Annual Thanksgiving Tradition:
23 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
2.
All the love and sustaining force I receive on a daily basis
3.
The forgiveness and grace I am given and receive
4.
The sustaining nurture
5.
The place of wholeness that I have come to know
6.
The internal voice I hear so clearly
7.
My love and connection in my marriage
8.
For the gift of having someone to walk side by side with
9.
For 33 years one day at a time
10. For
all those days with a reprieve
11. 12,
293 days
12. 295,
005 hours and counting
13. 403
months and counting
14. All
those new days of possible
15. All
those nights of review
16. All
those connections to good
17. All
those moments of creation
18. All
those opportunities to make something happen
19. All
those moments of peace
20. Of
silence
21. Of
laughter
22. Of
feeling
23. Of
sensations
24. Of
better
25. Of
comfort
26. Of
comforting
27. Of
hearing
28. Of
listening
29. Of
sharing
30. Of
caring
31. Of
being with
32. Of
being
33. Of
knowing
34. Wondering
35. Still
being in awe of so much
36. For
the love and life of a parent in my step dad
37. Family
of blood
38. Family
of choice
39. Seeing
more
40. And
be connected to my mortality in a new way
41. For
going into our 27th year together
42. Doctor
roc mccarthy
43. Going
back after 9 months for a clean scan
44. Being
cancer free after 2 surgeries and two different sets of treatments
45. Having
the most wonderful nurse in the world “cover” me before the treatment
46. Advanced
Urology
47. All
the care and prayer in my cancer journey
48. Looking
up at the camera and not seeing any issues
49. The
pressure on my arm from the loving nurse
50. The
prayer and connections from her
51. The
overwhelming love and care from the post after the event
52. Going
back for care and remaining optimistic
53. Seth
Boynton therapy
54. Going
to therapy
55. Sticking
to therapy
56. Not
bailing on therapy
57. Finding
way to hear not what I want but what I need
58. Having
amazing support and care
59. Having
an amazing mentor/friend/and someone I can depend with Judd
60. Having
someone who calls when I get down a rabbit hole
61. Having
someone who I look t o and for also
62. Being
a work husband
63. Having
work wives?
64. All
the trips around the building
65. “bo
therapy”
66. Being
considered reliable
67. Being
relied upon
68. Being
able to rely on others
69. Being
fallible
70. Being
imperfect and not being defeatist
71. having
a home
72. owning
our home
73. owning
a home before they got so expensive
74. owning
a home we can afford
75. owning
a home that is right sized for us
76. being
in our home for over 22 years
77. Having
a place to be with Michael and Jax
78. a
roof that does not leak
79. walls
that keep in the warmth
80. walls
that are solid
81. a
stove that works
82. having
and oven that works
83. having
a refrigerator that keeps our food and is dependable
84. having
appliance to help us with our cooking
85. having
pots and pans
86. having
utensils to eat with
87. having
plates and bowls to eat from
88. having
food in our home
89. having
access to health food so close to our home
90. having
access to deliver of food to our home
91. having
access to so many options to food to near our home
92. having
windows that open and close
93. having
so much light in our home
94. having
a sky light to look through
95. having
a little garden out back
96. having
a privacy fence
97. having
security in our home
98. having
security in our neighborhood
99. not
having to hear gun shot and violence nightly in our home
100.
feeling relatively safe after dark in our neighborhood
101.
knowing our neighbors
102.
having numbers to call of our neighbors in times of need
103.
having an HOA
104.
Community Solutions Southeast
105.
the management of Chris Blake
106.
our landscapers who work so hard every week
107.
having an office in our home
108.
having equipment to make telework successful
109.
having our new library
110.
all the books in our home
111.
our furnishings in our home
112.
having a bed that leaves us renourished after sleeping
113.
having hot and cold running water
114.
having a dryer in our house
115.
having a dishwasher in our home
116.
having wifi in our house
117.
having a strong signal in our home
118.
having tv’s to watch
119.
for being able to share time in spaces that are comfortable
together
120.
for having a space to share meals
121.
for having art that we can enjoy
122.
for having places to store and keep things
123.
having space to keep things for our own enjoyment
124.
having streets that are maintained and accessible
125.
having places to park our cars
126.
having a front door that feel safe
127.
our floors that are solid
128.
our door jambs that are not invaded by air coming through
129.
having a pest service on the regular
130.
having lighting throughout to be able to read, study and live
131.
having music in the house
132.
having neighbors who respect boundaries
133.
the backyard and our birds!
134.
The cardinals feeding one another
135.
Our swinging chair from Harold
136.
Watching all the plantings grow
137.
Our rose bushes
138.
Mother’s crepe myrtle from Raleigh flourishing
139.
Having plants from others in our yard
140.
Our elephant ears from Mrs. Freeze
141.
The safe and lavender
142.
The eye is on the sparrow sculpture form Mrs. Freeze
143.
The rocks from places we have visited
144.
The rose bushes
145.
My birdbath Michael bought me
146.
The poda carpus from mom and Harold
147.
The lion from Mr. Freeze
148.
The butterfly from leanne
149.
The door mat form Ashley
150.
The fused glass from Lisa Francolini
151.
Time our back to just listen to the birds
152.
The silence at night in the house
153.
The smell in the house of scented candles
154.
The fresh smell in the house after Tiffeny leaves.
155.
Tiffeny and her amazing help.
156.
My chair. (yes, I have a chair! LOL)
157.
Turning down our street and seeing the trees
158.
Our crepe myrtle in the front
159.
Being able to walk in the community with Michael and Jax
160.
Our retention ponds and wildlife
161.
Having sidewalks in our neighborhood
162.
The planters at the front door with life welcoming us home
163.
The stair case
164.
The landing with all the family portraits
165.
Watching jax navigate those stairs
166.
The greeting at the front doors with the changing flowers
167.
Amber Dale Pumpkin patch
168.
The best mums
169.
Talking to the flowers at the front
170.
Saying thank you to the flowers for making it more beautiful
171.
Watering the flowers each day
172.
The beauty of having flowers at the front on the way in
173.
The feeling of connection to beauty at the front of the house
174.
The welcome of the “home” base mat
175.
The returning spider grass each year
176.
The spiritual meditation spot
177.
Michael having a space to work and thrive on his own
178.
MY bubbly bath tub!
179.
All my storage containers for food (for order!)
180.
Having a termite bond on the house
181.
Having insurance on our home
182.
Wells Insurance agency
183.
Little things that connect me to my past
184.
having most things in our home that are about us and our journey
and us and NOT from my past
185.
little photos of family and us that make me smile
186.
having forever the ashes for Circe and Valpone
187.
putting the ashes under the Christmas tree each each year
188.
the shells in the cabinet
189.
the space to make and create
190.
the space to work out
191.
the equipment to work out
192.
the non stop gratitude for all of this in our home not taking any
of it for granted
193.
the little pieces of Michael’s past that connect me to him before
I knew him
194.
the pieces of mother’s art
195.
the pieces of Harold’s Art.
196.
The pieces of Cousin David’s Art
197.
Our Christmas traditions that we built as a family
198.
All the nativities
199.
The gifts of nativities from friends on their travels
200.
The dearest of the nativities from Katherine
201.
The nativity from Grandmother lois
202.
The little knee hugging elf from mother form the 40s
203.
Our collection of angels we have been getting for our whole
marriage
204.
Our tree now which is 26 years of ornaments and memories
205.
The handmade ornaments from Mrs. Freeze
206.
The little santa from mother’s trip to Mexico in the 70’s
207.
The connection to some of the ornaments to Leanne and the girls
208.
Florals from mother
209.
The little things Mr. freeze made for us
210.
The little boxed Mr Freeze
211.
The memory tree I made with things from those who have passed
212.
Watching jax open his gifts each year
213.
Having thanksgiving dinner at our house now
214.
Having thanksgiving not be a remake of the past but a celebration
of now with good memories
215.
The texts from leanne and connection
216.
The texts and messages from cousins
217.
Having Harold and Martha with us
218.
The conversation and learning that always takes place
219.
The stillness in the neighborhood during holidays
220.
Our drive to the beach after dinner at thanksgiving
221.
The lights on Wrightsville beach being up on thanksgiving
222.
The neighbors having their lights up in the neighborhood on
thanksgiving
223.
The joy of lights in our own tree each year
224.
Having the chalk nativity from Grandmother lois
225.
Finding the new nativities each year
226.
The joy of the new expressions being found in the creches each
year
227.
Ted naos graphic nativities
228.
Finding the little balls from our first tree and putting them up
229.
Making a new craft each year for Christmas
230.
Taking time to create something for the holidays
231.
The uncw santa hat from mom
232.
The fiber optic tree for Michael
233.
Finding the little things for others
234.
Getting Christmas cards
235.
Sending Christmas cards
236.
Making the collages from the Christmas cards
237.
Moravian cookies
238.
The Moravian cookies from Winston salem
239.
Having a boil of cinnamon on the stove for the house
240.
Turning the corner and seeing the lights in our tree
241.
The wonderful family on the corner of clear run with the biggish
display each year
242.
Our paper nativities in the library
243.
Belkie and the reminder of the first Christmas together
244.
Being able to buy gifts
245.
Gifts being so different now and learning so much about the need
for them
246.
The joy of seeing a gift appreciated
247.
The joy of finding a gift
248.
The gift of being with one another
249.
Becca’s bounty
250.
The carousel center giving
251.
Last year being able to do the Christmas Parade as santa
252.
Being able to do santa for others
253.
Being chosen to do a card for people I care about
254.
Showing up for folks and listening to the needs and desires and
hopes
255.
Those bright eyes and wonder
256.
The connection to hope and wonder
257.
Finding another expression of the hope in a nativity
258.
Finding another little something to create and enjoy for the
holidays
259.
The ref
260.
Christmas with the Kranks
261.
A Christmas Carol
262.
Elf
263.
The grinch (cartoon!)
264.
Rudolf
265.
Christmas and holiday movies
266.
The Christmas clock making Michael smile
267.
102.7 playing in the car the whole season long
268.
The smell of the oranges with cloves
269.
Making clove oranges for the house
270.
Egg nog (and for this one, not vegan!...hey, it’s once a year!)
271.
Pecan pie
272.
The first nativity that mom and I got together so long ago for me
273.
Fresh oranges in bowls
274.
Walnuts in bowls
275.
Hard candy at the ready
276.
The sound of a fan running
277.
The feel of the comforter
278.
The first settle in in the bed at night
279.
My ability to run
280.
The feel of running in my lungs
281.
The moment in my run when there is that release and I am free to
keep going
282.
The self talk that is positive
283.
Hearing the talk that is negative and moving through it to good
284.
The music that moves me in my runs
285.
The woods behind our home
286.
Seeing the hawk along Bradley creek
287.
Turning off the music and hearing the hawk before I see it
288.
Seeing the little birds chase the big hawk 😊
289.
Hearing all the birds in the trees around
290.
Looking up in the trees,my cathedral
291.
The feel of the wind on my skin
292.
The feel of the earth under my feet
293.
The changes in the seasons as I run
294.
All the plant life in the neighborhood and woods
295.
Being stopped in my tracks by a new bloom or plant
296.
Taking and sharing pictures of blooms I see as I run
297.
Being able to look up and learn about the wildlife on an app and
share with others and learn
298.
Inaturist app
299.
Lillie Ann Heggins Scholarship Fund
300.
Better is possible
301.
Jax’s snoring
302.
Working at
home and sitting at Papa’s desk
303.
Being in the
room and sharing over zoom
304.
Working over
teams
305.
Loving
virtual meetings and connections
306.
Being able to
access information so quickly on one drive
307.
Having access
on my phone to all my work
308.
The speed of
technology
309.
The access to
so much to do more and create
310.
The ability
to reach out and connect to get things done
311.
The
fundraisers on Facebook
312.
All those who
give to fundraisers I put up
313.
Every dollar
every person gives to make things better
314.
my birthday
fundraiser for the heart association
315.
the efforts
to raise money that is so supported for Miracles in Motion
316.
the support
for the Hospital foundation to create better
317.
our rotary
miracles fundraisers and all the ways to support
318.
the impact of
the giving at rotary and the stories of that impact
319.
the ability
to give to other people’s fundraisers in different ways on Facebook
320.
sharing a
space to create that giving
321.
the ability
to turn the holidays into giving and meeting needs
322.
toys for tots
323.
the ability
to connect with those who need
324.
Giving
Tuesday
325.
My little
remembrance tree
326.
The space to
have some things to remember at Christmas folks who have passed I care for
327.
Having
granddaddy dean’s hunting one shot
328.
Having my
great granddaddy’s pocket knife
329.
Having my
daddy’s pocket knife
330.
The games in
this space
331.
Being
surrounded by good memories
332.
The little
pieces of history all around
333.
A cup of
something warm to drink at the end of the day
334.
The smile on
the neighbors as I leave the house
335.
The little
library we have out front
336.
Books being
dropped off to add to the library
337.
Books being
taken from the library
338.
The crafts of
Susan Henley making the library for us
339.
Those who
really pay attention to giving on that tuesday
340.
People who
start their emails with a hello or a greeting,
341.
people who in
their emails were saying goodbye,
342.
or some kind
of pleasantries,
343.
The navigation of love I receive
344.
The move to compassion that has been my constant goal
345.
The hope that moves me out of my darkness
346.
The light that is always guiding and giving in dark times
347.
The signs and the ways I see
348.
The spirits in the pictures I take
349.
Being a survivor of the pandemic
350.
Being a survivor of the AIDS crisis
351.
Connecting with the trauma of surviving pandemics
352.
Connecting with recovery of surviving pandemics
353.
The healing of recovery of pandemics
354.
Those who help others to heal and connect from the fear and threats
355.
Continued recognition of world aids day
356.
For the work to eradicate world aids
357.
For the work to eradicate polio
358.
For those who embrace work to bring clean water everywhere
359.
The Wilmington fire department
360.
The reduction in risk project
361.
Working with their pio
362.
The 125th anniversary
363.
Love
364.
Ability to love
365.
Ability to express love
366.
Ability to receive love
367.
Ability to receive a compliment
368.
Ability to give honest care and compliments
369.
Ability to hold love and want love as a means to connect with
others
370.
Not coveting love
371.
Valuing love
372.
Being honest with others
373.
Being honest with myself
374.
Having a voice that is mine
375.
Having a voice that comes from my own experience
376.
Being quiet when I have nothing to say
377.
Laughing at myself without a judgment but as care
378.
Not taking myself so seriously
379.
Being proven wrong
380.
Admitting when I am not on the right path
381.
Being able to be agile
382.
Being able to hear and respond
383.
That gentle hand hold that says all is ok
384.
Just a simple lean in
385.
A moment to breath
386.
Walking away
387.
Walking by without speaking when I feel the need to fix
388.
Not tending and befriending
389.
Not fawning
390.
Moving away form toxicity and toxic
391.
Letting others feel and not fixing
392.
Not looking to be fixed
393.
Not needing to be the only person who can do something
394.
Not needing to be needed all the time
395.
Feeling good about where I am
396.
The ability to see
397.
Being in the heart of God
398.
Not feeling alone even when lonely
399.
Knowing a presence always
400.
Being able to create and translate into something good
401.
Tapping into good with others
402.
Seeing good in others
403.
Being able to see clearer and discern without question
404.
For having
neighbors nearby I know are there
405.
people who
call just to check in and not wanting something,
406.
people who
ask rather than assume,
407.
those who
care enough to confirm rather than assume,
408.
genuine
compassion,
409.
genuine
concern,
410.
learning to
check my motives,
411.
continuous
learning
412.
being able to
learn
413.
being able to
comprehend
414.
being able to
process thoughts
415.
being able to
be compassionate
416.
being able to
feel and hear
417.
being able to
process complex ideas
418.
being able to
deep dive into information
419.
the work of
brene brown
420.
the work of resma
menakam
421.
the work of partrick
leonconi
422.
the adam
grant
423.
the work of
edgar shein
424.
who moved my
cheese
425.
the five
minute manager
426.
the resources
of the Harvard business review
427.
managing up
428.
the power of
habit
429.
the upside of
stress
430.
the work of dr.
Maslach
431.
understanding
the signs of burnout
432.
understanding
what grows and feeds burnout
433.
seeing
changes
434.
our
respectful workplace policy
435.
our workplace
protections policy
436.
keeping
vulnerable populaitons in the line of sight of everyone
437.
good to great
438.
good to great
for the public sector
439.
strength
finders
440.
emotional
intelligence
441.
understanding
my own q
442.
building
culture
443.
developing
higher levels of communications
444.
the five
dysfunctions of a team
445.
the anatomy
of peace
446.
having a
heart of peace
447.
seeing people
as people and not as obstacles
448.
creating a
culture of people and not as inventory
449.
fair labor
standards act
450.
Family and
Medical Leave act
451.
Having access
to leave that keeps me and all whole
452.
The fish
philosophy
453.
The polyvagal
theory
454.
The culture
code
455.
Aware by dan
seigel
456.
What happened
to you
457.
Undo it by
dean ornish
458.
Dean ornish
459.
Plant based
living
460.
Going into my
four years without meat
461.
Eating
nothing that has a mother
462.
Radior candor
463.
The book of
joy
464.
How to be an anti
racist
465.
The myth of
normal
466.
Micoragressions
in everyday life
467.
America’s
racial karma
468.
The nap
ministry
469.
The nap
bishop
470.
Rest as
Resistance, a manifesto
471.
Sheryl
Sandberg
472.
Option b
473.
Burnout at
work
474.
Living budha,
living christ
475.
Knowing
Buddhism as a practice
476.
Radical
remission
477.
Caste: the
origins of our discontents
478.
The wounded
healer
479.
The works of
Henri Houwen
480.
12 steps and
12 traditions app
481.
Dare to lead
482.
Atlas of the
heart
483.
The body
keeps the score
484.
Spiritual
defiance
485.
The works of
bertha todd
486.
Stephen
saylor’s writing
487.
Finally
having all of Stephen Saylors mysteries in hard cover
488.
The work of
leaders
489.
Visual
leaders
490.
Buddhist boot
camp
491.
Far from the
tree
492.
Crucial
conversations
493.
Crucial
accountability
494.
Visual teams
495.
Death by
meeting
496.
No mud no
lotus
497.
The happiness
project
498.
Boy erased
499.
Bird by bird
500.
The outward mindset
501.
The four
agreements
502.
All of tom
morris’ works
503.
The five
languages of appreciation at work
504.
Good
strategy/bad strategy
505.
You don’t
sweat much for a fat girl
506.
The search
committee
507.
Blinklist
508.
Blossom
509.
My group app
510.
Mygroup
access to legal services
511.
Legal shield
512.
ID shield for
my credit and dark web monitoring
513.
Emeritus
514.
Podbean
515.
Audible
516.
Michael’s joy
at using my unused credits on audible
517.
My fitness
pal
518.
Map my run
(cause If I don’t post it did not happen)
519.
Map my bike
520.
Linkedin
education
521.
Linkenin and
seeing the promotions and success of others
522.
Pay apps and
being able to send money to folks to easily
523.
Pay apps and
actually being able to get some money
524.
My harbor
island gc ornaments
525.
Making dried
orange ornaments
526.
to be able to
trust my instincts
527.
my empathic instincts
528.
having that
moral compass and the direction from my mother still
529.
having her
voice in me even when she is not with me physically
530.
the life
lessons of ada
531.
seeing mom’s
eyes in mine
532.
seeing daddy
in my face
533.
seeing some
good in all of what I see in what makes me me
534.
hearing me
correct negative self talk with out anyone saying it
535.
the inner
dialogue that moves me to do good things for me and others
536.
the inner
dialogue that is supportive
537.
the inner
dialogue that is caring
538.
understanding
it’s not what’s wrong,
539.
but what
happens,
540.
deepening an
understanding of aces,
541.
understanding,
542.
aces,
543.
my five aces
544.
those who
change trajectory
545.
being someone
who can influence trajectory
546.
seeing
generational curses ending with me,
547.
seeing
epigenetic‘s,
548.
living,
epigenetic‘s,
549.
making the
connections around historical trauma,
550.
Seeing how
historical trauma lives in communities,
551.
understanding,
552.
public
values,
553.
and how they
influence,
554.
applying
public values in situations as they arise,
555.
the work of
Philip Boyle,
556.
the School Of
Government,
557.
seeing
alignment in the good that is done in the community
558.
the violence
interrupters
559.
the call
center
560.
all the
response to the community on the ground
561.
the
fierceness of the recognition committee
562.
the
dedication of those to recognition and care
563.
always being
ready to create good for others
564.
making better
connections to those who do for others
565.
the influence
of good governance,
566.
how public
values create differences and influence actions,
567.
how
understanding public values can help and inform the work of people I’m around,
568.
Seeing toys
for tots boxes in fire,
569.
houses,
overflow,
570.
the Santa
letter box in porters neck,
571.
taking
pictures for a postcard at porters neck,
572.
seeing the
letters from Santa on the table,
573.
the joys of
riding back to Santa letters from those involved,
574.
standing on
corners,
575.
filling the
boots for MDA,
576.
The service
above what is required at all times,
577.
seeing
deputies at Special Olympics,
578.
being able to
play Santa for Special Olympics,
579.
being Santa
in the Christmas parade,
580.
sharing the
eyes of the wide,
581.
and the
hopeful at Christmas,
582.
the fast
travel down MLK to downtown from the house,
583.
Being able to
get across the bridge quickly to doctors,
584.
the
wildflowers along MLK, the view from the Isabella Holmes bridge,
585.
the
ever-changing waterfront of downtown,
586.
the green
lights on the buildings for veterans,
587.
for the LINC
living and housing outs on county property,
588.
for children
in juvenile detention,
589.
having video
access for visitation,
590.
or in person
visitation to be happening again,
591.
for all the
technological advances in our court systems,
592.
and New
Hanover County, for being the leader, in efficiencies in the state of North
Carolina
593.
imports, for
the advances in our DUI courts,
594.
for having a
court specifically, addressing the needs of babies,
595.
we’re having
a court specifically, addressing the needs of veterans and substance abuse,
596.
for having
one of the finest courts for drug abuse and substance misuse disorder,
597.
for some of
the finest judges in the state of North Carolina,
598.
Trauma
informed practice in the court system,
599.
The sea
turtle watch for Wrightsville Beach,
600.
the sea
turtle Hospital, at topsail Beach,
601.
for our
adopted turtle each year,
602.
for all those
who understand the value of preserving and keeping the turtles alive and well,
603.
for all who
understand the value of all of the wildlife in the oceans,
604.
the legacy
and life and care of Jean Beasley, the thousands of Nests that harvested
turtles this year,
605.
all who
watched and cared for the nests this year,
606.
relatively
mild season for the environment.
607.
Overall,
those who are vigilant about not developing areas that environmentally or
unsound‘s,
608.
Cama,
609.
those who
drive with care for others,
610.
those who use
their signals and traffic,
611.
those who see
a vehicle as transport and not a weapon,
612.
those who see
a horn as a warning and not an aggressive tool,
613.
those who get
in line when traffic is bad and don’t try to jump ahead,
614.
Those who
wave or give a signal when allowed to get into traffic,
615.
those who
actually acknowledge other people out of your way stop,
616.
those who
give a signal when there is a speed trap,
617.
those who
care when they’re driving about other people not just themselves,
618.
those who are
informed that speed does not get you there faster lol,
619.
those who put
positive bumper stickers on their cars
620.
those who put
welcoming signs on their houses of worship
621.
those who
express care and concern in places that are public
622.
those who
offer welcome and grace
623.
the sign that
offers peace at the episcopal church on Market
624.
de escalating
my own anxiety and driving over the years,
625.
those who are
mindful of workers on the road and the precariousness of their work,
626.
those who
move as much as possible away from any responder that is part on the side,
627.
those who get
away from and steer as clear as they can from responders when they are trying
to get through traffic,
628.
those who do
not wear earphones so they can hear responders and others,
629.
those who
keep their radios haven’t reasonable level so not to disturb other people and
neighborhoods, those who do not have those ridiculous mufflers,
630.
those who get
regular inspections and don’t have exhaust that stifle others,
631.
those who
keep their windows up when they smoke so that runners and bikers don’t have to
smell the smoke,
632.
those who are
mindful of runners,
633.
those who are
respectful of bikers,
634.
bikers who
understand how to operate on a road,
635.
bikers and
walkers who know how to operate on a road,
636.
those who
behave in neighborhoods when they cut through,
637.
those who are
mindful of speed in residential areas,
638.
those who
watch for folks walking dogs when there are no sidewalks,
639.
those who
break for squirrels and other wildlife,
640.
the cardinals
that swoop on my vehicle when I enter the neighborhood,
641.
the rabbits
on the trail, the rabbits on the south end of the island,
642.
those who are
particularly careful driving on the island,
643.
those who
know pedestrians have the right away,
644.
those who
return their carts,
645.
those who
return other peoples carts,
646.
having my
coffee bought for me in line,
647.
learning I am
the upteenth person to buy the coffee of someone behind me,
648.
buying the
coffee behind me of someone who I might have cut off accidentally,
649.
being able to
make amends,
650.
those who
wear masks without a grudge when it is still required
651.
those who
just do what is asked by businesses or places
652.
those who
take the time to listen
653.
knowing
amends means to change not just to apologize,
654.
making
changes,
655.
the best
nurses in the world had it stamped urology,
656.
feeling the
power of having some control over my own body,
657.
being able to
say thank you to an EMS worker,
658.
the beautiful
sculptures outside of Waterford,
659.
not having to
fight this traffic in Leland every day lol,
660.
places that
landscape with native plants,
661.
places that
preserve native growth,
662.
halyburton
park
663.
places that
plant trees,
664.
neighborhoods
that keep plantings on the regular,
665.
people who
stay off their phones when they’re driving,
666.
people who
actually go in the light changes,
667.
people who
rent places to live and treat them as their own home,
668.
landlords
that care about their tenants,
669.
people who
use section 8 vouchers,
670.
landlords
that honor,
671.
section 8
vouchers,
672.
our public
housing in New Hanover County,
673.
subsidized,
housing for seniors,
674.
the William
Hooper apartments,
675.
the
assisted-living and nursing home board,
676.
the Pearce
house,
677.
Elderhaus
678.
all of the
homes for persons with disabilities,
679.
all of the
homes that provide safe space for persons in recovery,
680.
the life and
legacy of Wayne Ray,
681.
the views of
the Cape Fear river from the bridge,
682.
sitting along
the Riverwalk, and watching the river,
683.
the sunsets
over the river,
684.
the beauty of
the clouds driving along,
685.
MLK, ghost
trees,
686.
the
marshlands,
687.
the nest atop
the goats tree along MLK,
688.
the corn
maze,
689.
the flower
farms out in Castle, Hayne,
690.
the five oaks
nursery,
691.
My favorite
coffee at PCJ,
692.
finding new
coffee places with friends,
693.
all the new
coffee shops around Wilmington,
694.
All the fresh
baked goods at the complex bean,
695.
the almond
cookie sugar latte at Starbucks,
696.
sharing
pictures on Instagram,
697.
staying
connected on Facebook with friends,
698.
getting rid
of my Twitter,
699.
enjoying the
fun on tik T.O.K,
700.
having my
iPad as another resource now,
701.
Michael
laugh,
702.
watching
something and feeling some joy,
703.
laying on the
floor next to jax,
704.
laying on the
floor.,
705.
legs up
against the wall,
706.
my bolster
and using it for restorative yoga,
707.
having
restorative practices that are so helpful,
708.
being
informed about restorative practices,
709.
having
audible as one of the apps to keep me connected to books that I can listen to,
710.
having my
apple books depository,
711.
having the
three minute and five minutes summaries online of information that I can tap
into regularly,
712.
precipio,
713.
Seeing plants go through their full cycles
714.
Showing up for my runs
715.
Not giving up on being out even when I cycle through periods
716.
Going out to the beach and running there
717.
Finding a new place to park this year and finding regular wash ups
of shells on my run
718.
Finding an app for parking that does not fail me
719.
No tickets this year
720.
Having access to friends who will let me park
721.
Being able to run
722.
Having the sound of the ocean fill my entire body
723.
Finding my olives in random places
724.
People who wave as they pass
725.
Seeing people I know from time to time
726.
Seeing dogs on the beach after season
727.
Feeling the water on my feet at the edge of the tide
728.
Feeling very connected to my mother on the beach
729.
Remembering my daddy looking at big waves
730.
“hear comes the judge”
731.
Seeing folks on the water having fun
732.
Watching the birds on the beach being left along and enjoying
their own lives
733.
Catching a pic of birds in flight
734.
Sharing moments on the beach with others
735.
Sharing beach wildlife
736.
Finding new beach wildlife
737.
Being awed constantly and never not being by the wonder of it all
738.
The restorative of the beach and all of it
739.
Having friends that will allow me to come to figure eight to walk
740.
Walking through the harborway gardens
741.
The smell of the roses in the gardens
742.
Running the loop and restoring at the end in the gardens
743.
The famers market in harborway
744.
The bricks we have gotten in harborway to honor others
745.
The life of Dr. Nesbitt
746.
The life of Dorothy nesbitt
747.
The wb foundation
748.
Remembering childhood memories on the beach and not being bitter
about changes
749.
The turn on the loop to the bridges and the breeze being
restorative from the heat off lumina
750.
Launching the kayak under the bridge
751.
Taking off to the reeds
752.
Passing by the diminishing republic and watching all the dogs
having fun
753.
Getting out of the boat traffic and slowing down
754.
Hearing the lapping of the water against the reeds
755.
Getting into the reeds and feeling like being a million miles away
756.
Reading in the reeds and rocking back and forth
757.
Being lost in the water
758.
The jumping fish in the summer
759.
The blue crabs in the shallows
760.
The crabs in the mud
761.
The feel of the pull of the tides coming back in
762.
The mud under my toes putting the boat back in
763.
The expansiveness of the clouds from the boat looking up
764.
Taking a paddle in the October and November and the sun going down
on the way in
765.
Running my fingers in the water as I move through
766.
The coolness of the water
767.
The feel of the water splash back as I paddle
768.
The runs in the kayak in places all over
769.
Having kayaks
770.
Hook line and paddle
771.
Being able to take them out whenever I want
772.
All the places I can do with them
773.
The freedom of being on the water
774.
Having access to places that are relatively safe
775.
Having kayak launches in most places
776.
The runs in Carolina beach state park
777.
The run up sugar loaf
778.
The enormous spiders and their amazing webs
779.
The flat lands and the grasses and pass throughs in the park
780.
The feel of the intensity of the sun in the park
781.
River road access to the river
782.
Paddling out to the islands
783.
Exploring the sharks tooth and others
784.
Feeling the movement of the river underneath the boat
785.
Being able to take walks together
786.
Just being on the trails with one another
787.
Taking jax with us on the trails
788.
The view from the dock at pages creek
789.
Seeing jax stick his little nose into the wind
790.
The chickens next door
791.
The horses next door
792.
The trail around the perimeter
793.
The ease of the trail
794.
The boat storage there
795.
All the birds out on the creek
796.
Sharing time together there
797.
Being able to go out to abbey preserve
798.
The swing at abbey preserve
799.
Spending time with scott out there
800.
Finding my way out to the fields
801.
Discovering new wildlife
802.
The passion flowers at abbey preserve
803.
The butterflies
804.
Having some of the preserve saved from the horrible development
that is going in
805.
Seeing the farm animals next door
806.
Enjoying the old mill pond at abbey preserve
807.
The giant mill stones left around the mill pond
808.
The beautiful cypress knees around the pond
809.
More of the spider webs and most above the head so to pass
810.
The birds in the trees and the sound all around
811.
The ease to get out there with the bypass and not having to go up
market! 😊
812.
The river walk
813.
Running the river walk in its fullest this summer.
814.
Seeing how the riverwalk had extended down to the Isabel holmes
bridge!
815.
The view from the riverwalk of the river
816.
The space to be able to run and share with others as I went along
817.
Having a neighborhood in our own home to get out and walk jax
818.
Being able to walk with him with sidewalks
819.
Having a dog that is not sighted and seeing him navigate the world
with such joy
820.
Watching him use the pads of his feet to know the different
surfaces as we walk
821.
His moving form concrete to grass and knowing how to stay moving
forward
822.
His passing under the pampas grass and enjoying the feel of it on
his body
823.
His engagement with other dogs
824.
That waggy tail
825.
His greeting me at the door with such joy
826.
Pressing up against me in the bed
827.
Moving between us to share that warmth and love
828.
Putting his paw on my foot when we sit together
829.
Bringing me to toy when I come home
830.
Playing tug of war constantly
831.
Moving every single toy out and being able to find every single
one of them
832.
The absolute obsessiveness when he gets a hymalaya stick
833.
His love of Miss Katy and going to see her
834.
The “best day ever” and her shop that allow him so much joy
835.
Picking out his treats in her shop
836.
The jumping parade when we say “treat” and going to get them
837.
Waiting till we say “eat” and then standing with him so he knows
its ok
838.
His sitting on the couch and listening for us to come home
839.
Being able to watch him on the cameras when I am at work
840.
Watching him walk with Michael
841.
The wag of the tail when he hears our voices
842.
Knowing he knows and responds to our voices differently
843.
Him still crawling up in Michael’s lap
844.
11 years with us now
845.
Sitting with me wherever I go in the house
846.
His unabated joy when we go to the beach
847.
The way he took to the truck
848.
His love of all things “our food”
849.
His putting his head on Michael’s leg when he eats with such hope!
850.
Just hearing him breath
851.
His running in his sleep
852.
Gently waking him when he is dreaming
853.
The little whimpers as he dreams
854.
Know exactly where to do his business when we walk
855.
The grounds all around us being so well taken care of
856.
The tree coverage all around us
857.
The foxes that come out to drink
858.
Our turtles in the ponds
859.
Such beautiful wildflowers everywhere we look
860.
Being able to bike around here and on campus
861.
Being so close to the cross city trail
862.
Being able to get Michael an electric bike
863.
Our many bike excursions this summer
864.
My new bike last Christmas
865.
Bike cycles bike shop
866.
Seeing the owner, sean on the trail
867.
The goodness of small business owners
868.
The good service form Bike Cycles all these years
869.
The shear joy of riding my bike
870.
The speed and wind and feel of absolute childlike joy
871.
The moving in and out between the hashmarks on the trail and
dodging them on the bike
872.
The racing with Michael even with his electric power 😊
873.
The joy of being outside with him
874.
Being able to go to the new starbucks on the trail
875.
Stopping with our bikes and enjoying a tea or coffee
876.
The hill form the pond at autumn hall and the speed
877.
That trial from the trasks through that property from the trail
from UNCW
878.
Our ability to get to it from our house through the woods
879.
Just seeing Michael smile and have fun on the bike
880.
Our race up chancellor’s walk
881.
Taking the bike to work in the morning
882.
Having my bike to do what I want
883.
Being able to breathe
884.
Being able to pee (and if you have ever had cancer, you know)
885.
Not taking my body for granted
886.
Being able to walk much less run
887.
Being able to move around and take care of myself
888.
Moving through and taking care of myself
889.
Enjoying moments pain free
890.
Not having to take many pills or pain meds
891.
Being able to enjoy life, one day at a time
892.
Having a vehicle I can load our bikes in now and go anywhere with
them
893.
Being able to buy a vehicle
894.
Having a great place to buy from
895.
For Cape Fear Audi
896.
For the cape fear audi service team
897.
The cape fear audi sales team and fairness
898.
Feeling safe in a vehicle
899.
Traveling and feeling safe in weather
900.
Traveling and feeling safe in traffic
901.
Traveling together with less anxiety
902.
Stopping to just relax on the trips on the bike
903.
The Blumenthal garden on campus
904.
The carnivorous plants garden on campus
905.
The new part of the walk through the new housing
906.
Seeing the nesting sculpture in tribute to pat placed on campus
907.
Being able to pat tribute to Pat Leonard and her dedication
908.
The life of pat Leonard
909.
Having the rec center named for pat
910.
Having another building/place in the city of Wilmington named for
one of our own
911.
For all that she endured seeing it with the resolve of good
912.
The distractors having noting to show for the harm they tried to
do
913.
The love that continues for the love of her life
914.
The legacy on the campus of UNCW that cannot be taken away
915.
The commons on campus with all the ponds and plantings
916.
Knowing the history and enjoying seeing this
917.
The legacy and care of jim Leutze
918.
Riding past the plaque on the cross city trail on campus
919.
The legacy of rosemary dePaolo
920.
The honors college going strong
921.
The legacy of Diane Levy and Kate Bruce
922.
the pines on the front of campus
923.
running through the front of campus on the twists and turns of the
campus trial and enjoying all of that through
924.
seeing all of the plantings along rose growing strong
925.
feeling the world close out entering behind the neighborhood on
the trail
926.
the light as it moves through the pines and finds it way to me
927.
way to the Creekside and the trail that runs along that side
928.
the coming of the new trail as that creek project moves through
929.
running through the neighborhood
930.
the additional space for running and biking along cardinal and
oriole
931.
the way through autumn hall and over to eastwood for safety and
beauty
932.
the trail down eastwood
933.
the passage under the bridge at Wrightsville
934.
the trail up military cutoff
935.
being able to go to brookgreen at Christmas
936.
the night of 1000 candles preview
937.
enjoying walking together in the lights
938.
spinning under the massive oaks
939.
enjoying the music of Randy McQuay echoing through the park
940.
the sound of the brass band at the front welcoming us in
941.
the joy of the food through out
942.
the harpist in the midst of lit fields
943.
the stations of attendants smiling and ready
944.
the enormous and wonderous works of art throughout the park.
945.
The conversation up and down for the visit.
946.
The arrival early and going over to Adelia and seeing the summer
house and beach
947.
The beauty of all of the integration of the lights into the
gardens
948.
Flowers and plants still blooming in the chill of the air as we
walk
949.
The feeling of holiday in this place with such care
950.
The candles flickering
951.
Stopping and sitting and talking in the park
952.
Holding hands and walking together
953.
The giant trees being lit with color
954.
The children’s garden in multicolor
955.
The statuary
956.
The look on the statuary of st. francis
957.
the statuary at night
958.
the cranberry fountain
959.
Reflections of massive trees in the water
960.
Illusions of the lights deepened in fountains
961.
The long driveway of light into the garden
962.
the amazing nonprofits in our area
963.
nonprofit that are about the mission and service to the community
964.
the miracle league of Wilmington
965.
the honor of announcing the games on Saturdays during the season
966.
the weekly witness of the players of the miracle league
967.
the enormity of the abilities of the players
968.
seeing a long-time player roll herself to the bases and around the
bases unassisted
969.
seeing a player stand and walk for the first time to come home
970.
watching these players grow up
971.
being able to see the expressions of the parents/guardians/grands
etc.
972.
the joy
973.
the fun
974.
the happiness
975.
the witness of accomplishment
976.
oh my god, the hugs!
977.
Being able to hug again
978.
Being able to connect over this common inclusion
979.
being bound as a group who care so deeply about all people
980.
finding a source of myself on that field each time I am there
981.
the legacy of Dan Johnson and vision
982.
the legacy and vision of David Morrison
983.
the work and hands of Alan Gregory
984.
the granddaddy of our field Rocky Campagna
985.
the juice and source for moving forward that keeps under all with
Pete Hexter
986.
the kyle Anderson field house
987.
the life of kyle Anderson
988.
the trot and Kathryn Nixon outfield
989.
the roya and henry weyerhauser dugout
990.
the campagna dugout
991.
the Mckenzie picnic shelter
992.
robert mckenzie
993.
the Katherine mckenzie beeper bases
994.
the support of ortho Wilmington
995.
the Wilmington Kiwanis miracle league playground
996.
the sound of voices and laughter on that playground
997.
seeing mere on that playground having such fun and enjoying
herself
998.
seeing these youngin’s just be free to be themselves in whatever
way shows up for them
999.
the amazing professional and trained staff of access of Wilmington
1000.
the changes in the overall wellness and fitness of those who
participate
1001.
the engagement and relationships that are deeply formed and made
in this work
1002.
the creation of better lives and better living
1003.
the legacy of Wayne Ray being lifted in our miracles in motion
1004.
our miracles in motion moving forward and continuing on
1005.
station 18 coming out on Saturdays
1006.
the fire service members joining in the games
1007.
the look of joy when the players see the engine pull up
1008.
the engagement of the players when they see the fire service
making the connection on the field
1009.
the Murrayville station being there and taking such good care of
Mrs. Olsen
1010.
our mother and founder of the park, Mrs. Olsen
1011.
Olsen park
1012.
The legacy of the Olsen farms
1013.
Knowing and talking to peggy
1014.
Our board leadership
1015.
The access board
1016.
The amazing dedication of our fundraising queen Laura
1017.
The example and work of our chair Cathy
1018.
The snacks each week from KBT reality
1019.
The parks company making an
office for us
1020.
All the sponsors for the teams
1021.
Country club of landfall always sponsoring
1022.
The rehab clinic at NHRMC Novant always sponsors
1023.
Having all the UNCW students come out and volunteer
1024.
All the buddies that come so that caretakers can sit in the stands
and enjoy
1025.
The rec. therapy student
1026.
The social work students
1027.
The nursing student
1028.
The ed student
1029.
The panhellenic counsel and different orgs
1030.
The athletes that come
1031.
The celebrities that give of their time and talent to make
appearances can get involved
1032.
Having news agencies come out and cover events and share this
special place
1033.
Having some of the elected share this and see the possible
1034.
The outside agency funding from the county
1035.
The support from the hospital
1036.
The veterans program, project soar growing t
1037.
The growth of the veterans overall
1038.
The golf tournament
1039.
Rarely seeing a drop or rain or a cloud during a game
1040.
The messages from players in between games
1041.
The fly overs at just the right times
1042.
The travel ball players coming over and often times being moved to
tears
1043.
Being told off if I get the song wrong
1044.
Getting the thumbs up when I am on point with the song and the name
1045.
Seeing the love when the names are called
1046.
Seeing the joy when going around those bases
1047.
The connection with the players and the buddies
1048.
The deep care of the pitcher
1049.
The deep care of those on the field
1050.
Having the railroad folks come out from southeastern freight and
do hotdogs for the season ending
1051.
The charity groups making good happen all over the place
1052.
The pink ladies
1053.
The laymon group, year after year
1054.
Seeing alexa run in the race
1055.
Seeing friant just make a meal of it with such style
1056.
All those starting together
1057.
A fully inclusive race with no barriers
1058.
All those who see inclusion as the way for all activies
1059.
From the other to us and together
1060.
Seeing more and more spaces where this is happening
1061.
Always being the place where this made the first
1062.
Seeing david roll through
1063.
Six ways to get into the game
1064.
Seeing central rotary get out
1065.
Being back in central rotary
1066.
Being home again
1067.
Being on the board and having a sense of place
1068.
The feel of connection and love
1069.
Being active in a group that is cohesive
1070.
Following the four way test
1071.
Living the four way test
1072.
Meeting at Wrightsville beach brewery
1073.
The leadership of the group
1074.
The miracles of rotary
1075.
Intentional giving with no politics
1076.
Creating ways to support the community on the regular
1077.
The best committee in the history of rotary: the social committee
1078.
Being with cousin dean lol!
meeting new and good people
1079.
Spending time and connecting
1080.
Hearing great speakers who make a difference
1081.
Using what I learn to make a difference in work and the community
1082.
Continuing to bring in new members
1083.
Seeing others value this and make the connection
1084.
Following up on the purse project this summer
1085.
Seeing so many people participate in such a powerful project
1086.
Connecting bags with women in need
1087.
Resourcing opportunities for ways to create good for the
unsheltered
1088.
Meeting those who make that good happen
1089.
Over 300 purses created
1090.
Standing on the shoulders of those who started such a great
project
1091.
Being in the room with folks as they stuffed the purses
1092.
Having friends from work who came and helped
1093.
Having friends from work who create those bags
1094.
The amazing folks from Brunswick forest who gave so many bags to
this project
1095.
Having stricklands curtains as a place we could create all this
1096.
The staff at stricklands for being so helpful
1097.
Our rotary banquet and awards
1098.
Being in rotary at all
1099.
Being a part of something bigger than myself that connects to
service
1100.
Bringing people to is and letting them see that connection
1101.
Being able to officiate the wedding of Nadine
1102.
Officiate tammy’s son
1103.
The honor of seeing the eyes of those binding up in marriage
1104.
The beauty of the ceremony in the courthouse
1105.
Blackberries in the woods
1106.
Remembering as a kid finding those blackberries on granddaddy
dean’s farm
1107.
Finding a mulberry tree this year
1108.
The beauty berries
1109.
The finding of the grapes
1110.
The memories of tim and all of us with the grapes
1111.
Seeing lauren and Stephen start their place of gathering
1112.
The flavors of ice cream after grandparents
1113.
Seeing the boys in their trucks
1114.
Riding on the trailer
1115.
Visiting with brooks
1116.
Spending time up the road
1117.
Knowing how much daddy would have loved all of that
1118.
Feeling mother so closely with all of them
1119.
Being given a PFFA jacket
1120.
Seeing Carla get an award
1121.
Watching carla navigate all the news cycles
1122.
The amazing work of Carla to make the community safer and
healthier
1123.
Coming together to make our love banner for Ukraine
1124.
Sharing that banner with Ukrainians through tri
1125.
The tri work with resilience with Ukrainians on line
1126.
Elaine and Mike with Amy and so many other reaching Ukrainians
1127.
Making a connection to reach out here with one another
1128.
The actual image and connection for peace and love
1129.
Panacea allowing us to come together and make it happen
1130.
Panacea making space for good all the time
1131.
Panacea brewing and vegan fabulousness
1132.
Tidal creek coop
1133.
The amazing Wrightsville beach brewery food
1134.
Sea level
1135.
My veggie build in the morning
1136.
The young man knowing my order at PCJ in the morning
1137.
The little happy that comes with sweet d’s
1138.
Having lunch at Cameron
1139.
Being outside at Poe’s
1140.
Enjoying going to Blueberry
1141.
Sharing time over a meal
1142.
The legacy of Josh living on in tower 7
1143.
The legacy of cindy and josh in all the restaraunts
1144.
The legacy of Josh Vach and life well lived
1145.
K Bueno
1146.
Best street corn ever at k Bueno
1147.
So many choices for places to go
1148.
the gardens at indochine
1149.
indochine express
1150.
the best veggie curry at indochine
1151.
being able to get curry that is mild
1152.
watching the sunset on the north end at the roundabout
1153.
taking a to go and sitting at the water transfer place on the
island and watching the sunset
1154.
being able to share my telemedicine appointment with the sunset
1155.
the writing of Celia Rivenbark
1156.
the life and legacy of Philip Gerard
1157.
the life changing work of Philip Gerard
1158.
so many lives made better and more open because of Philip Gerard
1159.
ATD
1160.
SHRM
1161.
Wilmington Chamber Leadership Wilmington
1162.
Leadership Wilmington Alumni Council
1163.
Street team
1164.
The street sheet
1165.
The poster presentations from the MPA Students
1166.
Wellness incentives
1167.
Wellness activities for all employees
1168.
The red cross
1169.
The blood drives
1170.
The incentives for the blood drives for employees
1171.
The ywca of the lower cape fear
1172.
The anti racism campaign of the YWCA
1173.
The women of achievement awards for the YWCA
1174.
The place to swim and create real and sustainable change for our
youth
1175.
Those who see the value in ALL youth sports and engagement
1176.
The boys and girls club
1177.
The track that can be built on the north side
1178.
The two clubs coming together and possibly merging
1179.
NHC endowment looking to build out more working together
1180.
Possibility of money going into the community
1181.
The care for social emotional learning
1182.
The understanding of engaged learners
1183.
The work of diversity, equity,and inclusion in all areas of
learning and engagement
1184.
Those who see they are their brothers and sisters keepers
1185.
Those who hold love above all else
1186.
Those who hold care and giving about self interests
1187.
The air we breathe
1188.
The sun that nurtures
1189.
The wind that cools
1190.
the seasons that still change
1191.
the rains that replenish
1192.
not having a drought of any kind this year
1193.
finishing this hurricane season in a mild way
1194.
having water to water our garden
1195.
having access to water from a sewer system
1196.
having a sewer system that works
1197.
having a sewer system that is not on a septic tank
1198.
the service of our
1199.
having electricity that is dependable
1200.
having electricity at all
1201.
having electricity that is up and running fairly quickly after
weather events
1202.
having service after accidents and issues
1203.
being on a grid that is maintain and not fragile
1204.
being
1205.
The options becoming more available to plant based in places all
over
1206.
The garden burger at PT’s 😊
1207.
Not having to wear masks all the time
1208.
Having masks when we needed to wear them
1209.
Wearing masks when needed to
1210.
Having a mask mandate for better health when it was needed
1211.
Being in an org that requires vaccinations
1212.
Being in an org that believes in science and follows it
1213.
Being an org that protects and thinks about the safety of those we
serve
1214.
Being an org that protects and thinks about the safety of those
WHO serve
1215.
Black eyed peas with a dime in the pot on new years
1216.
Collards on new years
1217.
Momas swing at Carolina beach board walk
1218.
Sharing time on the swing with Harold
1219.
Someone ALWAYS being in that swing
1220.
Always being a sing when going to the swing
1221.
Cracker barrel biscuits
1222.
A little cheese cheat now and then
1223.
Kind cultures
1224.
Kind cultures onion dip
1225.
Christmas and cheese straws
1226.
The ginger cookies in the big tin at Christmas
1227.
Making dried orange ornaments
1228.
The smell of my clove oranges that are years old now
1229.
The click of the crystal ornaments as they come out of their
little red boxes
1230.
The Harvey firestein ornament
1231.
The HRC ornament from mother
1232.
My santa from the 70s from Mexico
1233.
The little bell I made in third grade
1234.
The elf from mother from the 40s
1235.
The angels we have collected, one for each year for 26 years around
the top of the tree
1236.
The new rosewood nativity
1237.
The new tin nativity from Haiti
1238.
The new wooden Danish holy family
1239.
The new nativity form eclipse
1240.
Decorating in stages this year so it is not overwhelming
1241.
Giving our gifts in stockings this year
1242.
Making the gifts fit the stockings
1243.
The new stockings themselves
1244.
Rose petal ornaments
1245.
Riding on a latter truck
1246.
Our tree in the office
1247.
Sharing our traditions
1248.
Our swap in the office at the holiday gathering
1249.
The judging of decorations at HHS
1250.
The bribes for the judges
1251.
The best santa ever in economic case work 😊
1252.
The facebook posts on any holiday to parents/gaurdians from
Justine!
1253.
hearing form Communities in schools outside of our work with them
1254.
our CIS project with reading to children at College Park
1255.
the pass program that was started at NHC with our Professional
Development Academy
1256.
the day of the EOG’s and the pass program tutors being on site to
cheer on the kids
1257.
seeing the interactions and love of the kids and the tutors
1258.
being “in the sun” at college park
1259.
the amazing “new” elementary school that is college park and all
that they did with it
1260.
watching the kids come in and get ready for their tests
1261.
the care that the PDA had and have for these students
1262.
the over all PASS program itself
1263.
CIS getting the large donation for its own
CIS being the sponsor for the Resilience Task force
1264.
The resilience task force of NHC
1265.
Over 100 signers for task force
1266.
The amazing leadership for the task force
1267.
The leadership of Tina
1268.
The leadership of J’vanete
1269.
Being co-chairs with cliff
1270.
The awesome steering committee
1271.
The service and creation of Scott Whistnant
1272.
Scott being able to retire and have some time to do what he wants
to do
1273.
The data to support the work of the task force
1274.
Having new members of the steering committee to create and support
the work
1275.
the legacy of Scott that lives in us and what we are still doing
1276.
the Racial Equity training that is going on
1277.
the resilience model training that is now internationally known
and respected
1278.
being a part of some training for other orgs
1279.
the hip hop collective
1280.
training at DC Virgo
1281.
seeing this resilience light up in DC virgo
1282.
witnessing the good that is happening in DC virgo
1283.
reaching out and getting the desks for stations in the rooms from
donors for resets in the room
1284.
restorative justice in DC Virgo
1285.
using the skills in the school for the children
1286.
creating a way forward in the schools
1287.
the work of Amy Horgan and the team
1288.
the leadership of Sabrina Hill-Black
1289.
the Watson College of Education
1290.
Having a lab school
1291.
Making a difference in public education
1292.
Seeing real differences in communities with the community
1293.
Creating better
1294.
Showing up at the school for the children as they arrive for
school
1295.
the leadership of the Healthy Blue Initiative
1296.
training and brining CRM and resilience across southeastern nc
1297.
working to bring resilience and skills to foster children and
families and supports
1298.
the leadership and work of Kelly Purcell
1299.
the voice, heart and spirit of kelly
1300.
the mentorship of kelly
1301.
the leadership from Amy Read and Coastal Horizons
1302.
my sister from another mister
1303.
my co-trainer and conspirator
1304.
training in pender county schools
1305.
having the reset nows in the judicial building
1306.
seeing data that shows how effective this work is
1307.
working with a team for Wilmington health
1308.
the team at Wilmington health
1309.
our month resilience meetings
1310.
the monthly steering committee meetings
1311.
the transformative nature of the work from the task force
1312.
the subcommittee works
1313.
the reach of the subcommittee
1314.
resilience in action
1315.
reaching over 2800 since the start of the pandemic
1316.
the regular positive posts and influence of the site
1317.
using the resources
1318.
seeing how the skills show up in me the more I use and teach them
1319.
the work connecting and inspiring with others
1320.
seeing empathy and compassion moving in and through to help in
other critical areas
1321.
the work of the carousel center
1322.
the restorative means for this extraordinary work
1323.
the leadership of Amy Feath
1324.
the response it is the team from her when she is recognized
1325.
training for us all to be more responsive to children in our line
of site who might be victimized
1326.
recognize and respond
1327.
the work in the courts an hold perpetrators accountable
1328.
law enforcement for being more responsive
1329.
the courts for being there and be on it
1330.
the DA’s office for being very clear about accountability
regarding harm to children
1331.
the work of habitat for humanity
1332.
the habitat restore
1333.
the affordable housing coalition
1334.
the phenomenal partnerships and work for the displaced WHA
residents
1335.
the concern and care for those resident in meeting needs
1336.
NHC in responding to needs for street outreach for unhoused
populations
1337.
the work of Hattie
1338.
the work of Rose
1339.
the work and life long commitment in all circumstances of Mrs.
Hamilton
1340.
the resilience packets from Resources for resilience
1341.
resources for resilience
1342.
the Disaster coalition
1343.
the leadership of derek mccleod
1344.
having the partnership of good shepherd
1345.
the extraordinary work of the good shepherd center
1346.
WARM ministries
1347.
the harrleson center having places for events
1348.
rip the runway being back
1349.
the scholarship being back up and making its way to youth in
college
1350.
being asked to be on the runway
1351.
the work of b and suprena
1352.
the joy that is all about the event for port city rip the runway
1353.
the witness of inclusion with rip
1354.
Sunday brunch with b
1355.
Literally getting through on some weekends because of b and gospel
brunch
1356.
The nursing Sankofa school of suprena
1357.
The music and work to make a better world for all of all of the
hickman work
1358.
The witness of Sandra McClammy
1359.
The dj joy of Sandra at the heart walk
1360.
Our annual picture
1361.
Creating such a vibe of good wherever she goes
1362.
The tik tok happiness of Sandra
1363.
The leadership of Sandra at uncw
1364.
The LS “Bo” Dean Scholarship for Honors Scholars at UNCW
1365.
The Ada Zola King Dean Nursing Honors Scholarship at UNCW
1366.
The Nancy Loyce Phelps Hodges MPA Scholarship at UNCW
1367.
The Bruce/Levy Honors Scholarship at UNCW
1368.
The Thad Dankel Mathematics Scholarship at UNCW
1369.
The Katherine McKenzie Glow Scholarship at the Watson School of
Education
1370.
The Bobby Dean Fund at Cameron Art Museum
1371.
The Freeze Stine scholarship for Women and Mothers at CFCC
1372.
The Windell Daniels
Scholarship for Public Housing and Section 8 at UNCW
1373.
The Windell Daniels Scholarship at CFCC
1374.
The John Myers Art Scholarship at UNCW
1375.
Getting the endowment report at the holidays
1376.
The amazing growth of the endowed scholarships
1377.
Seeing the expenditures and the impact around those
1378.
The life of John Myers
1379.
The funds for county employees to attend school at uncw
1380.
The funds for county employees to attend school at cfcc
1381.
The letters from students
1382.
The reports of funds used
1383.
The hope for more to be able to access school without the burden
1384.
To have my own loans paid off
1385.
To have reached that penultimate place of not having student debt
1386.
The love and support that went into helping me get those loans
1387.
All the ways that I did not have to borrow as much money because
of work, scholarships and grants
1388.
So much love that created the opportunities I have now
1389.
To have the opportunity to give back now what I was afforded in so
many ways
1390.
To have a few development folks who are so very kind and truly
helpful
1391.
the foundation at CFCC
1392.
the Watson college of education
1393.
almost a decade of being on the advisory board at Watson
1394.
having an educator as a leader at uncw
1395.
the leadership of the dean of the education
1396.
the legacy and leadership of the dean of HHS outgoing
1397.
the fierce work of the dean of Cameron school of business
1398.
serving on the MPA advisory
1399.
being able to speak to the MPA students
1400.
the mastery of service to the community at DREAMS of Wilmington
1401.
watching an amazing soul assume leadership of DREAMS
1402.
watching the outgoing leader of DREAMS move through and assume
leadership in Kids Making it
1403.
watching Kevin grow from student to powerful non profit change
agent, father, husband and leader!
1404.
Seeing so many former honors students flourishing and growing and
serving
1405.
Kids making it creating such amazing skills for youth
1406.
Kids making it creating our own awards our employees love and
treasure
1407.
Kids making it having such a wonderful facility on castle street
now
1408.
The legacy of Jimmy pierce
1409.
The pens
1410.
The clocks
1411.
The cape fear river wood
1412.
The food bank of eastern north Carolina
1413.
Nourish NC
1414.
Having the new facility on Market for Nourish
1415.
Having places to shop for food that is affordable and accessible
1416.
Food as medicine
1417.
The food pharmacy at NHRMC
1418.
The foundation at NHRMC Novant
1419.
Privilege of seeing the transition
1420.
NHRMC novant leadership
1421.
The amazing team at NHRM Novant foundation
1422.
The men and women in service at NHRMC Novant
1423.
The front line in the ED
1424.
The nurses
1425.
The CNA’s
1426.
All those who labor for the health and wellness of others
1427.
The investments in the community
1428.
The ems workers
1429.
Those who sit and wait to respond
1430.
The new training facilities
1431.
The training for CISM and hans leadership
1432.
The peer support leadership of Chief Robinson
1433.
The grants for support for the food bank
1434.
The breaking ground for the MJ clinic
1435.
The MJ clinic being right across from Houston Moore
1436.
The possible for health equity and access in our community and
beyond
1437.
Having another clinic in the north side and free access to care on
the regular
1438.
The leadership of doc brown
1439.
The gift of the MJ
1440.
Having 200 beds coming for folks to have long term recovery in the
county
1441.
the healing place model
1442.
the support of the county for the healing place
1443.
moving on and upwards to see this through
1444.
the hope for a clean recovery
1445.
the ability to be involved
1446.
the meetings
1447.
the facility itself
1448.
the model
1449.
the leaders making it happen
1450.
the privilege for doing mcing the heart ball
1451.
the same for the heart walk
1452.
bringing some joy with the heart association
1453.
the leadership of the let
1454.
being able to translate some good with heart to good
1455.
the leadership of Ashley in all of this
1456.
Shelbourne in all things heart
1457.
The youth shelter at Coastal horizons
1458.
The rape crisis center at coastal
1459.
All the amazing programming and the programming staff at Coastal
Horizons Inc
1460.
So much good that happens with the school based mental health and
coastal
1461.
The youth mental health first aid
1462.
The adult mental health first aid
1463.
The spectacular trainers for the mental health first aid from
coastal
1464.
Savannah
1465.
The impact to equip and prepare people to respond and take care in
such escalated times
1466.
Linc incorporated
1467.
Seeing the job placements make such a significant difference in
real lives
1468.
The domestic violence center
1469.
Domestic violence shelter
1470.
The cape fear literacy council
1471.
Step up Wilmington
1472.
Having fulltime employment
1473.
Having worked that has purpose
1474.
Being engaged with people who make a difference
1475.
Witnessing change and good in the people I work with
1476.
Watching people grow in their work
1477.
Seeing the possible in my work
1478.
Being trusted
1479.
Plantation village
1480.
The giving of plantation village each year
1481.
The outpouring of giving after crisis for the loss at 911
1482.
The lives of all who have fallen in the lines of service
1483.
Families of all who live after the fallen
1484.
Those who care and show such care for the families
1485.
Flags at half staff
1486.
Gatherings for places to share care and sorrow
1487.
CISM
1488.
Those who see the need to care for loss
1489.
Not giving up when there is loss
1490.
Access to resources
1491.
Seeing the totality of needs
1492.
Being given the space to be
1493.
Working with people who believe in the possible
1494.
Learning more and growing in my work
1495.
Having access to resources to prosper good work
1496.
Being involved in public service
1497.
Having alignment to a strategic plan that is about people
1498.
Being involved in a group of people who give a damn
1499.
Seeing resilience work in our organization
1500.
Having biological resilience skills operate in our organization
1501.
Being a part of response to emergencies for our community
1502.
Our emergency response team
1503.
NHC EOC
NHC 911
1504.
The fierceness of commitment and response of the 911 team
1505.
The response to the loss this year in the 911 family
1506.
All the love and support that came from all sectors after the loss
1507.
The cupcake warnings
1508.
The lunch and learns for staff and the public to be aware for
emergencies
1509.
Ready NHC
1510.
Regular trainings and response for all of us to be ready to be
available
1511.
The new response center coming
1512.
The team for development services responding to all the
development community
1513.
All the inspectors out there keeping us safe and built well
1514.
All the tax assessors doing right be everyone for the revenue
1515.
All the folks in tax keeping people whole and fair
1516.
All of our soil folks in engineering making it less likely to have
flooding
1517.
The extraordinary men and women of Fire Services
1518.
MDA fill the boot
1519.
Fire coming to Miracle League
1520.
Members of the fire Service of NHC doing the 41 Mile run
1521.
Witnessing the run and the dedication to raising money for the
miracle league
1522.
Witnessing the run and raising awareness about all 8 of the fire
houses
1523.
The honor, integrity and running these streets in the 41 mile run
1524.
The 5k donated to the miracle league by this amazing run!
1525.
The professional fire fighters association
1526.
All the support offered to those in service and their families
from the PFFA
1527.
The day in Brooklyn at Edward Teach with the PFFA and all the
vendors for Michael Stanley
1528.
The life of Michael Stanley
1529.
The family of Michael Stanley
1530.
The continued support of the family of Michael Stanley
1531.
The awareness of PFAS and other carcinogens in the turn out gear
and legislation to come
1532.
The live burn exercise and witness
1533.
The national accreditation for the fire service
1534.
Opening the new 421
1535.
Seeing the new government center coming out the ground
1536.
Getting my first tour of the building
1537.
Getting to sit in my new office for the first time
1538.
Getting a window!
1539.
Working with a leader who is so humble who leads so many projects
1540.
Seeing the process of a new way to build unfold
1541.
Being able to say thank you to the workers
1542.
Seeing how safe the site is and being managed
1543.
Be part of something that will serve moving forward
1544.
Being able to sign the beam that was raised and placed
1545.
Being witness to something that is part of a history that will
soon be 300 years in the making
1546.
Standing with others in that moment
1547.
Looking to see a pace that everyone can get into without obstacles
or obstructions
1548.
Being so close to work
1549.
Not having to commute
1550.
Being able to go home at lunch
1551.
Being able to take care of jax at lunch
1552.
Having places to walk to each at lunch
1553.
Having the ability to take lunch most days
1554.
Not having to clock in and out
1555.
Working in a place where I am treated as an adult
1556.
Working where I can grow and learn and be of use
1557.
Being of use
1558.
Being of service to others
1559.
Being in a place that is about the service to others
1560.
Being in a place that is cares for others
1561.
having a space to grow and learn and collaborate with the team
1562.
having exchanges daily of ideas to create for the betterment of
those around us
1563.
having the masters of public administration Fellowship from UNCW
1564.
having an MPA student in my office
1565.
learning form the MPA student and continuing to grow
1566.
having work study with UNCW
having a work study student in our office
1567.
my giant white board
1568.
my library of resources that has take 9 years to create
1569.
sharing these books and resources
1570.
having people want these books and resources
1571.
our amazing and wonderful library
1572.
all the library staff
1573.
the resolve to care for ALL of our library
1574.
being invited to do seminars at library staff day
1575.
the library facilities in NHC
1576.
holding classes in Pine Valley Library
1577.
the wonderful and gracious staff at Pine Valley
1578.
the recovery of Pine Valley and resolve to keep moving through
1579.
the care and deep love of all for children in our libraries
1580.
the library book sale
1581.
the look on Michael’s face when there is a library sale
1582.
being able to preview the sale for the staff
1583.
being able to find professional development books at the sale
every time
1584.
saving huge amounts of money on those books at the library sale
that can be used and are used
1585.
having a new person in our wellness office
1586.
being inspired to collaborate on wellness
1587.
having a team of folks who are in NHC that are CRM teachers
1588.
having community resilience model given to all our new hires
1589.
having community resilience model offered every month
1590.
having resets and reminders for resilience in all our bathrooms
and all around the facilities
1591.
a culture of resilience
1592.
peer support
1593.
trauma informed leadership team
1594.
crisis incident stress management team
1595.
the Resilience working group
1596.
the training collaborative
1597.
the recognition committee
1598.
the recognition committee’s dedication to truly recognizing folks
at the county
1599.
catching up for our Five Star Awards
1600.
the gift of the amazing breakfast for the Five Star recipients
1601.
the phenomenal five star awards created by Dumay Gorham
1602.
Seeing so many people post their award on social media and see how
it resonated
1603.
the regular meeting to lift and praise and make recognition happen
for folks
1604.
the naco awards this year
1605.
being able to recognize those NACO awards
1606.
NACO as a whole
1607.
Having a platform like precipio to use
1608.
To see my team member thrive in training
1609.
To see the success of those around me
1610.
To receive copies of high fives of those on my team
1611.
To feel good about team teaching
1612.
To have Forte assessments as a tool for communication
1613.
our amazing register of deeds
1614.
our amazing sheriff and his successful re-election
1615.
the leadership in the sheriff’s department
1616.
triple crown of accreditation for our sheriff’s department
1617.
being able to offer training for our county wide training with the
sheriff’s office
1618.
the witness of the areas of service for our sheriff’s office
1619.
the sro’s
1620.
the sro’s and doing resilience
1621.
the amazing work of the DO’s and navigating all they do
1622.
the criminal just advisory group
1623.
the witness of facilitation for that group
1624.
the collaborative work of those using that they have to increases
safety and build better
1625.
the leaders who truly work to make a better community
1626.
the landfill
1627.
the ballet on top of the hill of the machines grinding to keep it
under control
1628.
all for the work to keep the leche form harming us all
1629.
all the work of each of the persons everyday to manage all that
waste
1630.
the heroic efforts to take care of the world around us
1631.
the ingenuity of the landfill team and all that they do each day
1632.
the huckleberry and organics going back into the soil
1633.
working with LINC to bring folks into the workforce successfully
1634.
the best in the weigh house moving them in and out all day
1635.
being able to recognize and praise those who work there
1636.
being in a org that supports and see senior services as critical
1637.
our senior resource center
1638.
the lang the senior center sits on
1639.
the long walk around the senior cetner
1640.
the upgrade and upfit of the center
1641.
seeing the men in the day room playing cards and having time
together
1642.
all those coming for yoga on the regular
1643.
seeing so much more interaction from seniors of every demographic
1644.
Having mental health practitioners at the senior center
1645.
Having access to tax help at the center
1646.
All the programming at the center
1647.
All the congregant meals
1648.
Seeing the cars line up of volunteers delivering meals to homes
1649.
All those who gather and cook and prepare the meals that are
delivered on the regular
1650.
The welcome on arrival at the center
1651.
The amazing care of the facilities staff at the center
1652.
Just having a county that values this service like it does
1653.
Having access to what I need to do my work and lift those around
me.
1654.
Having colleagues that I can be open with and go to
1655.
Having new experiences that continue to teach me
1656.
Having feedback from those I serve that can help improve
1657.
A plant on a special day
1658.
A post it note of thanks
1659.
A challenge coin
1660.
Challenge coins form people in front line service (those blow me
away)
1661.
Our Social workers who literally make the lives of children whole
Our Social workers who are the guardians for our seniors
1662.
Our health workers who educated and make things safer
1663.
Have a health equity officer as a full time, full realized
position!
1664.
Having a stratic plan for HHS
1665.
Seeing and having a plan for mental health through our HHS that we
can align work
1666.
The leadership at HHS in our county
1667.
The panops team and mitigation through all circumstances.
1668.
Getting my flu shot in the parking lot
1669.
Getting my flu shot from some of the best nurses ever in public
health
1670.
The training rooms in the HHS building
1671.
The HHS building being so central to so much and accessible
1672.
The historic County courthouse
1673.
Doing recognition of Service awards at the Commissioners meetings
1674.
Being able to see retirees get some praise on camera and in front
of the community for their work
1675.
Being able to introduce new employees to their commissioners
1676.
Being able to go up in the bell tower
1677.
The view from the bell tower
1678.
Our amazing clerk and attorney
1679.
The new port city united
1680.
Having on the ground work to work through issues in the community
1681.
Having on the ground opportunities to lift and create pathways
forward
1682.
The connect team and answering the call for help or for ways
forward
1683.
The leaders
1684.
Doing the tours of the county and listening to the conversations.
1685.
Creating connection and seeing the possible.
1686.
The hope
1687.
The good.
1688.
Addressing specifically that which had been ignored.
1689.
The technology needed to reach folks
1690.
Having the support in IT to get the job done
1691.
Having such a collaborative spirit in educating others
1692.
Having UNCW and CFCC as such great partners
1693.
The wonderful instructors for creating better fire folks
1694.
SWAIN center for professional development
1695.
Being on the hiring committee and seeing a successful resolve
1696.
Such a amazing service from Swain
1697.
Seeing continued success with professional development at Swain
1698.
Being able to rely on swain to show up and be a good partner with
the way they do things
1699.
Seeing the feedback from those attending in such positive ways
1700.
The integration of Forte into the cohorts and how that shows up
and being effective
1701.
The support and coaching from the leaders at forte
1702.
Integrating the team work from forte into my work our work
1703.
The great work that is in pre-order on amazon from Hoop
1704.
the facilities management team work this year
1705.
the dsc team work this year
1706.
our respectful workplace policy
1707.
seeing the connections between people
1708.
the bonus that we were given
1709.
the recognition of our needs for resources in our pay and
recognition of those needs
1710.
the support that we get as workers in the work that we do
1711.
the leadership from the elected leaders and the intentionality for
what is needed
1712.
the amazing process improvements from strategy
1713.
the employee survey going out
1714.
the dei conference
1715.
the spirit and feel of the dei conference
1716.
making so many connections with a lift in that dei office.
1717.
The love and support
1718.
The new friends and reconnections
1719.
New awareness and understandings in the dei work
1720.
The art of virginia wright Frierson
1721.
The bottle house
1722.
The bottle house in the back yard of their home
1723.
The columbine “cathedral”
1724.
The new works with such vibrant colors from virginia
1725.
The art of ned Irvine
1726.
The memory of making the bridge for the AIDS memorial quilt
1727.
The art of Dumay Gorham
1728.
The amazing starfish for our county awards
1729.
The care and dedication to the craft of metal work of Dumay
1730.
The giant seahawk at UNCW
1731.
The dram tree
1732.
The dragon at the arboretum
1733.
Our precious sand dollar
1734.
The art of Elizabeth Singletary
1735.
The art of Harold Hodges
1736.
The posts of all of the images from the coast over this past year
1737.
The perspectives with words of life and care
1738.
The works of such passion and love
1739.
The deep understanding of the world through the lens
1740.
The art of todd carnigan
1741.
Our encounter in wrightville beach this year
1742.
Our sunset work
1743.
The art of elin o’hara slavick
1744.
The gift of art from Allie Nardella
1745.
The work from material from allie from Mother’s quilting
1746.
My heart in so many ways
1747.
The gift of articulating the world and lifting others in art
1748.
The art of Karl Saliter
1749.
The art of Judson Crowe
1750.
The art of marie walker
1751.
Designs by marie
1752.
Everytime marie says or spells CUUUUUTE!
1753.
My little Christmas tree from Marie this year
1754.
The art and vintage space on Oleander!
1755.
The art of Janna Siegel
1756.
The Art of Karen Crouch
1757.
The art of Sully Analyn Dunn
1758.
The art of Liz Hosier
1759.
The art of David Norris
1760.
The photography of David Norris
1761.
The art of cunningham
1762.
The art of Michael Van Hout
1763.
The art of Justine Ferriri!
1764.
The art if Bradley Carter
1765.
The art if donna moore
1766.
The art of Kirah Van sickle
1767.
The art of owen Wexler
1768.
The art of fritzi huber
1769.
The art of Regular greyson
1770.
The art of September Krueger
1771.
The art of brian evans
1772.
The art of brian Guthrie (and leadership)
1773.
The better health and wellness for owen!
1774.
The wonder of art and good of Sarah westermark!
1775.
The amazing work for Marty Allran
1776.
The art of heather mclleland
1777.
The art of Elizabeth darrow
1778.
The find of the century getting one of the mandala’s of
Elizabeth’s!
1779.
So many artists in the cape fear region
1780.
A culture of art in this area
1781.
The work of the Cape Fear Arts Council
1782.
The artistry at kids making it
1783.
The hand turned pens at kids making it
1784.
The Christmas ornaments at kids making it
1785.
The work of rhonda Bellamy to share the arts in our region
1786.
The phenomenal space that is DREAMS of Wilmington
the amazing portrait Justine made for us!
1787.
All the joy in Justine’s creations
1788.
The amazing mural at Dreams this year
1789.
The Black Lives Do Matter installations being in
1790.
The vision of world issue and capturing what is needed to be
illustrated and shared
1791.
The art of and legacy of Claude Howell
1792.
The art space of the Claude Howell Gallery
1793.
The art space of bottega art and wine
1794.
The art space of Ellipse Gallery
1795.
The art space of Art in Bloom
1796.
The art space of Acme Art
1797.
The art space of the Wilma Daniels Gallery
1798.
The art space of the Ann Flack Boseman Gallery
1799.
The art space of the Cameron Art Museum
1800.
The tile mural by Clause Howell in the ports office
1801.
The art of Mitzy Jonkheer
1802.
The frogs of andy cobb
1803.
The angels of andy cobb
1804.
The nativity andy cobb made
1805.
The cross andy cobb made
1806.
the cartoon at Church of the servant by le Compte
1807.
the rowan le compte window at the Cameron
1808.
all the stained glass in the city all around
1809.
the sale of art at landfall each year
1810.
the artists that support so many charities with their art
1811.
the beauty of the area inspiring so much art
1812.
the works of Mary Ellen Golden
1813.
The life of Tony Rivenbark
1814.
The celebration of Tony’s life in grand style
1815.
Thalian Hall
1816.
Truly remarkable footprint of tony and all he created
1817.
Harold’s large pieces being in the building downtown
1818.
The large pics of hurricanes in DSC
1819.
The display in the gov center of old area photos
1820.
The steeples downtown
1821.
The domes on the synagogue
1822.
The pavers on the streets downtowns
1823.
The connection we have the reel café that was the hospital in the
civil war
1824.
The sculpture at the base of market
1825.
All the fret work on buildings downtown
1826.
Having an active acting scene in the area
1827.
Having shows available to attend
1828.
Having spaces to have shows that are accessible
1829.
The art in Randall library
1830.
The collection at UNCW of art
1831.
The collection of coastal art at Cameron
1832.
The collection of art at the Cape Fear Museum
1833.
The availability of the art and accessibility of much of the art
to the public on the regular
1834.
The pedestrian art downtown
1835.
The art of Bruce Bowman
1836.
Seeing bruce’s work in my work area everyday
1837.
The artistry that is built in to some of the buildings in our
region
1838.
The landfall art sale each year to support artists
1839.
The sale of art at Wrightsville beach in the Harbor Island Park
1840.
The orange street festival
1841.
The clay guild of the cape fear
1842.
The legacy of the Hiroshi
1843.
The support for Hiroshi this year
1844.
The work and art of Hiroshi
1845.
Cam café and the legacy of pine valley reinventing that space
1846.
The cam museum shop
1847.
The whirly gig on the grounds at Cameron
1848.
Having Hiroshi’s big piece moved to Cameron and saved for all to
see
1849.
The legacy of paul in the orchards at Cameron
1850.
The legacy of johnnie on the grounds now a park at Cameron
1851.
Claude and Wrenn at Cam eternally
1852.
The art of Fritz Kaprun
1853.
“Claude’s View”
1854.
The art and music of Perry Smith
1855.
Having alana shaw in Wilmington
1856.
The beauty of turning the wheel
1857.
The music of benny hill
1858.
The Wilmington symphony
1859.
The amazing opera at uncw
1860.
The voice of brian Putnam
1861.
The photography of brian Putnam
1862.
All the amazing wildlife captured by brian
1863.
The vision and dedication to coastal wildlife by brian
1864.
The joy of the schoolboys bad
1865.
Seeing the school boys at Panacea
1866.
The voice and talent of eric miller
1867.
Having eric in my list of favorites on my phone to play when I
need
1868.
In to the garden by eric
1869.
The music of randy McQuay
1870.
The smell of the salt air at Wrightsville Beach,
1871.
the ability to drive to the beach,
1872.
the ability to bike to the beach,
1873.
the Indian blanket flowers in the spring time,
1874.
the public access walkways,
1875.
the first view of the surf from the walkways,
1876.
the feel of the sun on my face,
1877.
the winds,
1878.
the different shades of green and blue,
1879.
remembering the story Hilda
talking about all the different shades of green with Claude
1880.
being able to sit at the oceanic on Friday
1881.
walking out onto the crystal pier together
1882.
looking out on the surf,
1883.
Dinners out together and being together
1884.
Our little trips up and down the island just to reset,
1885.
being able to enjoy just feeling the wind and the air together,
1886.
grabbing an Acai bowl every once in awhile,
1887.
sitting outside zekes on the picnic tables and watching folks go
by,
1888.
the outdoor gym area at Wrightsville park,
1889.
listening to the music from the outdoor concerts
1890.
running the loop again and feeling comfortable doing it,
1891.
that feeling coming around the loop of absolute freedom,
1892.
getting away from the smell of the bars,
1893.
walking out on the Johnny mercers,
1894.
the little gardens in the neighborhoods on harbor island,
1895.
the little park on harbor island,
1896.
little different places to launch the kayak,
1897.
the smell of the mold coming out of the old cottages,
1898.
being offered a place to stay on the beach from a friend,
1899.
Seeing all the dogs walking around,
1900.
Finding parking on a busy summer day
1901.
Not worrying about the traffic
1902.
The new speed limit on waynick
1903.
the amazing owner at the blockade runner,
1904.
having our Christmas party last year at the blockade runner,
1905.
the gardens at the blockade runner,
1906.
the grounds all around the blockade runner,
1907.
the lobby and all the arts at the blockade runner,
1908.
people who still care about the islands,
1909.
getting stuck in traffic when the drawbridge goes up and having to
stop for a minute,
1910.
the little views over the marshland through the trees and shrubs,
1911.
the speed of my bicycle when I come off of the drawbridge going
down the little hill,
1912.
having access to shopping so nearby with Mayfair,
1913.
having all the new amenities so close by in the neighborhood at
autumn hall,
1914.
the back way to the beach on Wrightsville Ave,
1915.
now knowing so many ways to get around we’re not getting on the
main road,
1916.
the heart at summers rest,
1917.
the gentleman’s corner taking such good care of me,
1918.
the good memories of Ashworth when I was growing up,
1919.
having clothes to wear,
1920.
having hope,
1921.
having outfits that I feel good in,
1922.
having athletic leader,
1923.
never forgetting how fortunate it is to have clothing and outfits
for the different types of weather
1924.
really enjoying clothing just like daddy,
1925.
being a little more expressive with myself,
1926.
having access to a place like the Board of Elections so close by
the house,
1927.
to be able to vote,
1928.
to vote without any kind of intimidation,
1929.
to know that my voted counts
1930.
how much to know that I vote was counted,
1931.
to know that the people that work in elections in New Hanover
County have integrity,
1932.
to know that I live in the county where we are allowed to vote
without obstructions anymore,
1933.
to feel free to walk in without having to show ID to vote as a
citizen of this country,
1934.
to see how my vote made a difference in this last election,
1935.
to not feel forced to be in any kind of political party,
1936.
see how quickly we were able to get in and out of voting,
1937.
to be able to vote together,
1938.
the willingness of some to run for office for the right
reasons,
1939.
learning more about our elected officials
1940.
learning the truth about some who do run
1941.
how they govern and seeing them govern.
1942.
our process of governance and how it really can make a difference
and does,
1943.
the hope for our democracy,
1944.
those who work in all forms of public life,
1945.
those who see the common good,
1946.
those who plant trees,
1947.
those who build and plant trees in equal fashion
1948.
lloyd’s diversity and inclusion award at the arboretum
1949.
the fashion show at the arboretum
1950.
the ability garden
1951.
the access to learning more about how to care for the world
through the arboretum
1952.
the cape fear river watch
1953.
the fierce advocacy of the cape fear river watch
1954.
having clean water for the first time in years
1955.
the cape fear public utility authority investment in the water
1956.
the filtration system for our water
1957.
holding Chemours to account
1958.
soil and water electeds in NHC
1959.
the rain barrel sales each month
1960.
for those who build and still see the environment as needed and as
a part of the build,
1961.
for the communities that wants to have a good life,
1962.
of the neighborhoods that are finally getting sidewalks,
1963.
for being able to walk in neighborhoods finally in some places in
the city,
1964.
feeling a sense of connection to one another in our neighborhoods
not just with cameras,
1965.
for our law enforcement officers,
1966.
our city and county firefighters,
1967.
for all who see service and not just enforcement,
1968.
those who lived up in any form box and prayers after shootings,
1969.
those who know that prayer and love in any form is good energy
into the world,
1970.
those who stop and take a moment to be at vigils after mass
shootings to be present for brief,
1971.
those who are present for action after moving through grief with
change and care,
1972.
those that are present with action in resilience in helping people
be in their cognitive spaces
1973.
to help with change and moving forward,
1974.
the winds before a storm,
1975.
seeing Kitty get her award this year,
1976.
Logan get her award this year,
1977.
The legacy of betsy leonard and the holiday helpers
1978.
The award for the voracious actions of Louise McColl for
volunteerism
1979.
Watching Dana get promoted,
1980.
watching Lucy get promoted,
1981.
watching friends get promoted around me,
1982.
being able to be on interview panels
1983.
seeing the success of others,
1984.
seeing Nate gets his new position,
1985.
seeing all the good that goes on in the lives of people around me,
1986.
the connection of phone calls with friends for over 30 years,
1987.
being able to pick up the phone call when needed,
1988.
staying connected to all the marriages and seeing them prosper and
grow
1989.
the honors youngins and seeing them prosper
1990.
the continued health for those living cancer free
1991.
the calls for sitting now with those walking that journey
1992.
the life of Tony Rivenbark
1993.
having people who know me,
1994.
having people who truly love me for me,
1995.
being able love back,
1996.
able to say I am sorry
1997.
able to say no
1998.
able to be better with yes
1999.
able to say not now
2000.
able to make space
2001.
seeing trees that are flourishing,
2002.
our hurricane tree that continues to bounce back,
2003.
migrating tree across from the parking lot that continues to wave
back-and-forth,
2004.
not having to be on duty this year for an extended period of time,
2005.
for being ready to be on duty, if need be,
2006.
the ability to deeply believe after all of this health stuff,
2007.
to have my boosters,
2008.
for those that take these issues seriously,
2009.
the awareness of people who don’t take the issue seriously,
2010.
compassion, but not acceptance of those who don’t take this issues
seriously,
2011.
all of the medical providers,
2012.
the service to Dr. Fauci,
2013.
the CDC,
2014.
the North Carolina Department of health and human services,
2015.
the leader ship in all of these crises across the state,
2016.
those that put their political and professional lives on the line
in the service of others,
2017.
those who rejected false narratives
2018.
those who did not invite false narratives
2019.
those who did not mask false narratives as “open discussions”
2020.
those who connect in love not mask in religion
2021.
those who believe in science,
2022.
compassion for those who live in fear, and understanding,
2023.
deeper and deeper about compassion, understanding,
2024.
more about empathy, understanding more about my own humility,
2025.
deepening that understanding of my own excellence,
2026.
the ability to give to things that matter to me, and for us,
2027.
the ability to stay connected,
2028.
the drive to the neighborhood,
2029.
feeling deeply at home,
2030.
all of the trees that remain,
2031.
all of the changes in the colors,
2032.
every season,
2033.
having abundance,
2034.
every season,
2035.
revealing something new,
2036.
every season, bringing back some thing that brings a smile,
2037.
azaleas at full bloom
2038.
The trees over college acres drive
2039.
The corner bush of azaleas
2040.
The posts of flowers from Kelly R.
2041.
The posts of flowers from Lora T
2042.
The posts of flowers from Jan D.
2043.
All who share what they see in nature
2044.
All the sharing of things they see in the present
2045.
The connection to good that make me want to connect to others
2046.
All the love of good from Mike rhyne
2047.
Having so many connections still from college
2048.
The love and care from nigel to his mother
2049.
the love and care of tally for the who broadway community
2050.
the love and care of Tally for his mother
2051.
the love and care of the community for tally and his family
2052.
the love and care for kurt and his mother
2053.
the love and care for kurt always
2054.
for the posts and leadership from Addison
2055.
the amazing life of Josh stein
2056.
from childhood friends prospering and living best lives
2057.
joel
2058.
josh
2059.
Julie
2060.
Connecting with Julie over facebook while they were down for Dr.
Ellis’s birthday
2061.
Ann
2062.
Katherine
2063.
The mobile connections
2064.
Seeing the love from mobile
2065.
Healing from the time in mobile
2066.
The love of Dahn and her dear departed husband
2067.
The ministry of Dahn
2068.
The smile and life and love of Dahn
2069.
The ever present and wonderful tonya
2070.
the life of beth
2071.
the life of our departed Beth Bond
2072.
watching my cousin get married and have the best life Brooke
2073.
the life and love of uncle Al
2074.
the love of susan and al always
2075.
cousin susan and her constant love
2076.
the life, sacrifices and care of aunt Peggy
2077.
brooke’s pottery
2078.
the new life of my great nephew brooks
2079.
the joy of sharing in pictures as the youngin’s grow and prosper
2080.
Lauren’s blog and the seat of the tractor
2081.
The writing and witness of Lauren
2082.
The service and life of Buddy and Stephen in the fire service
2083.
The health and wellness for Trish
2084.
The care of trish
2085.
Harold’s Sister coming to visit
2086.
Meeting harold’s niece and the connection
2087.
Family Promise
2088.
Ann’s continued work with Family Promise for the families in need
2089.
Wrightsville family practice
2090.
Dr. jones
2091.
Dr. williams
2092.
Turning 56 this year
2093.
Feeling ok in my own skin at this age
2094.
Still craving to learn and grown
2095.
Feeling more able than I ever have in my life
2096.
Being able to contribute
2097.
PACES
2098.
Cape
Fear health net
2099.
Seeds
of Healing Inc.
2100.
World
aids days events from Seeds
2101.
The
aids quilt being on display here in the region
2102.
The
work of SAGE in the region
2103.
The
quilt panel on permanent display in the student union at UNCW
2104.
The
AIDS and HIV outreach at SEES
2105.
Coastal
Horizons providers and staff
2106.
Domestic
Violence Shelter
2107.
Disability
Resource Center
2108.
DRC
monthly meetings
2109.
DRC
Awareness and access advocacy
2110.
The
Ocean Cure work
2111.
The
pads on the beach for all persons to access the ocean
2112.
The
terrain hoppers for beach access
2113.
The
remarkable witness of persons with disabilities having first access to the
beach
2114.
Accessible
tennis
2115.
Lennie
Simpson
2116.
One
love tennis
2117.
Carolina
Complete Health Network
2118.
Guardian
Ad Litem
2119.
NHDC
2120.
Vantage
Pointe
2121.
Injury
Free North Carolina
2122.
Tri Count
Collaborative
2123.
My little lizard friends in the garden
2124.
The little lizards in the mums
2125.
The visits from the squirrels
2126.
The crystals in the house
2127.
Finding a new “cathedral” crystal this year
2128.
Our forever crystals from our wedding
2129.
The crystals from mother on my first year
2130.
The medallions from over the year
2131.
The medallion for my 33rd from Judd
2132.
The list form my first youth group framed and in the house
2133.
The angel that I made and had over our door of our first apartment
2134.
our first rings in their little casket
2135.
the his and his on the cake ms. Hearne made for us wrapped in our
matching ties
2136.
the card holder mother made in her first home
2137.
the angel on my lamp that watches over me from my best
2138.
the star with a crystal that is a constant there to from Jennifer
R.
2139.
the beads that I wear that help me reset
2140.
the beads Michael gave me that helped me learn that practice
2141.
knowing how to make and share those beads with other
2142.
creating little things to give with shells I have collected
2143.
having the shells in the car to look
2144.
the shell in my office from the night before Florence
2145.
the rain chime from Michael in my office
2146.
the shelf of gifts in my office
2147.
the new coins I got recently from fire that means so much
2148.
the PFFA coin (and stophel’s design that is a bottle opener!)
2149.
accreditation coin and 25 year anniversary!
2150.
The pics of my youngin’ who loved to get on that microphone
2151.
The little pigs that fly
2152.
Our little tree in the office
2153.
Our gift exchange in the office
2154.
Mark’s gift to us all of lunch and care
2155.
Sharing out likes and dislikes for the gift exchange and learning
from one another
2156.
Someone else making coffee in the morning in the office now
2157.
Others bringing in coffee to the office now
2158.
The medicine ball to get out negative energy!
2159.
Reminders of thanks
2160.
Reminders of bring thought of
2161.
Reminders of my own spiritual connection
2162.
Grounding items
2163.
The fan in front of me at my desk
2164.
The sound of the fan
2165.
Being able to type
2166.
Being able to use voice to text
2167.
Having access to cameras to “meet” wth people
2168.
Having access to an amazing team of folks to make video better
2169.
Being able to share education with those who are deployed in so
many places
2170.
Having access to data to see efficacy in this work
2171.
Seeing responses almost immediately
2172.
Being able to see feedback that is majority positive
2173.
being able to be responsive when there are concerns
2174.
not losing what I know is right to be like or accepted
2175.
not losing self to be ok with others
2176.
to go to sleep at night with sense of being ok
2177.
to be able to resolve conflicts I see and experience for the most
part internally
2178.
not to harm or stuff conflicts that are out of my control
2179.
to look for what I can do.
2180.
To look for what influence I should have and od have
2181.
to have some influence
2182.
to live out Fr. Bob’s definition and define my excellence
2183.
to understand more of that true humility
2184.
to understand more of what my true excellence is not
2185.
all those things folks shared and facilited with me that still
live me
2186.
to pass on those ideas and learnings
2187.
to pass on things when asked and not just random
2188.
being more discerning
2189.
being more aware that not everyone is gentle with truth and
openness
2190.
being more aware of other’s hurts
2191.
more aware of my own energy
2192.
my own since of presence
2193.
how to present that sense of self
2194.
people who believe in santa
2195.
people who allow others to believe in Santa
2196.
the joy of magic and wonder
2197.
the love of anticipation of a gift
2198.
the sweet feeling of being given something not expected
2199.
the joy of truly not wanting things
2200.
my bosses day gift
2201.
seeing it over my computer
2202.
having dual screens to work with at work
2203.
having duals screens to work with at home
2204.
having a docking port to be able to travel with my work
2205.
for having my office door open to colleagues to call out to one
another and connect
2206.
the hallway conversations
2207.
the hallways laughter
2208.
folks coming to my office to reset and vent
2209.
folks coming to this office to share the care they give and let go
2210.
the stories of trying to keep people whole in a trauma informed
world
2211.
the stories of helping people get through as they do good for
others
2212.
the stories of working harder to help with the health of those
doing the work
2213.
the hard stories of what cannot be done and acceptance of limits
2214.
learning to stay on mission and focus on what I can do
2215.
the smell of coffee first thing in the office
2216.
the email that comes with a high five out of no where unexpectedly
2217.
being able to send high fives
2218.
being able to work with a group that shares praise
2219.
being able to be with people who want better for others
2220.
the grant from R4R with he wellness packs
2221.
the wellness calendars for others
2222.
the basic three in the packs for home delivered meals
2223.
the basic three all over the county
2224.
the new data from the employee survey with resilience showing
strong
2225.
the amazing group of people who are resilient
2226.
resilience being about wellness and not just getting through
2227.
having project management work so well each year
2228.
seeing how much project management makes change in this organization
2229.
the dedication of the new building
2230.
the wonderful workers with thomas construction
2231.
the amazing safety they took during construction
2232.
Monteith construction
2233.
wisteria
2234.
magnolia
2235.
crepe myrtle
2236.
being able to see the seasons,
2237.
being present in the seasons,
2238.
My favorite Maple in the neighborhood,
2239.
the sound of my Cardinals,
2240.
our street being protected,
2241.
our street being controlled by the neighborhood,
2242.
our neighborhood having some cohesion,
2243.
people putting Christmas lights out in the holidays,
2244.
driving around the neighborhoods to look at the Christmas lights,
2245.
going shelling, slowing down and finding shells that appear,
2246.
finding wild mushrooms,
2247.
getting the gift of growing mushrooms this year,
2248.
the gift of a friend who cares enough to give me honest feedback,
2249.
the work and legacy of Jan Davidson historian and change-maker,
2250.
the phenomenal truth telling at the Cape Fear museum,
2251.
the amazing display for diversity equity and inclusion from the
Smithsonian at the Cape Fear museum,
2252.
all of the science education and exploration at the museum,
2253.
the beauty in the gardens around the museum,
2254.
the opportunity of having a new museum and library downtown,
2255.
the heroics of everyone involved in trying to satisfy everyone’s
needs,
2256.
knowing it’s a sloth and not a dinosaur,
2257.
sharing wildflower pictures,
2258.
watching Marissa soar,
2259.
watching all the MPA students soar,
2260.
Holding hands for no reason,
2261.
jinx 12345678910,
2262.
being silent and not feeling awkward about it,
2263.
sharing fear and not feeling apart,
2264.
being angry and that being OK,
2265.
seeing anxiety and holding fast,
2266.
holding joy and embracing it,
2267.
being able to enjoy different things for each other,
2268.
little spaces, little piles, cooking dinner for him,
2269.
the surprise of dinner ordered for me,
2270.
being welcomed at the door,
2271.
always having our find a friend on and it not being creepy,
2272.
the special texts every day,
2273.
I love you being shared and it not being just words,
2274.
the love of treats and yes they’re not just for dogs,
2275.
monster spelled Munster,
2276.
putting up with all the changes in the house,
2277.
telling me it all looks wonderful when it’s over,
2278.
enjoying the twinkling lights at Christmas,
2279.
all the Christmas music,
2280.
Being a host for the diversity equity inclusion awards,
2281.
seeing people I haven’t seen in so long and being able to hug,
2282.
being privileged to be a speaker at the diversity and equity
conference this year,
2283.
the raw and emotional connection with the audience while speaking,
2284.
meeting new and wonderful friends at the conference,
2285.
having a shared space of healing and renewal,
2286.
the wonderful work of the staff that put it together from New
Hanover County,
2287.
Cape Fear Community College space where it happened,
2288.
putting to words and feelings ideas and notions along with current
learning,
2289.
navigating space in difficult circumstances,
2290.
seeing connection to the realities around me and be able to find
that place of making change,
2291.
Part of a group that trains all the way to California,
2292.
making connections across the country with people and working
through and teaching resilience,
2293.
being able to feel and connect with compassion and empathy,
2294.
being able to see someone be able to connect to those skills,
2295.
to be able to tap into my own trauma history and emotions and
behold,
2296.
to start to hear some of my own stories has ways of lifting up
success and integrating into good
2297.
knowing that this list misses so many things
2298.
knowing no matter how large this list gets, it will never capture
all that I can be grateful for
2299.
knowing that each day is a gift and that I made another year is
even more one day at a time
2300.
Knowing that if you read this, I am grateful that we are connected
in being present with the possible. One day at time, I hope next year, I am writing
2400…as I know that it will be just a snippet of what actually happened and
what I actually can be and should be grateful for!
2301.
2302.
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