
ensure mammograms and screenings women
who cannot afd or lack access to care
1471.)
The work of cathy wright in the rehab hospital
1472.)
The episode on Primary complete with Cathy Wright
1473.)
The absolute inspiration of Cathy Wright and her enormous
inspiration
1474.)
Primary Complete Podcast transforming discussions around fire
and lives in general
1475.)
UNCW Watson college of education
1476.)
Going into my 7th year on the advisory board with Watson
1477.)
The leadership of Dean Dempsey
1478.)
The inclusion and care for all students
1479.)
The direction for ed faculty to ensure the best for all students
1480.)
Watson Wednesdays
1481.)
The Katherine McKenzie GLOW Leadership in Education Scholarship
being awarded for the first time
1482.)
For the John Myers Art Scholarship
1483.)
The levy/Bruce honors scholarship
1484.)
The Windell Daniels UNCW section 8 and Public Housing Scholarship
1485.)
The L.S. “Bo” Dean Jr. Honors Scholarship
1486.)
The Boseman/TenHuisen Scholarship
1487.)
The Nancy Phelps Hodges/Martha Stines Freeze Women’s Empowerment
Scholarship
1488.)
All the scholarships that create the way forward
1489.)
For the planned gifts that will continue to make a difference moving
forward
1490.)
Watson have the lab school
1491.)
DC virgo and the amazing work with Watson faculty at DC virgo
1492.)
the engagement in real and meaningful work of real public education
1493.)
the love and commitment to public education
1494.)
public education advocacy
1495.)
navigating all the ups and downs of the changes in education and
being on the forefront at Watson
1496.)
serving on the SWAIN advisory board
1497.)
being able to be a part of the discussion around a new leader
for swain
1498.)
seeing good discussions around not hiring someone that is not
exactly what Swain needs to move forward
1499.)
the need for SWAIN to be moving forward in a way that creates opportunity
and engagement
1500.)
for the faculty who use their acumen to lift others
1501.)
for the work of Dr. rebecca Guidice
1502.)
fro the work of Dr. Webber
1503.)
for the work of Dr.Prentice
1504.)
for the work of Dr. Imperial
1505.)
for the work of Dr. Barnes
1506.)
for hearing “customer delight” as part of the regular speak in
our agency
1507.)
for seeing how our SERVE academy work has translated into
practices across our enterprise
1508.)
for the connection to the work that is collaborated with SWAIN
and UNCW and better service to citizens in NHC
1509.)
for the work that lives on with Dr. Rosen everyday in our practices
and means to convey what we do and how
1510.)
for the work that lives on with Dr. Olsen and improved trust
1511.)
for the work that is conveyed with writing and communications
1512.) The life and
legacy of Gary Shell,
1513.) the Bruce Shelll
Government Center,
1514.) the Andre Molette
training rooms,
1515.) the Windell
Daniels room at Cape Fear Community College,
1516.) the Wilma Daniels
art gallery,
1517.) the Ann Boseman
art gallery,
1518.) the Claude Howell
gallery,
1519.) the legacy of
Claude Howell at art and history at UNCW,
1520.) the Alexander
Harrington Hall at MCC,
1521.) Peggy Olsen and
Olsen Park,
1522.) the Althea Gibson
tennis park,
1523.) the legacy of Mr.
Davis and maids park, the legacy of Lethia Hankins and the work to get a bridge
over in Smith Creek,
1524.) Tracy Mcculom and
his ability to work on producing a track,
1525.) Tracey Mccullen and running backwards to raise
money for other kids to have the ability to run,
1526.) Dorothy Papadakos and her amazing gifts with
the Oregon,
1527.) Dorothy and her
incredible Halloween organ recitals,
1528.) the gifts of ministers in this town to see the
full inclusion of all persons not only welcoming but affirming,
1529.) the work of
Reverend Mclaughlin,
1530.) the work of first
Christian church,
1531.) the work of MCC,
1532.) the work of Church of the Servant,
1533.) the work and the
ministry of Gail Tabor,
1534.) the work of Reverend Ehlers,
1535.) the work of all
ministers who see that it’s about the work for serving others and not serving
themselves,
1536.) the work of all churches who invest in the
world around them rather than their own facilities, the work of those churches
that are still involved in housing the homeless,
1537.) the work on what is now family promise, the
work on seeing the connection with what we are able to produce and how we’re
able to create better for all persons,
1538.) my ability to
have what I have and be able to extend it to persons who are on street corners
asking for help,
1539.) my ability not to judge or worry about whether
they are really in need but just to be able to give and let the receiver take
what they need,
1540.) being in line and having my coffee bought for
me,
1541.) being in line and being able to buy coffee for
another person,
1542.) being a part of just being able to be able to
give and not worry,
1543.) being in a place
where there are truly active and good people doing really good things,
1544.) the trees that line College Road in front of
UNCW,
1545.) the Huckleberry
at the landfill,
1546.) the amazing group
that recycles at the landfill,
1547.) the UNCW water
tower still having the color that Donnie created all those years ago,
1548.) For our little
shared library,
1549.) The cupcake
notices,
1550.) The walk out on
the figure eight
1551.) the shells washing up onto the shore,
1552.) looking down and
seeing the next treasure under my feet,
1553.) the seal of the next breeze,
1554.) the connection to knowing my right size on
that beach,
1555.) being able to
access the water,
1556.) the beauty of
friends do not only give me access but reach out to me to make that happen,
1557.) the beauty of having friends that don’t see a
gate or a bridge as an exclusion but as an opportunity to share with others,
1558.) the beauty of
having friends that see a beach as something that is gods gift not a private
owners only property,
1559.) the beauty of having connection to people who
share that sense of community,
1560.) the Facebook group that I’m involved with that
is about collecting shells,
1561.) the realization
that I am among a group of people that love and contribute to collecting
shells, seeing how I am one of just a mini mini group of people that admire
gods work and making all of that happen,
1562.) that the shells we have here in North Carolina
are truly imbued with incredible power from the Atlantic ocean,
1563.) that these gifts
are something that are valued by people everywhere,
1564.) my collection of
shells that are gifts every time I pick one up,
1565.) the creations that I have made with my shells
that are treasures, being able to share those creations with special people,
1566.) being able to run
my fingers over those shells and feel connected to not only those experiences
finding them but also the connection to the ocean itself,
1567.) being able to go
to something like a craft and being able to find a way to make something
beautiful,
1568.) being able to use the roses in her garden and
make something beautiful out of those roses and those petals,
1569.) being able to
find a way to create something out of materials that are in nature,
1570.) being able to
preserve something that’s beautiful and make it into something that will last a
little bit longer,
1571.) the smell of
cloves in oranges,
1572.) the ability to see flowers in the garden go
through their stages of development,
1573.) the way in which
this year the garden flowers have flourish and moved,
1574.) being shared a
passion flower vine from a friend,
1575.) being able to
share and create some flowers with other people,
1576.) all of the bases
of flowers that come from the garden and make the house more beautiful,
1577.) having our little
bed to grow some vegetables and other pieces,
1578.) the wonderful
woman who made the actual structure for our bad,
1579.) the young woman
from the fire family who made our Adirondack chairs,
1580.) fact that the
money for the Adirondack chairs is going to go to her schooling,
1581.) sitting in those
chairs and just listening to the birds in the afternoon,
1582.) getting away with
having a cover over our back porch so that I can have some relief from the sun,
1583.) being able to
catch the sun and feel it on my skin in the afternoon,
1584.) seeing the
comeback tree of the magnolia flourishing,
1585.) remembering the
deep love of planting that magnolia
1586.) watching it go
from a sprouts to a 40 foot tree,
1587.) seeing the
miracle and remembering the miracle of that magnolia literally saving our house
during hurricane Florence,
1588.) the hollies and
how they have florist,
1589.) watching the growth and the maturity of the
tree that mother and Harold brought us from Raleigh,
1590.) watching the
blossoms come from the Myrtle as it continues to thrive,
1591.) enjoying the
trees and the smell from all of the plantings,
1592.) watching the
growth of the vine from the roses from next-door and sharing that with Next
Door
1593.) the incredible
elephant ears and how they flop and fly during all of the wind events,
1594.) the beautiful blaze Azalea and how it matures
and grows,
1595.) Having regular
deliveries of birdseed each month,
1596.) being able to not be worried about the
squirrels anymore and just sharing with them along with the birds,
1597.) having different
types of butterflies come into the backyard,
1598.) watching our
little lizards dart in and out around the garden and bring some joy around the
garden.
1599.) The beautiful
variations of rock in the backyard,
1600.) having all of the rocks from our travels be a
part of the landscaping in the backyard,
1601.) being able to see the darting in and out of
the little titmouse is how they enjoy their traps into our backyard,
1602.) the crystals in
the transom of the window on the back,
1603.) the rainbows from the crystals in the transom
that come in and out of the house,
1604.) the way in which the light changes and the
crystals move the rainbows throughout the house during the seasons,
1605.) having so much
lights in the house all the time,
1606.) having such high
ceilings so that there’s a feeling of air and breathing,
1607.) being in a place
where there is so much light all the time,
1608.) The amazing
strength shown by Mary in all of her brain recovery,
1609.) the post every
day by Mary of strength and wisdom,
1610.) the love shown
and support from Linda for Mary during her recovery,
1611.) the legacy of stepping Stone Manor,
1612.) The kelly house
1613.) The legacy of
mary kelly
1614.) the ongoing work
of inner group,
1615.) the love and
support of all those who are there no matter what,
1616.) do you advocacy
of Jane McDonald and everyone involved in recovery and resilience,
1617.) Buffy and all of the folks involved in
response in our community,
1618.) the sheriffs
office following up after overdoses to find out the sources and mitigate some
of the circumstances,
1619.) how continued
work to fight the opioid epidemic,
1620.) the lawsuit being
settled and monies coming in to actually make a difference,
1621.) the healing place
not only being started but coming out of the ground and actually being on its
way to opening,
1622.) having a healing place here in New Hanover
County for people to get sober,
1623.) having beds for people in the area for them to
be able to get into recovery,
1624.) providing the stigma that still exists and
continuing to help people see recovery as something that is not a moral issue,
1625.) for being able to
move forward as a community with the help of New Hanover County making this
possible,
1626.) for the work of Randy Evans on the ground and
upfront and close and personal,
1627.) for all who
gathered were two were gathered in the message appears for help and recovery,
1628.) for being able to
use zoom to keep connected while we were not able to meet in person,
1629.) for all the
places that make sure that meetings are still able to happen,
1630.) for all those who make coffee, for all those
who put up the chairs,
1631.) for all those who
put out the chairs, for all those who lead the discussion,
1632.) for all those who
are there to welcome others,
1633.) for all those
that remember that the only reason that we are where we are is because of
someone who was there for us, for never forgetting about about grace we are
here and what we have extends back to those,
1634.) for 32 years
later still being connected with people from the very first day,
1635.) for those connections to still be enriching my
life every day,
1636.) for being able to see people thriving just
like me 32 years later,
1637.) for one day at a time seeing the possibility
of a 33rd year, for living inside of me the grace and the voice that keeps me
moving to the next right thing, for the humility and knowing what I can achieve
and watch within my excellence,
1638.) for being able to share when appropriate and
connect,
1639.) for never giving
up hope in individuals because I had people that didn’t give up hope in me,
1640.) for always
keeping it in mind when I go through my own health issues so that I don’t have
issues that arise from treatments that would put me in a bad situation,
1641.) for the example
of Jud and his running and walking every day, for Jud answering the phone and
answering the call for me this year.
1642.) For the artistry of Jud and for all of his
care and wisdom,
1643.) for the patience
that people give me when I get down a rabbit hole and forget to connect,
1644.) For the patients
I give myself these days for being human and I’ll always be able to keep
everything focused,
1645.) For Harold still
being in the house that he and mother got here in the area,
1646.) for seeing him
happy and comfortable in that house, for the gift of Leslie Owen and being able
to provide a little bit more comfort,
1647.) for the gift of
Tiffany Sneeden and providing us with some comfort while I have been struggling
to keep things moving,
1648.) for knowing that all things run their course
and we are able to help one another in different ways,
1649.) for the time that we get to sit and talk and
share stories and powerful ways,
1650.) for the way in
which we share things that remind us of the past but keep us in the present,
1651.) for having Martha and my mother-in-law so
close by,
1652.) for the gift of
having a mother-in-law that includes me and loves me,
1653.) for the life and
love of Michael Freeze Senior and how much his legacy continues to live in his
own son, for the life of Michael’s aunts and her passing this year not being
unnoticed,
1654.) I for a living in
a neighborhood where I don’t have to worry about gunshots at night,
1655.) for living in a
neighborhood where we can walk after dark with less fear or a little fear,
1656.) for being able to
walk in a neighborhood where we can take the dog out and there are places that
are safe for him,
1657.) we’re having
landscaping that is beautiful,
1658.) for having our
yards in our trees and other things taken care of,
1659.) for having trees
and landscaping and beauty around us,
1660.) for having roofs
that don’t leak, we’re having rules that are solid during storms, for having
homes that are solid and stable, for having airtight homes that don’t let in
the bad weather either hot or cold,
1661.) for having doors
and windows that are stable and solid,
1662.) for having air condition when it’s hot, for
having heat when it’s warm or cold,
1663.) for being able to
afford our electricity,
1664.) for being able to
have electricity that is on a grid that is fairly stable,
1665.) for being able to
have high-speed Internet,
1666.) for being able to
pay for and keep that going,
1667.) for being able to have a washer and dryer in
our own home, being able to have appliances to continue to work,
1668.) for being able to have a stove that we can
cook on,
1669.) for being able to
have a refrigerator where we can keep food at works,
1670.) being able to
have a freezer where we can store food,
1671.) for being able to have food that can be stored
with it’s not invaded by rodents or bugs,
1672.) for being able to have bug care and rodent
care so that if we do have a problem it’s not going to be that invasive,
1673.) for being able to
have solid floors to stand on,
1674.) for being able to
have comfortable furniture to sit on,
1675.) for being able to
have space in which we can move around in,
1676.) for being able to
have trash service, for being able to have recycling,
1677.) for being able to have a little fenced in
backyard,
1678.) for being able to
have things that keep us in a quality of life that is really very comfortable,
1679.) for being able to
have good neighbors,
1680.) and being able to
have a quiet neighbors,
1681.) for not having to
be around neighbors that are invasive, for being able to be out of the fray of
drugs or other kinds of invasive activities,
1682.) for being close
to food,
1683.) or having
multiple and mini ways to access fresh vegetables,
1684.) for having
multiple and many ways to access different choices around food,
1685.) for having DoorDash
1686.) and other means
to deliver food to our home,
1687.) for having the
ability to afford those options during the pandemic,
1688.) for being able to
keep our food
1689.) and our food
supply lines open during the pandemic,
1690.) for being able to
have medicines delivered to our home,
1691.) for being able to
have delivery to our home be safe,
1692.) we’re having deliveries to our home be regular
and uninterrupted,
1693.) for being able to have medicines that we can
afford because we have insurance,
1694.) for being able to
have access to pharmacies nearby if we can’t get delivery,
1695.) for being able to have access to medicines
because we have access to healthcare,
1696.) for being able to have regular visits to
healthcare,
1697.) for being able to
have things in our home that we can access for own personal healthcare on a
regular basis,
1698.) for being able to
have a very comfortable bed to sleep in,
1699.) being able to
have sheets and blankets in which to sleep in,
1700.) being able to
have pillows to layer heads down on,
1701.) for being able to
have things that will keep us comfortable to wear,
1702.) to have multiple choices of things to wear,
1703.) to have multiple
choices of shoes that fit,
1704.) three able to
access clothing that we want to wear,
1705.) to be able to have multiple choices around
what we want to wear and access,
1706.) be able to have accessories that we can wear,
1707.) to have access to
accessories if we choose to use them,
1708.) to be able to
have cleaning supplies in our house to keep her home clean,
1709.) to be able to
keep her home clean and have help with that cleaning,
1710.) be able to have our physical health be such
that we can keep things clean,
1711.) For Cape
Fear Audi,
1712.) for Guierrmo and
all the good he does for keeping our cars working well,
1713.) for us both
having a car,
1714.) for us being able
to put gas in our cars,
1715.) for us to have cars that continue to help us
get from place to place,
1716.) for not having to
worry about whether or not we can get gas,
1717.) for having access
to fuel in different places,
1718.) for us not having
to worry about the maintenance on our cars,
1719.) for our ability
to keep our cars moving and not have to worry about them being stolen,
1720.) for us to be in a place where we can park our
cars,
1721.) for us having a
place to park our guests if we need to,
1722.) for us to be able
to transport other people in case of emergencies,
1723.) for us to be able
to get out of town with cars that are reliable,
1724.) for us to be able to go places in our cars out
of town that are reliable,
1725.) for us to have a
garage where we can store things,
1726.) for us to have
things that are stored and be away from weather or concern about weather,
1727.) for us not to
have to worry about the structural integrity of the place that we live,
1728.) for us to have things and which we can
entertain ourselves with,
1729.) for us to have things that we can enjoy
creating and making crafts with us,
1730.) for us and never
taking for granted that we have things in which we can enrich our lives,
1731.) for all of our
books, for the books to continue to make our lives better,
1732.) for being
surrounded by memories, for being able to hold onto some things that make us
remember the past and keep us full of good things that are part of what keeps
us aware of where we come from,
1733.) for not living in
the past,
1734.) for letting go of some things that have kept
us weighted down in the past,
1735.) for truly having
things in our home that’s about us and not about the past,
1736.) for not being so
secured with things in the past that we’re not enjoying our present,
1737.) for letting go of
clutter and letting other people enjoy things that we don’t necessarily need or
use,
1738.) for having space
in our home dedicated specifically for meditation and prayer,
1739.) for having space
in our home that we can gather and just enjoy watching television or playing a
game,
1740.) for having
dedicated space just to be quiet and enjoy each other‘s company and company of
others with no electronics, to have a bass that we can actually bass,
1741.) for having indoor plumbing, for having a
showers that we can refresh ourselves whenever we need,
1742.) we’re having hot
and cold running water that is easy to get to,
1743.) for having
bottled water and other types of water that we can use that’s healthy for us,
1744.) we’re having
plenty of food and never having to worry about food at the moment,
1745.) for being able to
share food with others whenever we need to,
1746.) for keeping a supply of food in case we are
needing to share with others,
1747.) for being able to
have healthy food in our home that can keep us healthy,
1748.) we’re having
storage space and a kitchen that we can keep things in so that we can create
different things and ideas,
1749.) we’re having cups
and plates to eat on,
1750.) we’re having
forks and knives to eat with,
1751.) we’re having
classes and things that we can drink from,
1752.) for all the
things that we have in our home that makes it our home,
1753.) specifically for
the art that we have in our house that keeps us focused on things that are
creative and good,
1754.) for all the
portraits of family members that we have at the top of the stairs that keep us
connected to the people from our past,
1755.) for all the photos that have been taken that
we have that we have been able to electronically get in capture,
1756.) from all the
gifts people have given us that we value,
1757.) for all the visits of the Cardinals to come
and enjoy the food in the backyard,
1758.) for all the luck
that the Cardinals bring us every time they come into our yard,
1759.) The legacy of
Mrs. Hearne and all of her beautiful cakes,
1760.) forever grateful
for the wedding cake that she made for us and that being a beautiful part of
our memory,
1761.) my friend ashley
miller
1762.) the visit from my cousin Jane and her husband
coming down this year.
1763.) The life and
beauty of my aunt Nell,
1764.) The life of my
aunt peggy
1765.) My little cousin
brooke getting married
1766.) My youngest niece
having a second baby
1767.) My oldest neice’s
sons growing into such great young men
1768.) The amazing picks
of my youngest great neice
1769.) being made a
pallbearer at aunt Nell‘s funeral being one of the greatest honors of my life,
1770.) having time with Jane and sharing special
moments together,
1771.) being named in my
aunts well so unexpectedly for such a special tribute and gift,
1772.) remembering that
those kinds of special memories or thoughts being so unexpected or just
beautiful moments of joy not in the material gift but in the thought,
1773.) encore magazine,
encore honors and just how special all that is,
1774.) the beauty and connection of peoples thoughts
sometimes when I just don’t even realize what’s going on,
1775.) feeling connected
in ways that I don’t always appreciate or understand,
1776.) the volunteers in
the garden,
1777.) plants showing up
in our garden with such beauty and veracity,
1778.) the ivy growing in such abundance,
1779.) my bird baths for
my birthday so long ago hiding as the summer goes along with all the gross
1780.) , the lavender
growing in abundance,
1781.) the Chia growing
6 foot tall with purple flowers,
1782.) the lion sculptures,
1783.) the David
Standing Watch over at all,
1784.) the wind mask mother bought us keeping watch
over the fence,
1785.) the purple quartz
sparkling, making shell art for the backyard,
1786.) the distant sound of the traffic from the
backyard,
1787.) everything feeling so far away and remote in
the backyard,
1788.) having some
peace, having a place we can come to,
1789.) having plants
that Sheri left us,
1790.) having a memory
of a neighbor like Sherry,
1791.) having a
connection to a good neighbor like Meredith before her,
1792.) having lived in the same place for over 21
years for the very first time in my entire life,
1793.) enjoying the fact
that travel just doesn’t mean as much as staying put because I just love it
here,
1794.) Watching Jack’s
days in the sunshine in the backyard on the fake grass,
1795.) having a little spot for him in the back,
1796.) my kayak, having
our bikes,
1797.) The planters out
front that hold the trees at the front door,
1798.) The desiderata
next to my bed, the angel on my lamp,
1799.) the special gift
from Jennifer Rigby,
1800.) the breakout pic
of mother,
1801.) the path to the
farm,
1802.) the pic of the
hill,
1803.) silver lake, the signed books,
1804.) the resources of
good,
1805.) the fan running all the time,
1806.) the sound of the fan,
1807.) all the blue crystal,
1808.) the first piece
from michael,
1809.) the sun Catcher from carol Buckley,
1810.) turmeric ginger tea,
1811.) kind cultures cheeses,
1812.) having
alternatives to dairy,
1813.) Tidal Creek,
1814.) all the car title creek puts into taking care
of all of us,
1815.) the access to a
place like Tidal Creek,
1816.) staff and board
at Tuttle Creek,
1817.) the new way in
which we can access the farmers market at Tidal Creek,
1818.) all of the producers that come out for the
regular vending at Tidal Creek,
1819.) the vegan sushi at Tidal Creek,
1820.) the hot bar at
Tidal Creek, having access to places like Trader Joe’s,
1821.) having access to
places like Whole Foods,
1822.) having access to
plant-based foods at other sources of grocery,
1823.) having
plant-based and vegan options at restaurants,
1824.) having places like panacea,
1825.) having sea level
reopened and so incredible,
1826.) Kale Me Krazy,
1827.) the delicious and
very tempting Cinnaholic,
1828.) the amazing
options for opportunities to keep healthy in a very difficult climate, having
work folks get it with regards to alternatives,
1829.) getting back on track for these things, being
able to have Thanksgiving as a family where we can all eat what we want to eat
and no one worries about it,
1830.) doing
Thanksgiving our way, not feeling like Thanksgiving Hass to be like it wise but
we can do it the way we want to,
1831.) the fisherman statue from Woody, saying would
you be so happy in his life now,
1832.) seeing friends in
general be happy,
1833.) being happy for
the success of others,
1834.) being able to create some opportunity for
others to grow,
1835.) seeing an
opportunity for that success,
1836.) Montieth
Construction,
1837.) saying businesses put their abundance into
good use in the community,
1838.) seeing women’s in the Wilma leadership
program,
1839.) seeing the
features around women that I admire and Wilma,
1840.) watching David get into rotary district leader
ship,
1841.) seeing the rotary district get very involved
diversity equity and inclusion,
1842.) see others
involved in that work and take it seriously,
1843.) watching the rate resilience task force take
on an opportunity on Facebook with the clear website,
1844.) or the historical
nature of the tours that are now being time to historically black and under
represented communities in our community,
1845.) for the
African-American commission at the New Hanover County,
1846.) for the women’s commission of New Hanover
County,
1847.) Linda’s front
porch pulpit
1848.) Pearce house
1849.) The work and life
of linda pearce
1850.) for the community
advisory group for all the commissions that have taken on opportunities to give
voice to more inclusion but also more opportunity to show and feature not only
history but present activity for all persons in the community,
1851.) for watching
Chris Montero leave UNCW and start his own party supply company,
1852.) for all of the
New Hanover County library‘s,
1853.) for the pine
valley branch and the focus on maker spaces,
1854.) for the downtown
library and continuing to offer services in a building that is not equipped in
the way that it needs to be,
1855.) for the Northeast
branch and all the services they provide so many people every day,
1856.) for the Carolina
Beach branch and how they’re able to make a difference in the community around
them,
1857.) for the federal point fire station and how
they are able to keep a secondary station for 911 going in any occasion where
the main facility has to go down,
1858.) for all the ways things keep growing when
things get difficult.,
1859.) For the new fire
station on 421,
1860.) for Collins and Collins being there for my
family,
1861.) for the Laymon
group being there for my family,
1862.) for New Hanover
Regional Medical Center being there for my family,
1863.) for Cape Fear
Audi being there for my family,
1864.) for Chris Blake
and our home management being there for my family,
1865.) for people who do
business and understand that it’s about people and not about just money,for
1866.) Wells insurance
being there
1867.) For my family,
for Michelle clark and her team, for tim Milam, for
1868.) Cindy McNeil
Bringing me joy with her efforts at UNC hospitals,
1869.) for the love of
seeing Erin thrive,
1870.) For the amazing
Heather Wilson,
1871.) for the beauty of Heathers yoga and
meditations online,
1872.) for the ongoing
work to connect arch and what gets us through,
1873.) for the beauty of
attaching spaces that create how to make us better as an entire community,
1874.) For the gift of
the love of multiple pieces of music that mother gave me,
1875.) for the variety of music that still fills my heart
that Harold helped me with,
1876.) for the love of
Southern Gospel Johnny Cash and Elvis that daddy gave me,
1877.) for the true gift of being able to sing a
little from Bobby and Marshall,
1878.) for the
attachment to my own family on both sides to being able to use our voices to
celebrate and praise from the Austin‘s to the Dean’s and all the way through,
1879.) for the voices of
people like Shirley Caesar,
1880.) for the uplifting
and continuing of mass choirs that kept me going every day,
1881.) for Lou Rawls at Christmas,
1882.) for Michael always
having something interesting and new for me to listen to,
1883.) for us to have
things playing for the house when we’re not here to make sure there’s music in
the air,
1884.) for the playlist that I have on my phone from
the kids when I announce it to miracle league
1885.) and the music
they share with me,
1886.) for all of the sounds and vibrations that help
me reset my own nervous system,
1887.) for being known in the office for being able
to bust out into a song
1888.) and make
everybody smile call,
1889.) for being able to
connect with others and share that love of music,
1890.) for being able to
use a song to regroup people during facilitation‘s
1891.) and have them
sing along, for seeing how music can really translate into a whole different
vibe whenever we’re gather together,
1892.) for the amazing
artists in our community who literally transformed the world around us,
1893.) for those artists who have been able to
survive during the pandemic
1894.) and keep us alive
over zoom,
1895.) for the ways in
which we can continue connect with those artists and keep supporting them,
1896.) for the beautiful work that Nya does with
future singers,
1897.) for the way that
she continues to inspire me with her garden,
1898.) for being able to
play Christmas music 24 seven on WGN I,
1899.) for being able to have a clock that turns on
Christmas music as soon as we are willing to do so,
1900.) for being able to
have an electronic device that we can tell to turn on any music we want anytime
any day,
1901.) we’re living in
the age of the Jetsons that I dreamed of when I was a kid,
1902.) for being able to operate in a world where I
literally can voice command pretty much anything around me,
1903.) for all the
technological advances that have helped to make our world so much better
1904.) and so much easier in so many ways,
1905.) for Instagram
accounts,
1906.) for TickTock, for email, f
1907.) or MS teams, for
Facebook,
1908.) all the ways that
we can connect and stay connected in so many ways,
1909.) for learning how to stay connected
1910.) and then learning
how to disconnect from all that connection lol,
1911.) for the way in which we’ve been able to use
those connections to uplift each other,
1912.) for a post I just
got recently that was very healing,
1913.) for the way in
which what we put out into that world can be very healing and we don’t even
realize it,
1914.) for being able to
create things and put things out in the world just for that intentional purpose
to be healing and loving,
1915.) for the
understanding that the vibrations we put in the world do you have an effect and
do make a difference,
1916.) for knowing that thanks and prayers really do
make a difference,
1917.) for understanding that our intentions and
thoughts and put into action can really create a significant change,
1918.) for creating
opportunities around me with the change in my thoughts and then the movement of
my own steps,
1919.) for all the ways
in which using whatever platform or means using positive energy can make a
difference
1920.) Coastal Horizons,
1921.) Coastal Horizons
having the What clinics in the schools,
1922.) The continued
leader ship of Margaret Weller Stargell,
1923.) all of the
programs that continue to help heal so many people across the region for
substance use disorder as well as mental health issues,
1924.) the amazing youth
shelter, the rape crisis center,
1925.) the individuals
who continue to serve those in the greatest of need when it comes to the worst
circumstances around these issues, all of the advocates that help to see who is
actually at greatest of need,
1926.) the resources
that are on the ground level across almost the entire half of the state when it
comes to making sure that the services are available to help people reconcile
and be rehabilitated in their lives,
1927.) to be able to
provide services and ongoing care and very distinctly difficult Arenas,
1928.) being able to
provide methadone and be able to provide those services for people with opioid
addictions,
1929.) to continue to work on the stigma and relate
to folks who can not see that human beings are in need of being able to create
a difference and navigate those very difficult challenges,
1930.) the overwhelming
emphasis that goes into being able to do mobile crisis,
1931.) the ability to do intervention at the worst of
times for people in such extraordinary circumstances,
1932.) the understanding
that we are only at the tip of the iceberg with regards to stress and PTSD from
the pandemic and there are those that are already taken care of looking at what
we’re going to do,
1933.) being a part of a
group that is looking at how we’re going to mitigate some of that,
1934.) being a part of a
world of people who continue to find ways to navigate and make a difference in
the communities around us,
1935.) finding peace in
the midst of the storm,
1936.) finding comfort
and grace,
1937.) learning more
about what is in my ability to be able to make a difference, being able to find
a way through and some very dark and hard feelings,
1938.) moving away from
the needs of feeling included or excluded,
1939.) looking for more ways to feel like I can
contribute without overwhelming or overdoing,
1940.) moving away from
overcommitting and trying to commit to those things that I can really bring
something to,
1941.) finding grace and forgiveness,
1942.) finding grace in
letting go,
1943.) finding community
in people who share a similar path forward,
1944.) finding grace in
diversity equity and inclusion with people who practice it both in their
personal and their professional life,
1945.) finding grace
with people who live their values no matter whether it affects their ability to
make money or not,
1946.) finding grace in places where there is nothing
to be gained in terms of something material,
1947.) finding grace in
places where there’s nothing to be gained in terms of something that will
satisfy an urge,
1948.) finding grace in
places where there’s just presence of peace, finding grace in every moment
where there’s a connection to something good, seeing some of the fruits of our
labor become more apparent,
1949.) being able to except what I can’t control when
it is not bearing fruit,
1950.) loving the opportunity to continue to be
present and not worrying as much about what’s coming next,
1951.) receiving good
news and embracing it and saying thank you without looking for what’s next,
1952.) finding more
opportunity to really receive gifts, finding more opportunity to not have to
always feel like I’m doing something, enjoying being at rest,
1953.) enjoying being
still,
1954.) trying still to
look for ways to get back to some of the physical activity so that I can feel
engaged in that way but OK with where I’m at, grateful for the ability to share
in this world one day at a time,
1955.) grateful for the way I express my
frustrations, grateful for the way that I send my vibrations out,
1956.) grateful for
those that can share things differently and I can celebrate or acknowledge
wisdom,
1957.) grateful that I
share community with people I just agree with but can still find a sense of
belonging with,
1958.) grateful that I
can let go of people who are toxic or who have issues that clearly we cannot
reconcile with,
1959.) grateful for my ability to be OK with sending
love even when it’s not received,
1960.) The smell of
fresh coffee,
1961.) the taste of that 1st cup of coffee in the
morning,
1962.) the smell of cinnamon,
1963.) the feel of the breeze from the constant flow
of the fan in the house,
1964.) the rich smell of honeysuckle in the
neighborhood,
1965.) the intense
sensation in my own body when I research and can make a shift to feelings that
are positive or neutral,
1966.) the ability to
track in and since the shift from negative or uncomfortable feelings and
sensations to those that are positive or neutral, the enormous change in my
ability to track my sensations and make those shifts,
1967.) the work with other people and seeing the
shift in them were able to track and be able to make those changes with some of
the skills were learning,
1968.) the change in my
overall response and ability to do work because of my ability to track and be
able to sense and make those shifts,
1969.) my most favorite of all the skills to be able
to resource and to use resourcing to get me back on track and keep me moving
forward when I’m under the most stress,
1970.) the emotional intelligence that I’m gaining as
I get older that helps me to regulate with my disability that I’ve had since
I’m 18 and how much better I’m living today than I’ve ever lived in my entire
life,
1971.) how joyous it is to be able to sense in and
actually use my body as a way to create a difference for my own well-being, for
the gifts of Charles Watts
1972.) and his enormous ability to help me to manage
my physical state,
1973.) for the friendship of Charles Watts and his
ability to translate what he does in his therapy for me,
1974.) for the ongoing
commitment this year for being proud of myself of going to therapy first with
seth Boynton and showing up for myself,
1975.) for watching my
own therapist break out into his own business and have the celebration of his
own business,
1976.) for the
celebration of Holly Konrady and her ability to have that business in her own
business, the celebration of my dietitian and seeing her break out into her own
business and seeing Rachelle Thrive,
1977.) the celebration of watching people use their
talents and create good for others and be able to get back and get back for
them on good that they’re doing for others,
1978.) for watching people thrive in the midst of the
storm and be able to demonstrate that the good they’re getting giving out comes
back to them I know that that’s a beacon that can be shined for others to
follow,
1979.) for being able to
use what I’ve been through and what I know to be able to share with others,
1980.) for others
sharing their stories with me and being able to use those stories without the
names
1981.) so that I can
inspire and create opportunity for others,
1982.) for the witness of the things that I’m allowed
to see so that I can be informed and create opportunity around me,
1983.) for the understanding that what I am allowed
to see helps me to make better judgments and better opportunities for things as
I move forward,
1984.) for being able to
hold my values and be able to make decisions while holding those values,
1985.) for being able to
be OK with my values and not worrying about them breaking up my relationships
with other people,
1986.) being able to acknowledge my relationships and
being firm that those relationships are connected by God,
1987.) For the
leadership of Lorraine and Sweet and Savory and living wages
1988.) For the
leadership of seeing how to make all
things possible to help people thrive and be successful
1989.) For SAGE Wilmington
1990.) For the walks that
SAGE goes f
1991.) For the engagement
for LGTBQIA center for UNCW
1992.) for holding what I know feels good and is
connected with something greater than myself,
1993.) for knowing that I am mortal and I have a
limited time on her and more and more those connections are helping me make
decisions about what time and what energy I’m going to put in places,
1994.) for being trusted and listen to, for being
allowed to be heard and to share my ideas,
1995.) for being able to
be acknowledged,
1996.) for having fears and having those fears
delayed by being able to share them and connect,
1997.) for having an
internal source of being able to share those fears and be able to create
connection so that I can even self regulate,
1998.) for having self-regulation at 55 that I’ve
never had before,
1999.) four of the
amazing people at blue Asia and sorry for the loss of their restaurants
2000.) for the amazing
people who tried to make it during the pandemic and did not succeed
2001.) for those who
still tried to make it and no we keran love them gratefully
2002.) for those we
lossed from COVID and the lives that touched us so dearly
2003.) for the life of
Wayne ray
2004.) for the brave
battle that Wayne fought through COVID
2005.) for all of the
text messages that he and I shared during his battle
2006.) for all of the
love he and I shared in his lifetime
2007.) for his legacy
living on after his life through all of the good that lives in each of us that
he impacted
2008.) 4 the good that
Brenda Haggerty did in this world and gave us before she died of COVID
2009.) for the amazing
time that Brenda and I shared where she created good even though she wasn't
sure what I was saying was really what she wanted to do
2010.) for all the phone
calls that Brenda made to me where she forgave me for not being quick enough
LOL
2011.) for all of the
times that Brenda showed me that sometimes you just got to say what you need to
say and move on
2012.) for all of the
ways in which ray Wayne showed me to use what you have to make a difference in
the world around you
2013.) for the deep messages
that Wayne sent out about getting vaccinated and taking care of yourself and
how he used what he was going through to try again to help others
2014.) for the ways in
which Wayne used every second of his life to make sure that others lived well
2015.) for Wayne's
beautiful wife and all of those of his children and the world that they inherit
that was made better because of his presence
2016.) for coastal
cariers and then carrying on to continue to do good in the world
2017.) for the prayer
meeting that was held on the day that captain macalpine left this world
2018.) for being with
everyone at the Sheriff's Office out of the flagpole in a moment of prayer and
lifting up to take care and to be in braced around what is good
2019.) for the life of
captain macalpine and all that he created to create better for the world
2020.) for the career an
love of April McAlpine
2021.) and the good that
she brought to women infants and children and how their family served to make
the world better from both of them
2022.) for the
commissioner stopping the meeting so that we could recognize April when she got
to the meeting and making sure she got her recognition as she so richly
deserved
2023.) for the beautiful
way in which unit 8 was retired and immortalized so that captain macalpine will
always be a part of the Sheriff's Office at New Hanover County
2024.) for the way in
which we lift up all of those who passed in New Hanover County from such a
horrible disease
2025.) for all who
survived and continue to thrive having gotten through the pandemic
2026.) for all who
served to make sure that care was given to all those that were getting through
the pandemic and creating a better way forward for each of them
2027.) for the health
care heroes that really did make it possible for all of us to continue to
thrive and get through
2028.) for all of the
health care workers who continue to help us get through even today
2029.) for the clinic at
New Hanover County who continued to make it possible for us to get care as
employees
2030.) for the testing
sites so that we can continue to make it safe for people as we move forward and
look at seasons that are gonna bring back issues for people
2031.) for the decision
makers and all of the things that had to go into keeping us safe and making those
decisions
2032.) for everyone who
was making an is still making decisions to help create opportunities for people
to stay whole and safe during all of these uncertain times
2033.) for those
businesses and those places that are still taking time to take care of people
so that they can continue to be whole and continue moving forward
2034.) For the sunrise
2035.) for the sunse
2036.) t for the
possibility of seeing beautiful clouds on most days here in New Hanover County
2037.) for being present
in those times when I'm able to actually see those times for being able to take
pictures
2038.) and share them with others of those clouds for
having awareness about the space that I'm in
2039.) and being able to
capture those moments and share them with others
2040.) for the reactions that people give me to those
reactions
2041.) for the love that people continue to share
2042.) and be able to open up to in those particular
moments
2043.) for all the ways in which we connect over the
simplest of things
2044.) for the way in which we're able to drive oureach
other instead of away from each other
2045.) For the penguin
2046.) For beau gunn
2047.) For having a park
on the river
2048.) For the services
of Ray Dennis
2049.) For the love of Cindy
W
2050.) For the love of
Penny
2051.) For the message from
Penny to come home
2052.) For the home to
go to
2053.) For the place that
is always home
2054.) For knowing that
I am never every alone
2055.) Knowing the difference
between lonely and alone
2056.) Knowing self care
2057.) Doing more self
care
2058.) Insight timer
2059.) Using meditaion apps
2060.) Using skills to
help me stay focused
2061.) Being with my
cardinal today and watching him feed
2062.) Sharing some joy
on tik tok
2063.) Being able to
wide down with tik tok
2064.) Mrs. Brown’s Boys
2065.) Poirot
2066.) Brooklyn 99
2067.) Will and Grace
2068.) Will and Grace
Reboot
2069.) All things RuPaul
2070.) World of Wonder
2071.) The world of drag
races all over the world
2072.) Any and all British
baking shows
2073.) All steven saylor
books
2074.) Resma Menakem
2075.) Being able to
watch of read what I want when I want
2076.) Connecting with
the works of Brene Brown to move through
2077.) Adam Grant Writings
2078.) Thich nhat hanh
2079.) Parallax printing
2080.) No mud no lotus
2081.) Having escapist movies
and shows
2082.) Turning off the
screen and just sitting
2083.) Being able to laugh
2084.) Amy Sedaris
2085.) Living for amanda
mander 😊 having a beautiful
child
2086.) Loving seeing Joanna
still prospering even if not in person
2087.) Ed and Tony at 25
2088.) David and Randy
at 25
2089.) Johnnie and Xris
coming up on 25
2090.) Johnnie creating
such love and good with his amazing parents
2091.) David and Randy
having the home they love
2092.) Christie and Kathy
and all the good with Alex
2093.) Seeing alex thriving
and remembering the thanksgiving so many years ago when he came home to be a
part of all their and our lives
2094.) Craig and James
having a son
2095.) The amazing decorations
on their home
2096.) The beauty of their
families
2097.) Living vicariously
through all their concerts and love of music
2098.) Sam and Talen and
all their outdoor adventures (I will be well enough to go)
2099.) Seeing sam love
his math 😊
2100.) Having James come
and visit
2101.) Jame’s house
finally getting back in some kind of order 😊
2102.) Squash flowers
2103.) The life of
Michael Stanley
2104.) The Michael Stanley
Blood Drive
2105.) All the companies
coming out and breaking records to give blood
2106.) the NHC PFFA
2107.) Juneteenth become
a national holiday
2108.) Juneteenth becoming
a county holiday
2109.) The salads at
chopt helping keep us with food
2110.) Burriotos at islands
2111.) Hunts tree service
2112.) Barnette’s yard
service
2113.) Walicki’s gutters
2114.) Seeing people who
were struggling make it to the other side
2115.) Being a reousrce
2116.) Having resources
2117.) The Stanley rheder
preserve behind alderman
2118.) Finding the Blumenthal
reserve after all these years
2119.) Finding pitcher
plants in blumenthal
2120.) Finding all sort
sof varieties of plants and flowers I had never seen before this summer
2121.) Being able to park
at the hearne’s when I needed to
2122.) Being able to
park at holly’s if I needed to
2123.) Being able to access
the beach when I needed it
2124.) Being able to get
to a beach or a forest or some place to find peace
2125.) Being able, when
I could not get places to have some of it in my own yard
2126.) To be able to
share what I found with others
2127.) To create that
sharing in ways that could keep me connected
2128.) To get to the
harborway garden
2129.) To have fresh
herbs
2130.) To have access to
a gym for a short period of time
2131.) To let go of my gym
when the acted unsafely and against proper business health and safety
2132.) To feel good
about not standing down when I saw a business acting outside the interest of myself
and others
2133.) That I have become
the man I am
2134.) That I have
values
2135.) That I care
enough to give a damn
2136.) That I do give a
damn
2137.) That I will go to
hell with someone who wants help and know I have to let go if they don’t want
help
2138.) That I can focus up
and focus in other using my resources for those who want to do good for others
without hate or cutting off completely those who don’t
2139.) That nothing have
to be an either or
2140.) That nothing has
to be to the exclusion of
2141.) That decisions
and choice points are just those
2142.) That there is
always an opportunity for change because I grew and changes why cannot others
2143.) That I don’t have
to engage while waiting for change, but I don’t have to shut down
2144.) That I care
deeply about serving others
2145.) That good is what
counts
2146.) That I am so deeply amazed to be alive
2147.) That each moment
is a gift
2148.) That each day is
a gift
2149.) That sometimes each
hours is gift
2150.) That each exchange
of good is a gift
2151.) That what I get,
have, and can use is a gift
2152.) That my talents
are available to use.
2153.) A creative touch,
2154.) the customer
service at creative touch,
2155.) the cards and
notices from creative touch,
2156.) the care from the
queen,
2157.) value from a company that does business with
me and us,
2158.) seeing. Michael with his mother,
2159.) praying together
before our meal,
2160.) listening to be
prayed for
2161.) receiving love
2162.) so amazed at being
loved so deeply
2163.) the love In our
house, Jax putting his nose in our laps with such expectation, being able to
cook for those I love,
2164.) being able to sit
back and just enjoy once all is done, sharing time together, meeting Jodi in
the parking lot and crying from finally connecting,
2165.) Cousin Brandon
coming down with his beautiful daughter to visit me for a day,
2166.) spending time
with both of them and seeing how beautiful she has grown,
2167.) seeing what an
amazing father he is,
2168.) see you cousin
Brandon and Janie thriving in their own way,
2169.) the blessing of seeing my cousin Blair be able
to retire so early and for them to be able to travel and live well,
2170.) to see Ashley enjoying all of her horses, to
stay connected with family even when we’re not able to be with each other in
person,
2171.) to have Joshua be
able to bring such joy into each day over the Internet,
2172.) to have Susan be so connected and keep me
connected with my father,
2173.) to have elaine
bring me such pride in relations to use in love,
2174.) to be able to see so many of the ways in which
life came to me show up to all of these folks,
2175.) to have Tim living so close by down at the
beach,,
2176.) to be a part of any celebrations even when
we’re not able to be in the same place to gather,
2177.) , to be able to
house experiences of history living inside of me that I can put together with ways
to share Forward,
2178.) to allow the past
to be the past to inform the best of what can create who I am and what can me
how I serve the future,
2179.) to continue to be
involved with how to connect and bridge the way that we can break curses but
use that information to build prosperity,
2180.) to be able to continue to see the way that
Nate continues to prosper in the world, to see the way JP is doing and thriving
overseas,
2181.) to see the amazing job in teaching and all of
the grace that is coming from peters continued success,
2182.) to see you love and grace coming to so many of
the youth that I’ve had the fortunate opportunity to be a part of in the world,
2183.) to see Ashley
still thriving and making such a significant difference in the world
2184.) to see Sarah and
how that child of theirs is doing such an incredible growth and journey of
their own,
2185.) to see Andrew becoming such a handsome person
and be such a genuinely honest and grateful human being continued,
2186.) to see the continued wellness and cancer free
life that is so in powerful,
2187.) to be able to be a part of so many journeys
with marriages that I still get to see prosper around us,
2188.) to see Sarah
reaching out and continuing to grow and her son being almost as tall as I am
now, to be able to be a part of their lives.,
2189.) To see Barth and Russell continue to be
leaders in the world around them, to see all of the youth that came to the
honors college just really making huge difference in the world,
2190.) the honors
college if UNCW still prospering and doing so much good, all of the experiences
that brought about so many good people without college still making things
happen,
2191.) for Dr. egg and all the goodness she brings
into the world,
2192.) for her children prospering, for all the
beauty that goes in to people who build better worlds around them with health
and wellness,
2193.) for no wasted
time, for no regrets of the past, for not shutting any doors on it,
2194.) for being able to
celebrate each day and look towards those days with her heart full of
gratitude,
2195.) and for looking
forward to one day at a time the possibility of next year being able to come to
2300 ways in which I can be grateful,
2196.) for knowing that
when I finish this list tonight I’m going to certainly not have included
someone something or something else that needed to be included,
2197.) for knowing that this list will never be
complete,
2198.) for knowing that
there is so much abundance in the world around me and end me and through me and
all throughout the life that I get to and have it no less will ever be able to
capture it,
2199.) but I hope and
with gratitude offer this as an opportunity to share with others to really
demonstrate that no matter what is going on in the world we can find ways to
come forward and acknowledge and see things that truly do lift us through and
in extraordinary times and circumstances that give us a wider view and a bigger
vision, and that we can connect and end this be a part of what really can help
us get through,
2200.) and be grateful that I’m just able to share
this with everyone
