Annual Thanksgiving
Tradition:
24 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 incredible love that is surrounding me
every single day
3.
the
forgiveness grace and sustaining power that I receive every single day
4.
the
guidance from within that I hear very clearly
5.
my incredible partnership in marriage
6.
for the
gifts that I do not take for granted
7.
the person that I walk in each day with for our
28 years one day at a time together
8.
a marriage I could never have dreamed of
9.
love
10.
trust
11.
care
12.
compassion
13.
jinx, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7…
14.
new adventures together
15.
having my step dad
16.
having my mother in law
17.
seeing family on line and staying connected
18.
having cousin time this year
19.
have a chosen family with love and grace
20.
from my 34 years one day at a time that I have
been walking for all of those incredible days
21.
in that time that I have had my daily reprieve
22.
415 months and counting
23.
12,651 days and counting
24.
303,601 hours and counting
25.
each day a new day of incredible possibilities
26.
all those nights comforted with ideas of
reflection
27.
all of those incredible opportunities to grow
all of these last years
28.
amazing moments all of this year's ability to be
present
29.
Our home
30.
being back on the HOA
31.
having a
great group of people who care about the community
32.
our
little garden
33.
seeing the process by which the flowers go
through the seasons
34.
my
favorite crape Myrtle
35.
the gifts of the podocarpus
36.
the birds
in the backyards
37.
the fighting with the squirrels
38.
the swing from Harold
39.
the sitting and listening to the sounds of the
birds
40.
the
squirrels jumping from tree to tree
41.
Our precious jax
42.
The best day ever boutique
43.
Jax’s squirrell
44.
The remnants of the original squirrel
45.
Opening doors
46.
Breathing through the cracks to see if we are
there
47.
Letting us know he is ready by hitting mother’s
bells
48.
Mother’s bells on the door handles
49.
Leaving mother’s bells on the doors year round
50.
Brushing under the grasses
51.
His pads letting him know where he is
52.
Mrs. Katie spoiling jax when we go shop
53.
Jax bringing us so much love
54.
That FACE!
55.
The face on my knee when I eat
56.
The counter surfing that is MY fault 😊
57.
That bow when we go to walk
58.
That bark for a treat
59.
The toy brought every single time
60.
The pull toy!
61.
A blind dog with better sight than I have
62.
Turning 11 this year
63.
watching jax enjoy his little backyard
64.
seeing jax’s coat in the sunshine
65.
our little planter box
66.
the new
flowers
67.
the volunteers
68.
the
annuals
69.
my favorite Hummingbird vine
70.
the
thriving gardenia from Sherry
71.
the growth of everything back there
72.
the new
holder for the kayaks
73.
having
the kayaks
74.
the new planters
75.
all of the rocks from all the places we visited
76.
the sounds of the gong of the chime
77.
the shells
78.
being in our place of peace
79.
having phenomenal neighbors
80.
being connected to our neighbors
81.
having
our little chain on text
82.
having the cameras to check in on our home
83.
having the cameras to check in on the dog
84.
having the cameras to check in on each other
85.
working through a difficult situation with a
family who passed
86.
having
had good neighbors who have moved on
87.
having
the best manager in the world of our HOA for community solutions southeast
88.
for the privacy of our roads
89.
for the
ability to walk in our neighborhood without much fear
90.
not
taking it for granted the lack of violence in our neighborhood
91.
not taking it for granted the lack of too much
crime
92.
the feeling of some security
93.
the connectedness we have with others on our
streets
94.
our little library share
95.
people enjoying the library
96.
people putting new books in the library
97.
people
taking books from the library
98.
our flag out front
99.
our Christmas lights during the holidays
100.
and the
tree
101.
having a few wreaths from mother to put on the
door as a remembrance of her
102.
having the fan on when I'm sitting in my chair
103.
having my chair
104.
having our chairs next to each other
105.
having the most amazing little library in the house
106.
the carpentry of theiss
107.
letting go of things more an more
108.
the light through the transom
109.
the rainbows through the crystals
110.
the little hummingbird sculpture
111.
the owls that help us remember
112.
no space filled with “things”
113.
little pictures of people
114.
Ct. Pics from Harold that help me remember
115.
The glow of the candles through the blue
116.
The smell of the candles
117.
The little oven
118.
Soaking
119.
Bubbles
120.
Falling asleep on Sunday in my chair
121.
Mid day naps on the weekends
122.
Kafko
123.
Mrs. freeze’s throws
124.
The Christmas warm socks
125.
The Ref
126.
All the Christmas movies in order
127.
Michael wanting to play Christmas music in July
128.
Little spaces
129.
Place to work at home
130.
Being able to work at home from time to time
131.
Claude’s view
132.
The tobacco painting
133.
Daddy’s Kentucky Colonel
134.
Granddaddy’s one shot
135.
The meditation area
136.
The sound bowls
137.
The breakthrough piece
138.
the arts stuff
139.
little projects here and there
140.
conversations with Harold
141.
time with folks
142.
daddy’s shave cup
143.
the skylight
144.
all the light in the house
145.
all the open space
146.
all of our books special books that bring back
incredible memories
147.
everything around us that bring back memories
148.
the sound of the dog chewing on his bone
149.
his little breaths when he's exasperated
150.
the
dreams he has and his legs kicking
151.
his wagy tail when he's excited
152.
the clicking of his nails on the wood floors
153.
the little parade we have when we go to get a
treat
154.
watching he and Michael when they go out for a
walk
155.
how excited he is when he's ready for dinner
156.
reaching over and holding hands while we're
watching TV
157.
just being still and quiet with one another
158.
reading while he's on his video games
159.
just
being content to be at home just being quiet together
160.
the
stillness of the house
161.
the complete fullness of the house just by being
together
162.
Alexa
being able to tell her what to do
163.
being
able to operate so many things with her
164.
having a clean house
165.
the gifts of Tiffany
166.
having a washer and dryer at home
167.
having a
stove to cook on
168.
an oven to bake in
169.
having a
kitchen
170.
having
bathrooms that work
171.
having bathtubs
172.
having showers
173.
having
hot and cold running water
174.
having water that is reasonably clean
175.
having
air conditioned when it's so hot
176.
having heat when it's so cold
177.
having the ability to get things worked on
regularly so that they are maintained
178.
having
equipment in our home that works on a reliable basis
179.
having an HOA that takes care of things on the
outside
180.
having the ability to take care of things on the
inside
181.
still
having insurance still being able to afford our insurance
182.
still being able to afford our mortgage
183.
having our mortgage not be the majority of our
monthly income
184.
having
reasonable electric costs
185.
being able to have Wi-Fi in the house
186.
not
having to worry about the electricity working
187.
having
regular phone service
188.
having mobile phone service
189.
not having to worry about bills being paid
190.
having
some savings
191.
having the ability to eat out
192.
having the ability to have food delivered
193.
being in an area where food can be delivered
194.
being in
an area where groceries can be delivered
195.
being in an area where grocery stores are
abundant
196.
being in
an area where fresh produce is abundant
197.
being in an area where multiple selections of
fresh restaurant foods are available
198.
being in an area where there are quick responses
from emergency services
199.
having incredibly reliable emergency services
200.
having a neighborhood that has some private
security
201.
having private security that's responsive and
professional
202.
having
security in our home
203.
having regular exterminators
204.
having roofs that don't leak
205.
having buildings that are substantial in the
face of storms
206.
feeling safe and secure inside when there are
storms
207.
have a sense of safety when going to bed
208.
having clothes to wear
209.
having multiple clothes to choose from
210.
having different clothes for different seasons
211.
having
coats to wear
212.
umbrellas to use
213.
shoes for the right occasions
214.
having an area nearby to run
215.
having an area nearby to bicycle
216.
having trails nearby to get into the woods and
get away
217.
being next to the university and
218.
being able to walk and run through the campus
219.
being
close enough to work to not have to compute
220.
so close to the beach that we could bicycle
221.
being far enough away from the beach that we
don't have to worry about storms
222.
having
arts in our home
223.
the art
of Virginia Wright frierson
224.
the art of Dumay Gorham
225.
the art David Norris
226.
the art of Harold Hodges
227.
the art of Donnie Wrights
228.
the art of elin O’hara slavic
229.
the art of karl Sailiter
230.
the art of Bradley Carter
231.
the art of Elizabeth Hosier
232.
the art of sully Anlyan
233.
the art of Elizabeth Singletary
234.
the art of Allie B
235.
the art of Jud Crowe
236.
The art of Elizabeth Darrow
237.
Our little gallery of famous pieces
238.
Knick knacks of joy
239.
Prints from mother
240.
Child hood delights
241.
My child hood friend Joel Berquist
242.
a bed to
sleep in
243.
Sheets for the bed
244.
Quilts
245.
Comforters
246.
The best pillows ever
247.
Having pillows
248.
Windows that open
249.
Windows that are secure
250.
Covers on the windows
251.
Windows that don’t let air in
252.
Windows that are secure
253.
Having a humidifier
254.
Having an ac system that keeps our air purified
255.
having utensils
256.
and plates
257.
having basic necessities
258.
having a place to work out in at home
259.
driving up and having the door open for me
260.
the joy of being attacked by the dog when I walk
in the door
261.
the running fan at night while I sleep
262.
having programs on TV that bring me solace
263.
having movies that we both enjoy watching
together
264.
having movies that we watch repeatedly over and
over that still brings joy
265.
having music in the house
266.
the calm app
267.
the resilience app
268.
having skills on alexa for different needs
269.
have our games
270.
playing scrabble
271.
playing uno
272.
our harry potter uno
273.
our backgammon set
274.
great lighting for reading
275.
being able to have thanksgiving here in the
house
276.
being comfortable for thanksgiving
277.
taking time to just relax together
278.
being able to order in for the food for
thanksgiving
279.
finding a stuffing that comes near mother’s
280.
our nespresso
281.
paris nespresso
282.
the sound of the nespresso in the early morning
283.
the smell of that first coffee in the air in the
am
284.
the waking to the alex in the morning
285.
having 10 alarms on my phone
286.
after years of not being able to get up, being a
morning person
287.
being able to get to sleep
288.
being able to sleep through the night
289.
being comfortable in our bed
290.
not having issues with my back
291.
Michael doing well with his back
292.
The bed being able to go up and down
293.
Being able to work and read in bed
294.
Being able to have access to work at home with
rsa
295.
Becca’s bounty
296.
Shopping for becca’s bounty
297.
The amazing programs through the agency for
gifts and other supports at the holidays
298.
The foster program at HHS
299.
The LIEAP program
300.
Medicaid expansion
301.
All the workers who will respond to the needs of
Medicaid expansion
302.
For all who work with families in crisis
303.
Social workers in child protection
304.
Social workers in adult protection
305.
All the therapists in our schools
306.
The therapists in our justice system
307.
The therapists embedded in the senior resources
308.
The 1000s of meals delivered to the homebound
everyday
309.
The army of volunteers making those meals happen
every single day
310.
The tax folks helping to make it fair and
equitable for all
311.
The assessors
312.
The mappers
313.
IT experts
314.
Folks who communicate the what and why
315.
The memes of Wally Simpson
316.
The teams in the creeks making water flow with
engineering
317.
those who keep offices running
318.
being an adopted child of strategy
319.
being allow to work with strategy teams
320.
watching a colleage and friend become a
department head
321.
watching a whole department breath and thrive
forward
322.
having a hub on each floor
323.
going to the hub
324.
getting cold water and ice to keep going
325.
having water fountains that fit water bottles
326.
my bosses day plant thriving in my office
327.
having my little k cup coffee under my desk
328.
having a small holiday tree in my office
329.
being able to walk down the hall and connect
with others I work with
330.
the language line at the county
331.
having more language accessibility
332.
the bilingual customer service at CFPUA
333.
doing special training for our translators
334.
the wildflowers planted along the creek redo
335.
the ground cover to the creek
336.
the water running off of college acres now that
drainage has been redone
337.
the incredible improvements in the neighborhood
with the drainage project
338.
the old frat house turned into an air b and b
339.
color in the trees this time of year
340.
the new landscapers, sweetwater
341.
the dog poop picker upppers, sir scoop a lot
342.
the folks who use the dog stations
343.
all the dogs in the neighborhood
344.
so many houses in the neighborhood being redone
345.
autumn hall adding so many amenities we can walk
to
346.
having a starbucks right next door
347.
the gary shell cross city trail
348.
the legacy of gary shell
349.
the trail having new additions
350.
the trail going from rose over to eastwood
351.
the maturing of the plant life along the trail
352.
being able to bike with Michael
353.
getting Michael’s non electric bike repaired
354.
Bike cycles being awesome as always
355.
Having a bike
356.
My bike
357.
Having a bike that is so comfortable to ride
358.
Being able to bike all over the island
359.
The view on my bike from the drawbridge
360.
The little downhill from the drawbridge
361.
The under the bridge to get onto the beach
362.
People who use the right direction when going
over the drawbridge on their bikes
363.
Those who stay off the loop sidewalk with their
bikes
364.
Bikers who obey traffic laws
365.
Drivers who care about bikers
366.
Drivers who share the road
367.
The pathway from the house to the beach
368.
The place to lock up at shell island
369.
The walk out towards figure eight
370.
The off season when the beaches are empty
371.
Cold days on the beach
372.
Overcast days on the beach
373.
Days after a storm when lots of shells wash up
374.
Being there when low tide starts to reveal the
treasures
375.
Dogs being on the beach
376.
being able to go and walk on the beach
377.
feel the
sand under my toes
378.
the sound of the waves
379.
looking up and seeing the clouds
380.
the sun breaking through the clouds
381.
being
able to collect shells
382.
finding
my perfect shells
383.
finding just the ones that I love the joy
384.
and the excitement when I come across the sand
dollar
385.
the joy and excitement when I come across the
very special ones that I love the most
386.
just getting that breath when I'm able to walk
onto the beach
387.
the joy
of finding that right parking space in that right parking lot that
388.
I love being able to launch my kayak on the
North End
389.
crossing over and getting to masonboro
390.
the feel of the waves underneath the boat
391.
letting go when the waves get too choppy
392.
finding a
new place to paddle
393.
to really
experiencing allowing to surf to carry me
394.
going
this year for the first time passed the basin down at Fort Fisher
395.
going farther in my kayaks than I've ever gone
at Fort Fisher
396.
experiencing going over to the ocean by going
past the basin
397.
my new racks for my birthday for my kayak
398.
my beautiful new truck
399.
being
able to have a truck
400.
being able to get through a really serious car
accident
401.
the great result from an insurance company from
the car accident
402.
the great results from going over to Audi and
how they got me into this truck
403.
AUDI service
404.
The best service department ever at AUDI
405.
Guierrmo!
406.
it's a great service from all of those folks
407.
to put me in the right place
408.
the feeling of the wind by putting all the
windows and the back window down and driving
409.
finding out that I had a back window to put down
in the truck
410.
getting Michael and jax in the truck and just
going and driving in the country
411.
the feel
of being able to use the truck to help others
412.
being
able to go places in the truck to be able to haul the kayak anywhere I want it
to go
413.
the
incredible people at hook line and paddle for the installation of my racks
414.
having dependable tires
415.
having a dependable vehicle
416.
the ability to have insurance
417.
having a vehicle that passes inspection
418.
have a new vehicle that I don't worry about
failing when I'm driving
419.
knowing that I can get roadside service if I
need it
420.
not worrying about having to pay for gas
421.
having
gas to drive with
422.
having a vehicle finally that's really me
423.
and
something that I really wanted taking a road trip in it
424.
and
feeling completely free
425.
motor
boats that pass buy that slow down and reduce wake
426.
the
encounters with the birds
427.
getting up close with the herons
428.
getting out on sharks tooth island
429.
being able to get out on the open river
430.
not having the fear and anxiety on the water
431.
feel free
and open seeing the wildlife in the water
432.
the amazing blue crabs
433.
seeing the dolphins
434.
have the
pelicans dive all around me
435.
the fish jumping right in front of me
436.
getting far away from everything
437.
no noise
the peace and quiet getting
438.
out of
boat lanes and
439.
being
away from all motor traffic
440.
being drifting with the pull of the tide
441.
seeing others enjoying themselves
442.
seeing the draw bridge from the water
443.
everyone waving at one another
444.
the diminishing republic
445.
the other kayakers
446.
having wheels to carry my boat
447.
being able to launch at parks in the county
448.
smith’s
creek.
449.
Finding
the wildlife area by river on a drive
450.
walking the sunflower maze at trask farms
451.
the sunflower maze itself
452.
the amber dale pumkin patch
453.
the family that runs the amber dale pumpkin
patch
454.
the
squirrels carving our pumpkins this year
455.
the mums
that were so beautiful
456.
being able to get Mrs. Freeze a mum each year
from amber dale
457.
the preview night at the night of thousand
candles brookgreen gardens
458.
our walk through the gardens at night in the
light
459.
the return of the cranberries in the fountain
460.
the sculptures lit in the candle light
461.
the reflection of the candles in the pools
462.
the brass
band on the entrance to the gardens
463.
the
harpist in the grove
464.
playing Christmas music
465.
the colorful
children’s garden
466.
the lights leading in with the beauty of the
oaks
467.
the giant
trees with changing colors
468.
the magic of walking together in all that
enchantment
469.
having
time to be with one another in all that beauty
470.
the small
crowd of the preview night
471.
having a
fully decorated house for the first time since covid
472.
finding new nativities to enjoy
473.
putting all the nativities out
474.
the art of Justine Ferrerri
475.
the traditions in our own house
476.
the 27 crystal angel for our tree
477.
mom’s Madonna
478.
the little kneeling elf
479.
the ornaments
from our first tree
480.
making ornaments from our rose bushes
481.
sending cards
482.
receiving cards
483.
receiving gifts
484.
giving
gifts
485.
having friends over for the first time in so
long
486.
watching amazing youngin’s grow and be so
amazing.
487.
Time with family time with friends
488.
the last training classes in the old building
489.
all the time in the old building
490.
being santa again for the city
491.
coming on a decade of being santa for the city
492.
riding on the fire truck as santa for the city
493.
all the children that trust in santa
494.
all the
joy with being santa
495.
raising a little money for miracle league with
santa
496.
the
Wilmington parks staff who make santa happen
497.
the
Wilmington fire service who lead in santa each year
498.
and give a safe ride being on a ladder truck
499.
riding in a ladder truck
500.
the 1000’s of people giving cheer to them as
santa
501.
sharing
the swearing in of the sheriff
502.
being the chair of the united way campaign at
work
503.
bringing back the united way to work for the
first time.
504.
Being
appointed to the united way board for directors
505.
creating some re-connection with the cape fear
united way
506.
the beauty of the Kenan house at Christmas
507.
the glow
of the Kenan house at night
508.
our hr holiday gathering
509.
making a
special time for giving and being together
510.
laughter
around that table
511.
the gifts and thoughtfulness
512.
the
gardens at the blockade runner
513.
having lunch on a chilly day at the blockade
514.
the
layman group
515.
having a boss that lets me grow and learn
516.
having
opportunities to grow and learn
517.
never
wanting to stop growing and learning
518.
being
certified by shrm for mental health
519.
be more
prepared for suicide prevention
520.
all of
the challenge coins that give me awareness about the good work that's done by
so many incredible first responders
521.
my little corner of resources in my office
522.
the mental health committee for the district at
Rotary
523.
the smell of the oils burning that bring peace
in my work life
524.
my little
flying pig lamp from Barb
525.
the story
of the fish the painting by sully that's in my office
526.
and ability to share the legend
527.
association of talent development
528.
my daily
uplift from the Harvard Business
529.
being
able to post on teams
530.
and share
with other members of the enterprise
531.
being
able to give opportunity for other people to think about things that helped
them get through
532.
your
brain on art
533.
strength finders
534.
Forte having its book finally out
535.
the mentorship of everyone from forte
536.
the
mentorship and friendship from Katherine
537.
my journey this year of scanning pictures
538.
my reconnection with my dear friend from
childhood
539.
her incredible work and literature career
540.
the journey that I took in her novel KIDZU QUEEN
541.
the
remembering of kudzu
542.
the beauty of her mother and my mother's
friendship
543.
being able to share the pictures that I scanned
with others
544.
finding
writings from my mother and little sketches that she drew
545.
finding
the picture of my mother from her graduation from Carolina
546.
the life of my uncle Jere
547.
the life of Tom Cunningham
548.
the life of Mary Bartow t
549.
he incredible service of the captain of our EMT
's locally
550.
the new uplift for the ambulances that we were
able to fund the new Hanover Regional Medical Center foundation Novant
551.
serving on the foundation
552.
chairing governance for the foundation
553.
seeing all the changes in the funding from the
foundation
554.
seeing
all the grants that we're now being able to give from the foundation
555.
connecting those grants to good works
556.
groundbreaking for Scotts hill
557.
the groundbreaking for the MJ clinics
558.
the incredible development officers at the
foundation
559.
really seeing connection between the money that
was invested and what's going into the communities
560.
hearing the message about infant mortality and
black paternal and child health care
561.
being able to uplift mother's message and
continuing her good work through the foundation
562.
being able to see the transformation in terms of
leadership from the hospital
563.
incredible leadership of Shelburne
564.
incredible leadership of Laurie
565.
the
incredible leadership of Ruth
566.
seeing evidence based practice is coming to play
for our region
567.
the hope
that is happening for all of us moving through
568.
the
incredible leadership in our register of deeds office
569.
being
able to finally get my passport
570.
for being
the first person to get a passport through the register of deeds office
571.
the register of deeds office doing so many good
works for veterans
572.
coming across so many good things that the
Sheriff's Office is doing
573.
the Cape Fear museum the efficacy of the
research around trauma informed issues in the region
574.
and its history extraordinary historian at the
Cape Fear museum
575.
new
leadership at the Cape Fear museum
576.
incredible installation around fire at the Cape
Fear museum
577.
presentations that really truly permeate the
community and help to inform and heal from the Cape Fear museum
578.
project grace being approved
579.
New Hanover County library
580.
the New Hanover County librarians
581.
the incredible resources beyond just books at
the library that are offered
582.
the years of service that are offered by the
librarians
583.
the
subject matter expertise from the librarians
584.
the honor of offering training to the librarians
585.
the leadership at the library the opportunity to
uplift a new opportunity to serve downtown in our library
586.
the new N chase library that's coming
587.
the new
shelter between the military cut off library and the Firehouse
588.
the
children's programs at the library
589.
the digital resources at the library
590.
the
social worker at the library
591.
the interventions that have gone on to help
those in need through the library
592.
the incredible health and Wellness opportunities
593.
through our own work the workout areas that we
have the workout areas in our firehouses
594.
rooftop at 3:20
595.
the respite places that we have to regather
596.
the
nursing opportunities for women in our facilities
597.
being able to do resilience training for groups
in Carteret county
598.
doing resources for resilience Ann Carteret
county
599.
learning more about how good we're doing here
and what the needs are around us
600.
being in the carousel center talent show again
this year
601.
playing
my icon favorite Elton John
602.
enjoying
the stage with dear friends
603.
watching one dear friend overcome her anxiety
and enjoy performing
604.
having a blast on stage and not worrying about
things
605.
meeting
people from Stonewall sports
606.
having a great time supporting a great cause
607.
the incredible carousel center
608.
the incredible leadership of the executive
director
609.
being a witness internally to the carousel
centers work
610.
extraordinary changes in the community because
of the carousel center
611.
seeing the convictions that are happening
because of the work of the carousel center
612.
seeing the connection between the carousel
centers work and better lives for our children
613.
seeing the connection between the carousel
center and better for kids who are not cisgender or heteronormative
614.
saying the fierce advocate of those involved in
protecting our children
615.
seeing the fierce advocacy of non offending
parents
616.
seeing incredible opportunity to uplift trauma
informed information for the entire community
617.
seeing the intersectionality being uplifted
because of better training
618.
seeing out of darkness be extended to more and
more
619.
seeing out of darkness be made mandatory for
groups
620.
seeing out of darkness and other training be
made mandatory when it's opposed by others
621.
seeing voices stand up when ignorance is in
place and
622.
policymakers see social emotional learning
continue even when it is misused or politicized
623.
seeing opportunities to continue to help
navigate opportunities to grow and connect
624.
seeing the incredible leadership at DC Virgo
625.
the most incredible principle at DC Virgo
626.
the
welcoming of the students almost on a daily basis to school DC Virgo
627.
the lab school continue to thrive at DC Virgo
628.
trauma informed practices being done at DC Virgo
629.
the in classroom resilience corners being done
at DC Virgo
630.
not letting any child not know their valued at
DC Virgo
631.
seeing dreams operate so beautifully under great
leadership on the north side
632.
having dreams become a central place for all
sorts of generative good in the arts and beyond
633.
seeing the boys and girls clubs becoming unified
634.
seeing the boys and Girls Club become unified
but still have their purpose and understanding of history
635.
seeing voices against gentrification being heard
636.
seeing a leader in Wilmington Housing Authority
getting bonds approved
637.
seeing leaders in the Wilmington Housing
Authority making a difference
638.
continuing to see the great work in Creekwood
639.
seeing the uplift that's going on and making a
difference for those through the Wilmington Housing Authority
640.
continuing to see Taylor Homes move forward and
do well
641.
Sokoto house
642.
Sokoto house three days of giving a lot of the
trainings
643.
thrilled for the new leadership at the Cameron
Art Museum
644.
the incredible incredible installations at the
Cameron Art Museum
645.
the
emotional journey of the love installation have
646.
the Cameron Art Museum having Felix Gonzalez
Torres and
647.
the Cam the incredible Latin installation at the
cam
648.
the great
news of the new chief operating officer
649.
the joy of watching someone grow and thrive and
become a leader at the cam
650.
the heartfelt connection with the leader of the
Cam
651.
the
beauty and intentionality of the arts and installations at the museum
652.
Boundless and other ways of integrating
community at the Cam
653.
having lunch with my sponsor at the Cam
654.
my beautiful friend and sponsor
655.
incredible friendships and connections that
still remain at the museum
656.
the
gorgeous grounds being filled with art
657.
incredible programs at the museum
658.
the new
seating and park installation around the battle of forks Rd.
659.
The
history of the United states colored troops being told and created
660.
the
gorgeousness of the museum shop and
661.
continue work all of the school opportunities
662.
all the
way loving being a patron
663.
loving the opportunities to make membership
available to everyone
664.
liking the Arts Council thriving going to see
665.
art in bloom's thriving
666.
loving to see that gallery making itself thrive
more centrally in the town
667.
loving to see art and booms commitments to
artists
668.
cousin david’s show at Art in Bloom
669.
cousin David’s wonderful pictures in the
resilience working group
670.
the fantastic water drop pictures
671.
another piece of his work in our home
672.
supporting artists through great galleries like
art in bloom
673.
Acme Acme studios for artists active studios
providing space that's affordable
674.
To have spaces that can create artists
opportunities to grow and have a business
675.
having pedestrian arts
676.
seeing art created in spaces that bring
contemplation
677.
taking a risk as a couple for a vacation
678.
going to
the wild goose festival
679.
getting there early
680.
glamping
681.
sharing a
tent together for the first time in our 28 years
682.
enjoying being in the middle of nowhere with a
bunch of very spiritual people
683.
taking
things as they came
684.
encountering new ideas
685.
opening up to new spiritual principles
686.
spending an entire day learning about gospels I
never knew about
687.
hearing
the voice of a professor who taught me through a book years ago
688.
listening
to the gospel of Mary in song
689.
connecting with other like minded people from
around the country
690.
just
enjoying being out in nature
691.
not
worrying about the next thing
692.
feeling free to absorb
693.
and to hear
694.
and
understand
695.
learning
new ideas
696.
and listening to music
697.
feeling
free
698.
and away from everything
699.
chasing a storm on the way back
700.
stopping and taking pictures of flowers I had
never seen before
701.
just
sharing time together
702.
and being at ease
703.
not taking every idea as facts but as
information
704.
leaning
in on ideas that grow hope and togetherness and connectedness
705.
adding to
compassion and empathy
706.
incorporating new hopefully good things into our
lives
707.
using our time together to do something
different
708.
leaving when we felt it was right to leave
709.
having someone that we love to stay in our home
while we were away
710.
knowing jax was taking care of while we were
gone doing things the way we wanted to
711.
hearing Michael say he was connected to
something that gave him joy
712.
hearing Michael laugh
713.
just being together and near each other
714.
seeing roads we hadn't been on before
715.
passing by places that he grew up in
716.
and experiencing them together
717.
sand in my shoes
718.
shells everywhere
719.
watching murder by death for this thousands time
720.
college
acres Dr. finally having sidewalks
721.
the Creek
by the house
722.
have a good new pathway
723.
the
miracle league
724.
access of
Wilmington
725.
being honored to continue to be the voice of the
miracle league
726.
the 10th year that we've opened
727.
board of
access of Wilmington
728.
project solar
729.
being
honored to lead the memorial for one of our project soar members
730.
incredible connectedness of the project soar
members
731.
the marine league
732.
having Phillips companion dog sit at my feet
when I announce
733.
when get this song right and the players give
some love
734.
when I get the song wrong and they give me some
grief with forgiveness 😊
735.
when they react to their song
736.
when I annonce them and they show out
737.
when the fans cheer these players!
738.
The joy in the stands
739.
The joy on the field
740.
having a
parent come over and thank us and me for the joy
741.
seeing all the support for the program
742.
having the granddaddy of the field come over and
hit me on the back
743.
seeing his smile
744.
seeing his pride
745.
knowing we're doing something that brings better
into the world
746.
having
support from officials
747.
and seeing the difference they make
748.
having traveling baseball and softball players
come over and see players of all abilities playing
749.
all of
the incredible volunteers that come out week after week
750.
all of this sponsors of the jerseys
751.
all of the sponsors of the teams
752.
all of the sponsors of the league
753.
all of the sponsors of the activities
754.
all of the sponsors of the games
755.
the miracles in motion race
756.
our big sponsors of the race the layman group
757.
coastal carriers
758.
the
hospital
759.
all of the people that make it possible for us
to provide for these incredible athletes
760.
the text
messages and the Facebook messages from the players
761.
one player in particular who just makes my day
with constant messages
762.
seeing those players have such pride around
their performance
763.
the
leadership of our current president and chair
764.
being able to rename the field after megacorp
765.
watching a player go from position to walking or
moving on their own
766.
to being
able to uplift changes in the way they want to play
767.
and shout out and support that to see every
ability live at its highest and best
768.
be able to amplify that good
769.
the littlest players having their first moments
of joy
770.
the shy player who's not sure who becomes adapt
771.
the grace that circles the field
772.
we're having that pledge and honor before every
game
773.
for the Gregory memorial flag
774.
for the support and unity that comes at the end
with the anthem of we our family
775.
The healing place of New Hanover County
776.
the opening of the healing place
777.
the
incredible staff that does recreation therapy
778.
six ways to get into the game
779.
access
fit all of
780.
the group homes
781.
all of the coaches
782.
UNCW recreational therapy
783.
Special Olympics
784.
support that comes from the city of Wilmington
785.
the support from New Hanover County
786.
the
regular visits from commissioner Zapple
787.
the always incredible leadership from the New
Hanover County commissioners
788.
the sign sponsors
789.
the mckenzie picnic shelter
790.
the
Campana dugouts
791.
the
warehouser dugout
792.
the
Anderson field house
793.
the Nixon
outfield
794.
the seacoast Realty Caldwell banker alpha
mortgage announcer booths
795.
the pathway was all of the bricks
796.
station 17 coming out and supporting during the
games
797.
station 17 in murrayville always showing up and
volunteering
798.
the gift
of a crocheted Angel when I most needed it
799.
the gifts of being in front of supervisors
during their mandatory supervisor impact training
800.
regular
feedback from those that are learning and growing at work
801.
finding
my first live clam and watching it duck in and out of the shell in low tide and
s
802.
seeing the beauty of the live animal
803.
being
able to coordinate service awards with the commissioners every month
804.
seeing incredible employees recognized every
month for service
805.
watching the head of environmental management be
recognized for extraordinary work
806.
our
environmental management recycling and waste
807.
the incredible work that everyone does out at
the landfill
808.
the landfills work with the huckleberry
809.
the landfills work with keeping things out of a
very delicate ecosystem
810.
the landfills work with keeping things recycled
811.
the
landfills work with keeping things manageable over longer periods of time
812.
having a service dog program at Wilmington fire
department
813.
having that service dog program be an example
for others
814.
having
conversations around having a service dog program for new Hanover fire
815.
having leaders in new Hanover fire open to
having those service dogs
816.
having paws for people train those dogs having a
great firefighter lead that project for a service dog having partners who will
create those service dogs
817.
and make those happen
818.
the efficacy around having those service dogs
and what a difference they make
819.
the empowerment that service dogs bring to
environments
820.
the
mental health efforts that are going on that are being led by people like chief
Mason
821.
the third annual access of Wilmington All Star
golf tournament
822.
landfall
for hosting that golf tournament
823.
for all the sponsors of the golf tournament
824.
for the Cape Fear museum historian bringing
history for the hospital to the New Hanover County Regional Medical Center
foundation board
825.
for incredible feedback from corporate as well
as local boards about that history
826.
for being able to tour the Wilmington Police
Department
827.
for the
chief to walk us personally through the new museum at the Wilmington Police
Department
828.
for seeing the perspective of all of the changes
that have gone on with policing at the Wilmington
829.
Police Department for having the chief himself
give us a view of how the Police Department is working
830.
for being able to go through the building and
understand more about the service delivery of the Police Department
831.
for
understanding the core values of the Wilmington Police Department at a deeper
level
832.
for being
able to see the extraordinary changes in technology and other means to serve
and protect
833.
for being able to learn more about the horse
program at the Wilmington Police Department
834.
for our
Rotary to be able to buy a horse trailer for the Wilmington Police Department
835.
to see how well used that is becoming and how
much need there is
836.
for the briefness of hurricane Idalia
837.
for
getting through without any major issues
838.
for the
hurricane to be limited and not a huge uplift for us
839.
to go through another season this year without
too big of an impact
840.
for all
of the emergency preparations that go into each year
841.
for all
of the training that is going into every different type of emergency
842.
for all
the response that happens that people may not even know about
843.
for all
the preparation that keeps us safe every day
844.
for all of the ways in which we are more secure
and better because of our Emergency Management
845.
because of the way we are responding we are a
better community as a result of it for the Emergency Management team
846.
for the
equity that is built into the Emergency Management team in New Hanover County
847.
the
planning team in the Emergency Management operation
848.
the special needs team that spilled into the
Emergency Management operation
849.
all the luncheon learns for specific months
subjects that go into emergency preparation
850.
all of the ways that resilience has been built
in to both physical and biological response to impacts
851.
port city united connect
852.
PCU reporting to the leadership
853.
PCU driving opportunity to unite the community
around violence
854.
making a difference in violent interactions
through mediation
855.
the life of Deb Hayes
856.
never
missing an anniversary or birthday
857.
those texts
858.
the very powerful memorial service
859.
the tree
planting growing
860.
to understand
861.
learning
862.
to see the bigger picture
863.
forgiveness
864.
the life of Tim Burgess
865.
customer service on steroids
866.
showing up through it all
867.
that attitude of gratitude
868.
every e-mail with the thank you
869.
every e-mail within you're welcome
870.
every event with support and encouragement
871.
everything done acknowledged
872.
the library book sale
873.
being
able to go into the library book sale for books for work
874.
the library book sale bringing joy Michael
875.
the bookshelf
876.
bringing
new information with new books
877.
the new
leather bound editions for our home
878.
the
little box of spiritual joy we give each month
879.
the
little bit of happy we get from packages arriving from Amazon
880.
lying on
the floor with jax
881.
being a kid again and watching movies while
lying on the floor with pillows stacked up around me
882.
being in our little library just enjoying being
on the floor and reading
883.
or doing something fun
884.
best
lawyers in Wilmington at Collins and Collins
885.
being able to refer
886.
referrals being answered even when it does not
make money
887.
good practice
888.
best HOA
lawyers ever with Murchison and Taylor
889.
best legacy of learning from a lawyer ever with
Shipman and associates
890.
best
investments for nonprofits with Danny Dahl
891.
great friends for mulch and other services from
American property experts
892.
just beautiful people who give to nourish North
Carolin.a
893.
the resources for shopping at nourish
894.
the back back program that feeds our kids
895.
the school supplies that help our kids
896.
those who see PUBLIC schools as an investment
897.
our amazing public schools
898.
the great education for all our students
899.
teachers in nhc public schools
900.
the amazing staff in our public schools
901.
the bus drivers who transport our kids everyday
902.
the downtown rotary student of the month at
Williston
903.
the recognition of our teachers in the area by
wway
904.
those who support our teachers and their
profession
905.
the PDA program
906.
our teacher education program
907.
student teachers
908.
teacher aids
909.
those who support social emotional learning
910.
those whose who care for ALL Our kids
911.
the advocacy for our children with special needs
912.
beautiful
people who build with Habitat for Humanity
913.
beautiful people who make a better world for
those in extraordinary needs with cape side
914.
those who shelter those in harm's way with the
domestic violence shelter
915.
those who
need to gain access for success to cape fear literacy
916.
those who
are helping trafficked women
917.
those who
are helping trafficked children
918.
those who
are helping trafficked men
919.
those are
who are sheltering our youth who have run away or who have been harmed
920.
those are
who are helping those that have been abused by religion
921.
the new
leadership at the LGBTQIA center
922.
new
leadership 4 advocacy with mosaic
923.
the
continuing leadership at Saint Jude's
924.
always the advocacy at P flag
925.
extraordinary houses of worship with
926.
first
Christian B’nai Israel
927.
St. Paul's
928.
Church of the servant
929.
Unitarian Universalits
930.
Unity
931.
Saint James
932.
having the founder of the healing place come for
the opening.
933.
Rip the runway
934.
the leadership big B
935.
the power
of Sandra midday McClammy
936.
the life and legacy of Tony Rivenbark
937.
the beauty of thalian hall,
938.
the extraordinary venue of the Wilson center
939.
Cape Fear
Community College foundation
940.
Phi Theta Kappa at Cape Fear Community College
941.
the extraordinary basic law enforcement training
at CFCC
942.
the sheriff's deep commitment to having his
folks go through that training
943.
the fire training facility
944.
and all of our fire folks being involved in Cape
Fear Community College as instructors
945.
and their specialties
946.
having our brick streets uncovered
947.
the amazing life and legacy of Linda Pearce
948.
the legacy of the porch interviews
949.
the specialness of my interview on that porch
950.
the mentorship of Linda in my life
951.
the power of her experience over this community
952.
Pearce house
953.
the remarkable life of Tom Cunningham
954.
having the first woman to represent the N double
ACP as the states president be from Wilmington and be elected twice to that
role
955.
candy corn (you heard me)
956.
panacea
957.
sea level
958.
tidal Creek
959.
Fresh Market
960.
islands
961.
zeke's bowls
962.
origins
963.
having origins right next door
964.
going to origins for lunch with friends at least
weekly
965.
having the doctors tell me I had to eat fish
966.
drift coffee
967.
crispy potatoes at drift coffee
968.
my morning port city Java
969.
the two young Ins at Racine who make my day
970.
being called Mr. bo when I go over the
loudspeaker
971.
the gentlemen's corner best service in
Wilmington at the gentleman's corner
972.
all of the peer support specialists that came
from other places
973.
the first clients to enter into the building.
974.
having detox open having the facility at
capacity almost immediately
975.
the amazing employees that run the healing place
976.
the incredible leadership staff at the healing
place
977.
all of the people willing to donate to the
healing place
978.
the healing place Advisory Board
979.
the activities for Wellness at the healing place
980.
the first graduation dinner for those that are
becoming peer support specialists
981.
the food prepared by those at the healing place
982.
the concert on the healing place grounds
983.
The United way partnering with the healing place
for the concert
984.
all of the community partners coming out for the
healing place concerts
985.
all of the donors that helped to support the
first healing place concert
986.
the BBQ by swag to make the healing place
concert a really special occasion.
987.
the General Assembly for playing the music for
the healing place concert
988.
all of the meetings that happen for AA and NA at
the healing place
989.
the working through the misunderstandings about
the healing place
990.
the incredible outreach with food and other
deliverables for the unhoused at the healing place
991.
all of those who are making sure that those in
need are being taken care of through the healing place
992.
the incredible dedication and work that's being
done for all in need at the healing place
993.
the New Hanover County recognition committee
994.
the New Hanover County recognition committee's
clothing drive
995.
delivering the closing to the healing place
996.
seeing the pride in wearing the clothing that
was donated by the participants at the healing place
997.
incredible donation of water bottles from the
American Heart Association
998.
seeing people do the trudge.
999.
seeing the difference, the trudge is making in
the lives of those going through the program
1000.
having recovery be something that has taken away
some bias
1001.
having a recovery center that abstinence based
1002.
having a recovery center that is open to every
need
1003.
having a recovery center in addition to other
services and means to get sober in the region
1004.
seeing success for those that are needing to
find that recovery,
1005.
Wilmington area intergroup
1006.
all the meetings that happen every day across
the area for people for recovery
1007.
launchpad
1008.
fronting life
1009.
suicide awareness groups
1010.
suicide prevention efforts
1011.
overdose awareness
1012.
the overdose awareness events
1013.
all of the community partners coming together to
prevent overdose in the community
1014.
coastal horizons leadership
1015.
cape side psychiatry
1016.
seeds of healing
1017.
distribution of NarCan,
1018.
the Suicide Prevention walk,
1019.
being allowed to be the MC for the Overdose
Prevention event,
1020.
the Queen’s Giant Music!,
1021.
the sober folks having sober fun,
1022.
remembering those who have passed
1023.
being grateful for survivors
1024.
for the first responders who have been there to
save lives for the EMTs,
1025.
for the 911 operators who took the calls for the
families and friends who responded and intervened,
1026.
those who comfort those left after the end
1027.
for the actors who led us through the pain for
the stories that helped us understand
1028.
the witness to help prevent further the
gathering to increase awareness
1029.
the hugs and being present with one another
1030.
sharing that being present is prevention
1031.
overdose is preventable
1032.
hope recovery center
1033.
the street outreach team
1034.
the street outreach workers
1035.
WDI street outreach
coastal horizons quick response team
1036.
extension on the grant for the QRT
1037.
the work to connect the unsheltered to resources
1038.
the NHC street outreach team’s understanding of
resources
1039.
the street outreach team being out there 10
hours a day every day
1040.
being able to ride along with the outreach team
and see their work live and in person
1041.
seeing the extraordinary connections the
outreach team makes with people who are unsheltered meeting Mrs. W. and seeing
her get housing
1042.
meeting Mrs. W. and learning about veterans and
the services that they are provided
1043.
meeting Mrs. W. and learning more about what
veterans actually need and don't get provided
1044.
how much we can make a difference
1045.
meeting the gentleman from castle Hayne and getting
him to the shelter before the doors closed seeing
1046.
the bins that personal items are kept to create
that humanitarian touch
1047.
seeing first fruit ministries and the food that
is provided every day
1048.
seeing the transportation that is given to folks
that are unsheltered to be able to get basic necessities
1049.
seeing the different operations throughout the
city where people are given food and clothing
1050.
seeing how the Harrelson center does the work
that it
1051.
seeing the different churches downtown that do
different operations with food
1052.
being able to see the dental program from Saint
Mary's
1053.
being able to see the senior center dental program
with the senior Resource Center
1054.
being able to see some basic health with
community health workers
1055.
seeing the grant extended from the Community
Foundation for health workers
1056.
seeing community health workers get to people in
need before the need becomes too great
1057.
seeing
community health workers get to people who are traditionally not able to get
health
1058.
seeing
community health workers be able to provide basic access to care
1059.
seeing the clinic at NHC be able to provide
services for children of greatest needs
1060.
seeing the clinic at New Hanover County get out
there with tuberculosis prevention
1061.
NHC provide inoculations
1062.
being able to see the clinic at New Hanover
County work with high risk populations for COVID
1063.
NHC
provide respources for other highly transmissible diseases
1064.
the NHC health risk teamdo promotions around
other items that create a healthier community
1065.
seeing the health education team work around HIV
and other preventable diseases
1066.
seeing seeds of healing work with prep and other
means to actually stop the transmission of HIV
1067.
seeing
the aids quilt back in the community
1068.
the
sponsors that are out there to create better understanding around HIV and AIDS
1069.
less
stigma around HIV and AIDS
1070.
continuing to work and better directions
1071.
watching the integration of needles and other
issues being done by providers when it comes to high risk populations
1072.
being able to get a flu shot at the health
department
1073.
being able to get a flu shot.
1074.
Being able to get a COVID booster
1075.
less stigma around COVID boosters less stigma
around flu shots finding
1076.
connection with those that are still weary about
those things
1077.
having good information in the community about
preventable diseases
1078.
having advocacy at the legislative and local
bodies around pfas
1079.
seeing the advocacy of fire services and the
union on P fas and other contaminants
1080.
legislation and action on turnout gear and the
cancer issue
1081.
seeing legislators come up with ways to reduce
cancer risks
1082.
seeing the advocacy of those that are most
affected by these issues
1083.
being able to make headway seeing advocacy
groups working on the water issue
1084.
Cape Fear river watch
1085.
Cooperative Extension
1086.
the incredible work of art in the Arboretum
1087.
being able to go to art and Arboretum this year
1088.
seeing all the incredible artisans that are in
the area at art and Arboretum
1089.
being able to enjoy just walking through all
that art this year
1090.
seeing the recycling fashion show at the
Arboretum
1091.
all of the incredible advocacy work of the
Cooperative Extension
1092.
the ability garden at the Cooperative Extension
1093.
the
awards that have been given for inclusion for the work at the Cooperative
Extension
1094.
the master gardener program at the Cooperative
Extension
1095.
the education that has come out about native
plants
1096.
the other ways to better preserve our ecosystem
1097.
the beauty of the Arboretum and all of the
programs that help really enjoy our region
1098.
the little tea house the little Japanese garden
1099.
the new installations of native plants
1100.
the National Association of county award for the
Cooperative Extension
1101.
watching the extraordinary process of art
government center being built
1102.
being able to actually move into our government
center
1103.
being
able to have windows for the first time in 10 years
1104.
having all this light in an office having an
office
1105.
having a place to continue the work
1106.
having work to be able to do in service
1107.
having service as the focal point of everything
in employment
1108.
being involved in an organization that is
forward facing on service as its aim
1109.
having a building that has a place to gather and
welcome people
1110.
having welcome signs in the lobby
1111.
having bilingual signs in the lobby
1112.
having the most extraordinary team on the front
desk who are welcoming people
1113.
connecting people to services
1114.
having two rooms in which to lift training and
development and learning
1115.
having new state-of-the-art opportunities to
showcase learning and development
1116.
having new places to be able to uplift and
connect teams
1117.
having spaces to create and to make sure of
things that we can provide to others
1118.
having a space to collect works so that we can
share resources
1119.
having a central location for people to be able
to gather and get what they need from us
1120.
having
the ability for some to not be at the office to locate here when they need to
be
1121.
be able to create learning and development so
that they can see their value that have
1122.
leaders
that are forward thinking and seeing this to have the privilege of serving
others
1123.
having
the privilege of being involved in seeing and creating change around us
1124.
working with some of the most dedicated people
I've ever known in my career
1125.
the ability to look up and see the clouds
1126.
walks around the building
1127.
walks and talks around the building
1128.
the native plants
1129.
the ditch flowers
1130.
the
resets with coffee
1131.
passing on a fidget toys
1132.
learning how to fidget and do the things to
reset our nervous systems
1133.
the joy of having new colleagues
1134.
with the joy of seeing colleagues find their
happiness
1135.
joy for watching people develop and grow
1136.
being a part of people's development and growth
1137.
for being able to facilitate and be quiet
1138.
having hard conversations that yield good
results
1139.
teaching history
1140.
sharing a sense of place
1141.
my direct resporst
1142.
a feeling of team
1143.
trust
1144.
true care for those I work the closest with
1145.
compassion when not sure of decisions
1146.
awareness of what influences change
1147.
helping others with that awareness
1148.
being able to be someone others can trust
1149.
being the vault for some
1150.
being an ear for others
1151.
up managing
1152.
speaking
1153.
being silent
1154.
discernment
1155.
caring
1156.
so many resources
1157.
people who are really and truly honest with me
1158.
people who are care enough to care
1159.
for being able to come up with ideas that light
other direction
1160.
being
able to see people find work outside of the organization that gives them joy
1161.
Designs by Marie
1162.
The vintage market place
1163.
The creations by a loving soul
1164.
Crafting a new learning and development training
1165.
Having the trust to build something for everyone
1166.
Having access to subject matter expertise
1167.
Being able to assemble ideas and objectives
1168.
To be able to narrow focus for the best outcomes
1169.
A strategic plan that frames the way forward
1170.
the reach to assemble persons from all over to
test effectiveness
1171.
to project manage the production
1172.
to create the visuals
1173.
to go live with a working opportunity
1174.
have the feedback to reinforce
1175.
have the feedback to improve
1176.
have the feedback to have conversations
1177.
to be able to supply information to the
departments to continue the conversations
1178.
to be in a place where change can be made
1179.
influence in a positive way
1180.
the unified therapists meeting
1181.
the panda outfit
1182.
free hugs
1183.
mindfulness cards
1184.
finding ways to connect
1185.
self care for therapists
1186.
taking care of each other so they can optizmize
care for those they care for
1187.
using the hub for special engagements
1188.
finding common ground
1189.
finding ways to one another
1190.
meeting
1191.
connecting
1192.
creating good with one another
1193.
binding over the good
1194.
being able to see above the work
1195.
being able to see through the work
1196.
the turkeys from plantation village
1197.
the hams from plantation village
1198.
acknowledgement that folks care
1199.
acknowledge that folks see what you do
1200.
fill the boot
1201.
fill the heart
1202.
see that what is being done matters
1203.
that the persons doing the work matter
1204.
connecting what is on the paper with the persons
in person
1205.
for those that go and see
1206.
that seek and and find
1207.
that spend time to see for themselves
1208.
that stop to send a note to say hello
1209.
that get out of their bubble and visit
1210.
people that have eaten at a table somewhere that
is not in their circle
1211.
people that has worshipped somewhere they don’t
know the order
1212.
leaders who lean in on what they hear
1213.
ride along
1214.
spend that time
1215.
rolling up the sleeves
1216.
not having to have a crisis to remember
1217.
grace
1218.
the spirit
1219.
the voice
1220.
the path
1221.
a new day
1222.
chances to do better
1223.
continuous improvement
1224.
ways to order what needs to be done
1225.
ways to share apology
1226.
those that accept an apology
1227.
being able to say I cannot do something and not
have to explain
1228.
not feeling compelled to explain
1229.
not saying yes as quickly
1230.
knowing I am not that important
1231.
knowing I am important, so I need to take care
1232.
knowing I have to take time
1233.
taking time
1234.
for time to clean out
1235.
time to let go of physical things that cause
clutter
1236.
time to let go of emotional things that cause
clutter
1237.
memories
1238.
dreams
1239.
visits with those who have passed in my dreams
1240.
hearing their voices so clearly
1241.
the dish from my sister of my grandmother’s
1242.
always having midget pickles out
1243.
having a bowl of walnuts at Christmas
1244.
having fresh flowers on the table like mother
1245.
little bowls of things to nibble
1246.
little touches to make it all special
1247.
new memories of special
1248.
jax snoring
1249.
the sound of the video game
1250.
the battle is over in the electronic world.
1251.
The clicking of the key board
1252.
The glow of the laptop
1253.
The comfort of the leather under me, smooth,
cradling me
1254.
the electronic light bulbs set to a glow
1255.
all the lights controlable by voice or app
1256.
the settings to be created by mood and need
1257.
the smell of the oil infuser with rosemary
1258.
the reflections off the wood, polished with
pledge
1259.
the occasional notice from the front door camera
because the flag is waving in the wind
1260.
peace we're finding
1261.
some wisdom about empathy and compassion in the
face of difficulty
1262.
being able to see the mission when stress is
harsh
1263.
being able to stay focused on what can be done
rather than what's left to be done
1264.
helping to work with others on what can be done
or feeling like there is trust
1265.
knowing that I only have from the back of my
head to the end of my nose
1266.
knowing I don’t live the experience of others
1267.
knowing I 100 percent need others
1268.
knowing I must BELIEVE the experience of others
1269.
knowing I must APPLY the experience of others
1270.
knowing I can be used
1271.
knowing that being played is not my fault
1272.
knowing caring is not opening myself up for harm
1273.
knowing belief is not a danger
1274.
knowing love ALWAYS comes first
1275.
knowing the few are the harmful
1276.
knowing the risk is greater than the control or
lack of action
1277.
knowing that it is advocacy of caution
1278.
what I
can and cannot control
1279.
for the resilience working group for having
leadership in the RWG
1280.
the regular meetings of the RWG for continuing
to permeate resilience
1281.
the amazing ability to continue to teach
resilience
1282.
see resilience biological resilience actually
help change
1283.
being able to hear stories of biological
resilience creating opportunity
1284.
people to see different modalities of biological
resilience show up in other places
1285.
seeing the extraordinary changes the 911 center with
resilience
1286.
see the work of a telecommunicator through NENA
1287.
see the
publication of a book on resilience through NENA
1288.
see our own local telecommunicator make that
happen
1289.
see the leadership using gaming as a way to
reset nervous systems
1290.
having mental health professionals in our 911
center
1291.
the leadership of the mental health professionals
in our 911 center
1292.
sugar balls
1293.
using the opportunity to better engage with one
another
1294.
having resources for grounding strips
1295.
having leadership see the value in those
grounding strips
1296.
being able to take care of ourselves so that we
can take care of others
1297.
hearing stories of engagement across the
enterprise
1298.
the extraordinary honor of teaching at the
school of government
1299.
being able to share the message of burnout with
the amazing clerks across the state
1300.
getting to meet the clerks from county
commissions across the state
1301.
being able to engage the message of resilience
and burnout
1302.
for making a difference to seeing the uplift of
burnout and resilience
1303.
through the firefighters union seeing the
message of getting fully prepared
1304.
taking care of for the extraordinary life of
Chris
1305.
for coming together as a family and as a group
after such an incredible loss
1306.
the love that connects us all for a life so well
lived
1307.
remembering how special it is to be called
handsome
1308.
remembering the love will never die
1309.
knowing that the love will always exist between
us
1310.
knowing that we will always remember to check in
on one another
1311.
the extraordinary efforts for the new Chris
Johnson mental health fund
1312.
the new ways that the response for the wrap
around services have come about
1313.
new ways of looking at ways that we can create
better for everyone
1314.
the possible that is created and looking at how
the work is done
1315.
leaning in on each other and knowing that we can
make progress
1316.
the last text of love
1317.
the heart for the picture
1318.
the cherished smile
1319.
the connection for the work that will continue
to do to uplift
1320.
the group of people that have shown me more
about care than I'll ever be able to repay
1321.
for being able to speak at suicide walk
1322.
for the incredible work done
1323.
that walk at new Hanover high school
1324.
the principal at new Hanover high school making
sure it was help on that campus
1325.
all the young ins that were in the audience at
that suicide walk
1326.
hearing those messages
1327.
all the families that came out who had had
members complete suicide
1328.
all who are continuing on for all those in my
own life who completed suicide
1329.
their memories and their lives of the messages
of care and the resources
1330.
988
1331.
the community agencies that are there to take
care
1332.
work with people for all the people that see
mental health as a real health issue
1333.
understanding that it's biology and not mental
weakness
1334.
the use of the skills and the tools to help us
be well and manage our day-to-day
1335.
understanding that it's resolving what lives in
our bodies
1336.
to be able to manage the day-to-day for
understanding
1337.
chasing resilience
1338.
identifying sensations that are positive or
neutral
1339.
tracking
1340.
grounding
1341.
resourcing
1342.
gesturing
1343.
shift and stay
1344.
help now
1345.
take a sip
1346.
counting colors
1347.
take a walk
1348.
count backwards from 10
1349.
use a grouding strip
1350.
notice the temperature of the room
1351.
notice colors in the room
1352.
move your neck all the way around
1353.
use that vagal nerve
1354.
those who make sense to me
1355.
those for whom I make sense to
1356.
those who listen with an empathetic ear
1357.
those who teach the skills and tools
1358.
seeing those who teach grow and learn
1359.
learning from other teachers
1360.
understanding that if you're not tracking you're
not crmming
1361.
the community of community resilience model
educators
1362.
that creators of a better world for the
community of resources for resilience educator
1363.
the leadership of the community resilience model
for doing online education with those in Ukraine
1364.
those that continue to do resilience education
online in war-torn countries
1365.
those that continue to do online education
throughout North Carolina
1366.
to create opportunity to create compassion and
empathy
1367.
those that see compassion and empathy as a
better way to connect
1368.
those that see trauma and what happened to you
rather than what's wrong with you
1369.
with the paces community
1370.
the paces leadership for the work of paces right
in here in southeastern North Carolina
1371.
for the work of paces all across the country
1372.
making sure that positive as well as adverse
child experiences are uplifted
1373.
being able to navigate the circumstances of
adversity
1374.
being able to work through and highlight
opportunity
1375.
seeing what else is true
1376.
Parallax press
1377.
the Emory Center for compassion
1378.
smart start of New Hanover County
1379.
communities and schools of New Hanover County
1380.
the pass program
1381.
the work with the students at college acres
1382.
the incredible work of the professional
development Academy with college acres
1383.
the new leadership at college acres
1384.
the intentionality of working with the kids at
college acres
1385.
seeing the celebration for the EoG's
1386.
the sound baths from Kelly
1387.
the Pender County conference with Amy
1388.
working with Trey and doing the three hour crm
1389.
working with the Pender County courts
1390.
seeing them go through the training
1391.
the incredible teachers in Pender County
1392.
doing crm with incredible community members
1393.
partners coming out for the conference
1394.
the incredible kit that Amy put together for the
conference
1395.
the potential for doing the conference here in
New Hanover County
1396.
the incredible trainers from coastal horizons on
resilience
1397.
the partnership with coastal horizons and doing
resilience training
1398.
the work with foster parents and children that
coastal horizons doing with resilience
1399.
the leadership of the resilience task force
1400.
the fifty partners that are with the resilience
task force
1401.
being Co chairs of the resilience task force
with Cliff
1402.
the steering committee of the resilience task
force
1403.
having new leadership for the resilience task
force
1404.
seeing succession come for the resilience task
force
1405.
seeing the former leader of the resilience task
force gained a new position in the county
1406.
having
the resilience task force be able to train so many new partners
1407.
being able to uplift early childhood development
with the resilience task force
1408.
being able to work and see the judicial system
uplift trauma informed courts
1409.
seeing our own DA lift trauma inform courts
having incredible leadership
1410.
our judge spread this throughout the state
1411.
having the head of our Supreme Court in North
Carolina make this a priority for trauma
1412.
seeing
this become mandatory for Superior Court judges for trauma informed courts
1413.
making
this connection and being able to work still with trauma resource institute
1414.
being able to be on the podcast with Elaine
again and talk about cancer
1415.
being able to share the impacts of the turnout gear
and cancer with our firefighters
1416.
being
able to uplift conversations around what else is true with Elaine on her
podcast
1417.
being
able to share throughout the nation the good work of New Hanover County
1418.
the extraordinary gifts of being in the second
edition of the resilience of work
1419.
being a part of the book building resilience to
trauma
1420.
continuing to build out the help now skills with
others
1421.
sharing those throughout the organization
1422.
continuing to take walks around the building
1423.
continuing to use those small things that can
help make a difference every day
1424.
learning
about how meetings are opening up across the enterprise with what else is true
1425.
having people stop me and ask me what my number
is
1426.
being a part of Wilmington central Rotary
1427.
being elected as president this year
1428.
Wrightsville beach brewery
1429.
Having a space to gather
1430.
Being cared for in that space
1431.
Keeeping our dues affordable
1432.
Having younger people be a part of this service
and club
1433.
Have an amazing executive team to lead and do
the work
1434.
Having great former leaders support and care
1435.
the former president of the club
1436.
the mentorship and guidance of the immediate
past president
1437.
the love of one past president in particular
1438.
these people of service and care
1439.
the district governor’s leadership
1440.
singing while ringing the bell
1441.
singing and having so much fun collecting school
supplies
1442.
crying over commitment because of joy
1443.
dispersing the good to those in need
1444.
miracles of rotary
1445.
causes that create impact
1446.
the assistant area governor and his support
1447.
attending the president-elect training
1448.
making connections with people in other rotaries
1449.
seeing the great work that people do in our own
club
1450.
the extraordinary things that happened to
connect in the community
1451.
watching one of our incredible members being
nationally recognized for her great work
1452.
standing on the shoulders of so many great
people
1453.
the incredible walk for polio
1454.
the purse events that raised over 300 purses for
unsheltered women
1455.
the incredible opportunity to Stuff the Bus and
get kids ready for school
1456.
having amazing people take on leadership roles
for the uplift of members through different profiles
1457.
having
good conversations every Tuesday
1458.
really great speakers every Tuesday
1459.
people who care about the world around them and
want to be active
1460.
being a part of something bigger than myself
1461.
the four way test
1462.
this year's Rotary theme of creating hope in the
world
1463.
being able to meet the Rotary International
president
1464.
being connected on Instagram
1465.
the potential of doing more and greater things
moving forward
1466.
just seeing how this all fits in creating better
1467.
the little acknowledgements of each other and
care
1468.
the extraordinary veterans event
1469.
the recognition of those whose service truly
uplifted great things
1470.
the POW table
1471.
the chair of the veterans event
1472.
his great leadership
1473.
the solemnity of the event
1474.
the joy that came of it
1475.
the sponsor who showed up for the event
1476.
the
friendship that comes from that
1477.
people who care and give
1478.
those that use their abundance to make better in
the world around them
1479.
all the things we can use what we have to make a
difference around us
1480.
being able to be a part of committees at UNCW
that support and lead for the new chancellor
1481.
some healing that has gone on from some
difficulty
1482.
being invited to be a part of the board of
visitors
1483.
seeing how that group can truly uplift and make
a difference
1484.
seeing on the form for the board of visitors
that undergraduate research is a priority
1485.
the legacy of Kate Bruce for undergraduate
research
1486.
John Myers scholarship
1487.
for the life of doctor Myers
1488.
the levy Bruce scholarship
1489.
the Thad Dankel scholarship
1490.
the Windell Daniels Section 8 and public housing
scholarship
1491.
for the ADA king Dean scholarship
1492.
the Nancy Phelps Hodges scholarship
1493.
the Katherine McKenzie glow scholarship
1494.
the Boseman-tenhuisen scholarship
1495.
The Nancy Hodges/Marth Stine Women’s Empowerment
Scholarship
1496.
all those that see scholarships as a way to grow
the next generation
1497.
the investment that continues to grow and make
better for all
1498.
the support for the gender studies program
1499.
the leadership of the gender studies program
1500.
the “you belong here” campaign”
1501.
seeing that sign in a classroom.
1502.
Teaching a Uni 101.
1503.
Being honored to teach in that classs.
1504.
For the new Workforce Development Degree
1505.
Being allowed to be on a panel for that degree
1506.
for the leadership of the diversity equity and
inclusion office at UNCW
1507.
the leadership of the SWAIN center
1508.
leadership of the Master of Public
Administration program
1509.
the leadership of the Health and Human services
college
1510.
the new Dean of the Health and Human services
college
1511.
the incredible event to welcome the new Dean
1512.
the leadership of the Cameron School of Business
for
1513.
the leadership and former Dean of the Watson
College of education
1514.
the future of creating better for all students
as they come forward
1515.
the New Hanover County scholarship
1516.
the advancement office at UNCW
1517.
the jersey day from the baseball team for the
miracle league
1518.
the LGBTQIA center
1519.
the new Asian Cultural Center
1520.
the Upperman center
1521.
the life and legacy of doctor Leroy upperman
1522.
Centro Hispano
1523.
the Cameron School of Business network
1524.
teaching in the human resources classes
1525.
being on the Swain Advisory Board
1526.
serving on the MPA Advisory Board
1527.
W of the campus
1528.
the cross city trail going through the campus
1529.
the legacies our former chancellors
1530.
dePaolo Halo
1531.
Luetze hall
1532.
seeing the campus Commons become so beautiful
1533.
Shinn Plaza still so beautiful
1534.
the growth and excitement of new places to live
1535.
pat Leonard finally getting recognition with the
athletic center name for her
1536.
all of the beautiful art on campus
1537.
the expansion of Randall library
1538.
the work of dumay Gorham on the front of campus
1539.
the seahawk and its nest at the back of campus
1540.
chancellors walk
1541.
Harold’s photography in the student center
1542.
mother's quilt and the community quilt in the
student century
1543.
my hand cup from amy
1544.
my favorite county five year cup
1545.
coming up on 10 years with the county
1546.
having my hsa account for my upcoming surgery
1547.
Sandra miles dentistry
1548.
Dental assistant Joanie and her technique with
those shots
1549.
The best dentist office I could ever hope for
1550.
Being ready to get this over and done with
1551.
Being able to get around places without main
roads
1552.
The fix down on rose
1553.
The cross over at rose
1554.
Being aware on hooker road
1555.
Learning how to get over to oleander
1556.
The drive down old Wrightsville opening up to
the intracoastal
1557.
Watching the boats on the intracoastal
1558.
Sitting on the dock at dockside
1559.
Our Friday night dinners at dockside
1560.
That salmon
1561.
Those potato cakes
1562.
The breezes
1563.
Being able to wind down the week on that dock
together
1564.
The alarm before the draw bridge goes up
1565.
Being stopped by the bridge, a reminder to slow
down
1566.
Folks who let folks into traffic after the draw
bridge goes back up
1567.
People who drive slowly on the island
1568.
The old cottages on the island
1569.
The neighbors who Griswold their homes at
holidays
1570.
The drive through neighborhoods with lights
1571.
Having my mother in law so close by
1572.
The inland greens par 3
1573.
Picking up golf balls in her yard
1574.
Have that par 3 so close by
1575.
The lake in autumn hall
1576.
Being able to get to mayfair without eastwood
1577.
Being able to get to starbucks through autumn
hall
1578.
Our networks of non main road connections
1579.
Being in a neighborhood that does not connect
and dead ends
1580.
Being next to uncw
1581.
All the coverage with foliage all around us
1582.
The winning for the trees in so many ways
1583.
The new bypasses to cross over town
1584.
Being in the central part of town
1585.
Not being too far from anything we needing
1586.
Indocine express
1587.
Junction 421
1588.
My flounder at boathouse
1589.
Costco gas
1590.
The best customer service at Costco
1591.
Our local grocery at lowes in university commons
1592.
The landscapers leaving our tree off the pruning
list
1593.
Our family Christmas tree fully decorated with
all the ornaments
1594.
Michaels blue tree with ornaments from mother’s
gifts
1595.
The special birthday cake for Michael each year
since he is the 25th
1596.
The joy of getting gifts for him
1597.
The Christmas clock he loves so
1598.
The mantel clock that chimes the hour
1599.
The wall clock that can be heard all over the
house
1600.
The family portraits on the landing
1601.
Saying good moring to all the family when I go
upstairs
1602.
Having space for guests when they come
1603.
the piano upstairs
1604.
hearing Michael play the piano
1605.
having my cello
1606.
lamp light
1607.
times when everything electronic is off and is
just quiet
1608.
when all is off and completely dark
1609.
being able to have that complete quiet and dark
1610.
the art wall
1611.
michael’s squirrell away shelves
1612.
the new new testament
1613.
the life of Rosalynn Carter
1614.
the memories of my childhood when President and
Mrs. Carter were elected
1615.
my tax jacket that everyone loves so much
1616.
my cup from the local
1617.
the bowls from when we first got married
1618.
simple dinners at home
1619.
mrs. hubbards treats for jax
1620.
waters for me
1621.
giving up all soda and staying with that into my
fourth year
1622.
the sound of the rain on the skylight
1623.
wrapping up in my old terrycloth robe
1624.
having the throw on my feet
1625.
the fan running and it cold as the devil
1626.
finding an old friend on facebook and connecting
for a minute
1627.
keeping up with people from my past
1628.
not regretting the past nor wishing to shut the
door on it
1629.
having so many of the promises in my life come
true
1630.
the 12 steps
1631.
progress over perfection
1632.
not being saints
1633.
seeing one another as human beings having
spiritual experiences
1634.
being the hand
1635.
having the hand
1636.
knowing some are sicker than others
1637.
one day at time
1638.
one minute at a time
1639.
but for the grace of God
1640.
first things first
1641.
easy does it (but do it)
1642.
I might be the only person
1643.
Lord’s prayer
1644.
The serenity prayer
1645.
Accepting what I can change
1646.
Accepting what I cannot not change
1647.
The wisdom
1648.
The circle
1649.
The hugs
1650.
the meetings
1651.
the community of Recovery
1652.
the community of AA
1653.
the founding of AA
1654.
the complete journey
1655.
the hope that is in front of so many
1656.
the way that there is hope in front of me on
things still
1657.
always giving when I see those signs
1658.
keeping things in the car to give to those in
need
1659.
being aware of the needs
1660.
being given awareness about how to be aware
1661.
those that help to create that awareness
1662.
having a voice in making sure those that are in
need are not further marginalized by the helpers
1663.
not staying silent
1664.
those who are not silent for those who have
little voice
1665.
those who are in the trenches of advocacy
1666.
those who see those in need and speak up and out
1667.
those who have abundance and share
1668.
those who make the table bigger
1669.
those who share
1670.
those who create for all
1671.
those who can be uncomfortable
1672.
those who can be challenged
1673.
those who can see differently
1674.
those who can value opinions and hold their
values
1675.
those who can include
1676.
those who value
1677.
the cape fear heart walk
1678.
all the teams that came out for the heart walk
1679.
my 16th year on the heart walk
1680.
RCW sponsoring the heart walk
1681.
Having the heart walk on UNCW’s campus
1682.
The ELT on the heart walk
1683.
Continuing to honor the legacy of Windell at the
heart walk
1684.
Sharing and connecting with the heart walk
1685.
the red hat survivors
1686.
all who walk the journey with heart disease
1687.
cape fear heart associates
1688.
the ornish program
1689.
the continued work with heart and stroke
1690.
the high response rate at NHRMC heart and stroke
1691.
the new and improved resources for stints and
other treatments at the hospital
1692.
the cardiac team
1693.
the connection to other hosptials
1694.
the first responders equipped ready
1695.
the AHA education on heart and stroke
1696.
the health and wellness for our own family with
heart and stroke
1697.
the response to our own needs for stroke
1698.
the recovery for our own for stroke
1699.
the great care for our own
1700.
more work to uplift and care for heart and
stroke in our region
1701.
building a better world all together for heart
and stroke
1702.
continuing to have conversations around heart
and stroke over all
1703.
watching the journey of cancer survivors near
and afar
1704.
being a cancer survivor
1705.
the zimmer cancer center
1706.
the oncologists in the region
1707.
those who make blankets for those going through
treatment
1708.
those who make meals for those going through
treatments
1709.
those who donate to go fund me for those in
cancer treatments
1710.
those employers who support their employees
going through treatments
1711.
those employers who make sure their employees
have insurance
1712.
fmla act
1713.
fmla education
1714.
fmla compliance
1715.
disability insurance
1716.
disability attorneys and advocates
1717.
the affordable care act
1718.
cancer insurance policies
1719.
charitable care for those in need
1720.
novant charitable care
1721.
social workers in the hospitals
1722.
Delaney radiology
1723.
Cape fear clinic
1724.
Free health care for those in need
1725.
The leadership of the cape fear clinic
1726.
Medicaid expansion opening up more care for
persons with needs
1727.
The trainers at trillium health are
1728.
Cit training for first responders
1729.
Mental health first aid training
1730.
Youth mental health first aid training
1731.
Adult mental health first aid training
1732.
Cci training for the community
1733.
QPR training to prevent suicide
1734.
QPR training more broadly
1735.
Cci taining for all social workers
1736.
CCI training for the mental health teams
1737.
CCI training, qpr training and Crm in conference
1738.
Equipping our teachers and other with these
trainings
1739.
Coastal horizons being able to do these
trainings
1740.
Coastal horizons being a partner in these
training
1741.
Trillium health equity board
1742.
Being named to the trillium health equity board
1743.
Having the leadership fo the health equity board
be one of my favorte souls
1744.
The board of trillium health directors
1745.
The leadership of the trillium health board
1746.
The reach of the trillium lme
1747.
The fierce desire to serve from trillium in the
recent challenges
1748.
The advocates that show up regardless of the
challenges
1749.
Those who see the possible in face of the
obstacles
1750.
Those who are able to find a way to serve while
taking care of themselves
1751.
The mitigation of burn out while progress is
slow
1752.
Leaning in on the present and what is
1753.
turning down the volume on the news
1754.
turning up the volume on things that feed us/me
1755.
fasting from 8p to 8a
1756.
getting rid of 24 hours news channels
1757.
putting limits on how much social media and when
1758.
reading much more this year
1759.
connecting that reading to what I do
1760.
reading more fiction
1761.
reading more for pleasure
1762.
reading more books in hand and less on line
1763.
having access to books to share
1764.
having access to means to share with others
1765.
finding ways to find meaningful expressions
1766.
the therapy practice of Seth Boynton
1767.
Being consistent with my therapy
1768.
Being intentional with things that we come up
with to do
1769.
Getting more honest about me
1770.
Getting more honest about me with others
1771.
Standing up for me and holding boundaries
1772.
Listening when I might be going overboard
1773.
not accepting undue critism
1774.
not taking on the toxicity of others (as much)
1775.
playing santa in a neighborhood of amazing
families
1776.
being at the good friends luncheon as a santa
1777.
being witness to 800 women make a difference
1778.
the little brown bag lunch that creates so much
good
1779.
the witness stories at each luncheon
1780.
singing the women into the luncheon
1781.
being the santa that started that tradition
1782.
leading singing with the best leaders
1783.
being EXPECTED to sing now
1784.
going around with buckets to get that money
1785.
having that money to supplement what the
government does
1786.
having that money to be able to create good for
those in need
1787.
the vision of those first few
1788.
the good that has expanded exponentially
1789.
the way that luncheon exemplifies what true good
charity should be in every way
1790.
the joy of that event
1791.
good friends of Wilmington
1792.
all the red aprons
1793.
all the ways that group makes a difference
1794.
the honor flight of Wilmington
1795.
our Rotarians being on the board of honor flight
1796.
being allowed to serve as a guardian again this
spring
1797.
giving our veterans of foreign wars the trip of
a lifetime
1798.
honoring those who served so dutifully
1799.
the BBQ fundraiser the Kelly led for Honor
Flight
1800.
the whole group did such a great job
1801.
being able to go and see it and get BBQ
1802.
people who teach
1803.
people who care
1804.
people who connect
1805.
people who listen
1806.
people who use turn signals
1807.
people Who return their grocery carts
1808.
people who seek to understand rather than to be
understood
1809.
people who use the right hand lane so that the
left hand lane can continue moving faster
1810.
people who stay off the phone when they're in
the public
1811.
people stay off the phone if they don't have
hands free options in the car
1812.
people who don't use earbuds when they're
driving
1813.
people who pull over for emergency vehicles
1814.
people who still pull over for funerals
1815.
people who stand up when someone comes to the
table
1816.
people who sends a handwritten note after
something beautiful was done
1817.
people who still sends Christmas cards
1818.
people who puts a dollar in a pot when there's a
charity drive somewhere
1819.
who may not have a lot but she's giving as part
of how we live
1820.
people who see value in people who are behind
registers
1821.
people who acknowledges people who are behind
registers
1822.
people who show grace and compassion to people
who are behind registers
1823.
people who Think about people that are on duty
when there's a holiday
1824.
people who might actually do something for
people that are on duty during the holiday
1825.
people who don't compare and despair
1826.
people who walk through their own struggles with
perspective
1827.
people have self-awareness about their own clay
feet
1828.
people who strive for connection
1829.
people who strive for compassion
1830.
people who strive for empathy
1831.
people who live by love
1832.
people who acknowledge their fear
1833.
those that help me with all the above
1834.
all the ways that I keep learning about all the above
1835.
all the ways that I keep wanting to grow with
all the above
1836.
all the people I have yet to meet who live out
all the above
1837.
all the people I have yet to learn from who
knows so much about all the above
1838.
all the ways in which all the above can happen
and I know can be true
1839.
all the ways I've learned that we are perfectly
and wonderfully made
1840.
people who see legacy as service and good not
accumulation
1841.
The good algorithm in social media to the good
in the world
1842.
the good ways that social media helps
1843.
the good that can be put into social media
1844.
the gratitude I have for resilience and Action
Group on Facebook
1845.
continued use of the resilience in Action Group
on Facebook
1846.
the control contributors to the resilience and
Action Group on Facebook
1847.
the brilliant ways that the sharing of stories
on Instagram can uplift and permeate difficult situations
1848.
the counterweights that the negative of social
media can be used to do good
1849.
Not taking myself too seriously
1850.
sharing only my experience and not beyond that
1851.
knowing more about the back of my head to the
end of my nose
1852.
being more comfortable sharing my lived
experience in public
1853.
connecting more of my lived experience to the
work that I do
1854.
letting go of fear of revealing myself
1855.
being vulnerable
1856.
being authentic
1857.
being with authentic people
1858.
being with people who strive to be authentic
1859.
losing concern about what's said outside of my
control
1860.
being able to walk away
1861.
being quiet I have absolutely nothing to
contribute
1862.
knowing that I can add value and when to add
value
1863.
admitting when I'm wrong
1864.
owning when I'm wrong
1865.
asking for help
1866.
asking for guidance
1867.
going to medical professionals
1868.
not waiting until situations get too serious
1869.
spending money on myself
1870.
taking time to just breathe
1871.
continuing to enjoy being in the heart of God
1872.
trying more and more to live out humble inquiry
1873.
strength finders
1874.
The diversity and equity conference at Cape Fear
Community College
1875.
the work
of the New Hanover County diversity and equity office
1876.
the
coming together of like minds
1877.
the
privilege of being the opening facilitator for the diversity and equity
conference
1878.
the four
questions exercise with the diversity and equity conference
1879.
being
able to frame a discussion around needs and connections for the diversity and
equity conference
1880.
extraordinary speakers in the diversity and
equity conference
1881.
the
uplifting of conversations from leaders in the community
1882.
the
critical conversation around book banning in the community as well as
nationwide
1883.
the
connections to the Waccamaw Siquion
1884.
better understanding
1885.
the keynote speaker Ashley lomboy
1886.
the leadership from the diversity and equity
office for this conference
1887.
being appointed to a leadership engagement in
the community (LIC)
1888.
having
the YWCA and the community endowment sponsor the leadership engagements
1889.
being in an incredible small group that is
reading stamped
1890.
reading stamped and finding incredible history
1891.
seeing actions that life some of the history and
hold it to the light
1892.
looking for ways to permeate inclusion at a
higher levels
1893.
learning about influencing styles
1894.
learning deeper about different pieces of our
community and how they show up
1895.
engaging with other community leaders
1896.
learning
about the community leaders at such a high level and deep level
1897.
having the privilege to come together to talk
about very tough situations
1898.
and develop as a group how to implement what
we're learning
1899.
permeate in areas that we have influence
1900.
being able to use a matrix to see board
representation at places that I'm involved in
1901.
having others buy into looking at representation
as important
1902.
being
able to articulate conversations that are difficult around issues that are
systemic in our communities
1903.
be more
aware of how those issues arise having voices even sometimes that are in the
minority be amplified by these conversations
1904.
see people in different perspectives as a result
of these conversations
1905.
truly
feel more connected in terms of how we're showing up
1906.
being
able to assess and create opportunity through this engagement
1907.
having
time to learn more about channel through Live Oak
1908.
see the extraordinary leadership of channel
through Live Oak
1909.
see the
opportunity that's created through channel of Live Oak
1910.
be able to see some of the other ways in which
leadership is being done in other agencies to make inclusion possible
1911.
to learn
about really great people doing good work in sometimes adversarial
circumstances
1912.
having a new leader for the disaster coalition
1913.
witnessing the coming together of the disaster
coalition
1914.
hearing
opportunity for the disaster coalition to do greater work
1915.
getting
great ideas around more inclusion for the disaster coalition
1916.
looking at better way for the disaster coalition
to do things across languages
1917.
great things for the coalition to do work that
is more inclusive
1918.
all of
the winners of the National Association of county awards this year
1919.
the celebration breakfast for the NACO awards
1920.
being a part of those NACO awards
1921.
being able to connect with the work that's done
locally and amplify it nationally
1922.
finally
be able to go to the zoo in Asheboro
1923.
have an experience with the giraffe
1924.
bow at my giraffe
1925.
have a
spiritual moment with my giraffe
1926.
actually
get to see the elephants come out for feeding
1927.
watch a hippo run
1928.
see some really beautiful things in the natural
environments at the zoo
1929.
enjoy a little chipmunk prancing around
1930.
have a very spiritual moment with an orangutan
being loved and cherished
1931.
get to see his zebra up close and personal
1932.
finally get to see seagrove
1933.
the beautiful pottery sculpture in the park
1934.
actually gets to visit some of the pottery that
my mother has loved over the years
1935.
enjoyed spending time inside of a place that
represented over 60 Potters.
1936.
The yarn room in the back
1937.
Getting crochet materials
1938.
Having such a great visit with those folks
1939.
bring
back some pottery from Seagrove that we will cherish
1940.
Making decisions for myself during that trip
1941.
Speaking up and not just accepting something
that was very uncomfortable
1942.
Having loving acceptance after I spoke up
1943.
Taking a risk and still being love
1944.
Taking care of me and being ok to do so
1945.
Continuing to learn I can do that and hold true
to me
1946.
Continuing to learn I can believe and hold true
to me and not loose others
1947.
Continuing to learn I don’t have to not be me to
be loved
1948.
Continuing to learn I AM loved because I AM me
1949.
Those lunches
1950.
Time with those I care so deeply about
1951.
Just opening up
1952.
the gratitude patch at register of deeds
1953.
this year's economic outlook luncheon
1954.
being a
part of the Swain board sponsoring the economic outlook luncheon
1955.
the new
leader of Swain being able to welcome everybody to that luncheon
1956.
the
brilliant forecast being done by the professor from Swain
1957.
the
really incredible keynote speaker at the economic outlook luncheon that gave
forecasting that was very optimistic
1958.
seeing people I haven't seen in so long at that
luncheon
1959.
our city’s
beauty being able to see the spot that once stood with the statue now covered
in flowers by Saint James
1960.
Seeing a dear friend who has moved through her
cancer journey
1961.
That wonderfully curly hair
1962.
Being at home again
1963.
The Wilmington biz expo
1964.
The great folks who make the expo happen
1965.
The wonderful Wilmington convention center
1966.
The leadership of the convention center
1967.
The sun setting over the river by the convention
center
1968.
The places to sit along the riverwalk
1969.
The dram tree sculpture
1970.
The historicaly photographs on the wall in the
center
1971.
The main the ballroom
1972.
The accessibility to the hotel
1973.
the redo of the coastline
1974.
the Daniels hall in the union station
1975.
being able to use daniles hall in CFCC
1976.
having our celebrations in Daniels hall
1977.
the staff of CFCC union station
1978.
being able to park at 320
1979.
the library parking deck
1980.
the new
roof on top of the synagogue
1981.
being able to still see Friday night services on
the Internet
1982.
the beauty of the windows in Church of the
servant
1983.
the labyrinth
1984.
the labyrinth at the harbor Island Park
1985.
walk at the harbor Island Park throughout the
roses
1986.
and the other plantings
1987.
bricks that we've purchased at the Harbor Island
Park
1988.
the Nesbitt loop
1989.
the little park enclave off the loop
1990.
the public access areas on the island to launch
from
1991.
learning to wait for parking
1992.
those that allow me to park in their homes when
I need for beach access
1993.
learning best times to go find shells
1994.
the sundown paddles
1995.
indigenous peoples day
1996.
having an amazing handy person in our
neighborhood
1997.
having
new lighting
1998.
biscuits from cracker barrel and the smell of
buttermilk
1999.
Bing able to amplify a conversation about
talking to children about war
2000.
having that conversation about a war become a
series from trauma resource institute
2001.
having so many people making sure children are
being taken care of about how the media is taking on the war and wars across
the world
2002.
rainbows that just appear regularly throughout
the year
2003.
all the Hawks that seemed to come at the right
time when I need them
2004.
all the snuggles in the morning from sweet jacks
2005.
having insurance
2006.
having insurance that takes care of my needs
2007.
having a
primary care doctor
2008.
For the
work of Wrightsville family practice
2009.
a doctor I can call on when I need help
2010.
advanced urology
2011.
the continuing care for my cancer
2012.
my
cancers remission
2013.
the
appointments every six months
2014.
the six month appointment that found a spot and
a biopsy was able to be done in the office
2015.
the spot
not to have been cancerous
2016.
the clinic in our work
2017.
the professionals in our clinic
2018.
the nurse
practitioner in our office
2019.
all nurse practitioners
2020.
all nurses in our hospital
2021.
the doctors ain our emergency rooms
2022.
our cardiologists
2023.
our cancer doctors
2024.
Wilmington health
2025.
Wilmington health being our primary doctor for
workplace injuries
2026.
Wilmington health doing resilience training
2027.
Wilmington health leadership for their teams
2028.
Wilmington health provides our employees for the
incredible
2029.
care that our nurse practitioner provides for us
2030.
being able to afford our medicines to our plan
2031.
the pharmacist who takes care of me
2032.
the pharmacist who keeps me in informed about
the medicines that I take
2033.
all those in my office that work so hard to keep
our insurance rates affordable
2034.
all those
in our enterprise who do the same
2035.
our
benefits analysts who meets with people sometimes at the most difficult times
of their lives
2036.
to my colleagues who are on point with people in
this enterprise with care and connection
2037.
for our elected who see value in us and continue
to support us
2038.
and our leaders who always advocate for us
2039.
all those who see public service as worthy
2040.
public service
2041.
all those
who nominate others for awards
2042.
having vacation days
2043.
having
sick days
2044.
having time to do community service
2045.
the ability to take care of myself when things
are difficult
2046.
being able to have time to take care of my
family members if I need
2047.
recognition among us
2048.
for us
2049.
and about us
2050.
the high five system
2051.
sending high fives
2052.
receiving them
2053.
the handwritten notes
2054.
the cards
2055.
acts of kindness
2056.
being seen
2057.
allowing others to be cared for
2058.
getting an email that says Hello or how are you
2059.
being valued
2060.
feeling valued
2061.
seeing so much success in others
2062.
seeing growth with others
2063.
being on a journey with others
2064.
collaborating with others
2065.
creating new ways forward with others
2066.
finding trust
2067.
developing trust
2068.
giving trust
2069.
moving away from toxicity
2070.
not fawning
2071.
moving on
2072.
the 1898 park
2073.
for all the 1898 memorial events
2074.
being in our 10th year of including historical
events in our orientation
2075.
and sense of place
2076.
we're
always honoring the land on which we stand
2077.
the land acknowledgements
2078.
the acknowledgement of indigenous peoples
2079.
better understandings every day of what we have
inherited
2080.
being from Fuqay and reared in chapel hill
2081.
having had time in mobile
2082.
to be shaped by adverse experiences
2083.
to have known positive and affirming experiences
2084.
to have had powerful and loving interventions
along the way
2085.
to understand more now so much of what my
parents and their parents experienced
2086.
to honor their lives and connect in ways I have
never been able before
2087.
the history and legacy of all parts of those
that make up my family history
2088.
the ways we forgive
2089.
the ways we hope we are forgiven
2090.
the sacrifices that were made that I know of
that gave me as much as I was provided
2091.
all that I believe was done that I have no clue
about
2092.
for brene brown teaching about making generous
assumptions
2093.
the ability to have fulfilled so much of what my
parents wanted for me
2094.
that I feel like they know, even though I cannot
call and tell them
2095.
to constantly be in awe. I just am
2096.
tom and amanda getting married in the Spring
2097.
being able to officiate marriages and be a
witness to love
2098.
shele and kathy’s amazing wedding
2099.
spending time with amazing people
2100.
the beauty of shele’s father and his love for
his daughter
2101.
the privildege of seeing the couple as they are
wed
2102.
the celebration in the midst of all the issues
in the world
2103.
the privilege of officiating at their wedding
2104.
the OWLs group and its amazing work in the
community for seniors
2105.
owls continuing as silver circle
2106.
the inclusion of the circle and their work in
the SrC
2107.
the amazing work of the SRC on inclusion and
care
2108.
watching the community building and care from
the silver circle
2109.
seeing groups form and bond in the community and
move forward
2110.
having
facebook to stay connected and witness good things with community
2111.
the leadership of the group
2112.
the legacy of so many continuing to move forward
2113.
annual reports from cfcc foundation
2114.
annual reports from the development office at
UNCW
2115.
the special notes from students
2116.
knowing grandmother dean is forever connected to
nurses
2117.
knowing mother is always a part of ongoing
maternal and child health workers
2118.
mother’s swing at the boardwalk
2119.
mother’s swing always being full
2120.
the boardwalk at Carolina beach
2121.
our trips down to the Carolina beach market by
the lake
2122.
donnie’s booth at the market
2123.
the markets in town for local crafters
2124.
the tidal creek market
2125.
the market at Wrightsville beach
2126.
the market that the rainbow house has come up
with
2127.
the market that Cameron art museum has done for
local artists
2128.
making art accessible to all
2129.
making artists’
and crafters businesses thrive and be viable
2130.
the cups made by uncw for our service awards
2131.
the cups and clocks made by kids making it
2132.
kids making it amazing programs
2133.
the entrepreneurial spirit of kids making it
2134.
the high level of craft and skill in the
workshop at kids making it
2135.
seeing the succession of leadership at kids
making it
2136.
the amazing facility on castle street with kids
making it
2137.
the castle street district
2138.
the founding of the castle street district by
the lgbtqia community
2139.
Thyme catering and restaurant blowing up and
doing well
2140.
The most amazing food on castle street district
2141.
Bloke apparel
2142.
Great business owners like those at bloke
2143.
Michael’s joy in barnes and noble
2144.
The amazing folks at reeds
2145.
The legacy of Kingoffs
2146.
Copy cat print shop
2147.
The queen of promotional items
2148.
The best service from the team at her shop
2149.
Passing out those coins at the va with her
2150.
Making connections with the folks at va
2151.
The attention to detail unparralelled
2152.
The special stellar award pins she makes for us
and for our folks
2153.
The Hall of Honor awards made by Dumay Gorham
2154.
The hall of honor banquet
2155.
Having local artists make our recognition items
2156.
Seeing others do the same as we using local
folks
2157.
Using local businesses
2158.
Coffee
2159.
Great places to have it
2160.
Spilt
2161.
The age of the coffee bar
2162.
Having places with non alcoholic cocktails
2163.
Having amazing coffee and time to reset at
bespoke
2164.
Best car wash at fins
2165.
Best hair cut anywhere with tame the mane
2166.
Tame the mane having two locations
2167.
Seeing my barber get married and be happy
2168.
Seeing tame the mane do hair cuts for the
unsheltered
2169.
The best dog welcomes ever at the barber
2170.
The Christmas parade in Wilmington
2171.
The holiday flotilla in wrightsville beach
2172.
Being santa for the wrightsboro fire station
2173.
Fire stories with santa
2174.
The leadership of Malcolm Johnson at NHCS
2175.
Watching the macy’s parade from home on
thanskgivng
2176.
Being able to breathe
2177.
Having the ability to have clear lungs
2178.
Not having covid again
2179.
Not having to much after effects after having
covid three times
2180.
The covid vaccines
2181.
The pan ops teams
2182.
The public health officials
2183.
The legacy and efficacy of c. turner always
2184.
The advancement of the new assistant director of
public health in nhc
2185.
Not taking for granted my ability to be mobile
2186.
Ability to remember all these things
2187.
Ability to write
2188.
Ability to speak
2189.
Ability to create
2190.
Ability to put things into phrases
2191.
Using the stairs at work
2192.
Having stairs to get some exercise
2193.
The work health challenges
2194.
The work health challenge that makes me think
about taking care of me
2195.
Those who show up in their challenges
2196.
Showing up in my own challenges
2197.
The encouragement of the lunch group with my
need to change some things
2198.
The check ins from folks
2199.
Remembering to check in on folks
2200.
Watching folks thrive through
2201.
Seeing so much good in others
2202.
Being inspired by the path of so many who do so
much for others
2203.
All the music in Wilmington
2204.
Local musicians who have music to download
2205.
The music of susan savia
2206.
So many venues for music
2207.
Listening to live music and enjoying a meal
2208.
The local acting scene
2209.
Seeing man of la mancha
2210.
The extraordinary staging of man of la mancha
2211.
All the memories that flooded back from that
production
2212.
Singing in the house
2213.
Singing in the car
2214.
Singing in the office
2215.
Music before the trainings
2216.
Seeing the music lift people as we entering the
learning space
2217.
Seeing music lift the crowds at Miracle league
2218.
The use of music as a unifier
2219.
The joy of music as a means to transcend all
circumstances
2220.
The reset that is music and song
2221.
The connection to music in all things
2222.
The videos on tik tok that feature artists and
singers
2223.
Gospel artsists
2224.
Gospel musicians
2225.
Preachers, teachers and spiritual teachers who
still use electronics to share their sermons
2226.
Folks locally who use the internet to share and
care
2227.
Other people’s blogs
2228.
Linkenin learning
2229.
Micro learning
2230.
Micro learning apps
2231.
Dictation apps
2232.
Being able to create with dictation apps
2233.
Voice commands in the car
2234.
Being able to do things hands free
2235.
Having a vehicle that is smarter than I am
2236.
Living my jetsons full fantasy life
2237.
Still having hair
2238.
My years in the restaurant business
2239.
My experiences in retail
2240.
Having lived in different places
2241.
All the experiences that culminate into what I
do now
2242.
Being connected with people who knew me when
2243.
Having photos of times gone by and rememebreing
2244.
Having my memories
2245.
Checking in with long time friends
2246.
Seeing youngin’s thrive and succeed
2247.
Seeing youngin’s get married
2248.
Seeing youngin’s have amazing children
2249.
Seeing nieces have the most amazing families
2250.
Seeing great nephews become great young men
2251.
Seeing great nephews become third generation
fire fighters
2252.
Stay connected to cousins
2253.
Watching us be the promise of what our parents
wanted
2254.
Watching us break some cycles
2255.
Watching us do things that help to heal
2256.
Watching us create some good in the world
2257.
Seeing the possible that moves forward in the
kids in the family
2258.
Having hindsight
2259.
Having a sense of self based in what it and not
what was
2260.
Having a sense of self with my own ideas
2261.
Getting more and more free in so many ways
2262.
Having enjoyment in so many days
2263.
Less anxiety
2264.
Greater connection to goo
2265.
Less noise in my own head
2266.
All my mystery escapist movies and shows
2267.
Murder on the orient express
2268.
Death on the nile
2269.
All the Poirot series
2270.
Murder she wrote
2271.
The new Kenneth branuagh versions
2272.
Having movies and shows that move me away from
reality
2273.
Having books that help me escape and dream
2274.
All my Stephen saylor novels
2275.
All the rome series
2276.
Being able to go to rome and travel with those
charcters
2277.
Works about spirtuality and religion
2278.
Works see the universality of it all
2279.
The practice of Buddhism
2280.
Nich Hanh
2281.
The works of peter gomes
2282.
The life and legacy of Carlton Pearson
2283.
The works and life of Jimmy Carter
2284.
The work of Michell Gold
2285.
The humor celia rivebark
2286.
The column of celia rivenbark
2287.
The daily dram of cousin david
2288.
The works of Tim Tyson
2289.
The writings of Tom Robinson
2290.
Chief robinson’s peer support training
2291.
Peer support
2292.
Knowing that the more that we do for one another
the better we will be
2293.
Integrating helping each other into every level
of the organization
2294.
Learning from the table talks to the office
2295.
Sharing the best of who we are with what we do
2296.
Not trying to fix but to hear
2297.
Reading radical hospitality
2298.
The need for radical hospitality
2299.
What radical hospitality can do to transform our
world
2300.
Mindset understanding
2301.
Work on creating mindsets and how that works
2302.
Knowing that working on mindsets have to address
trauma and conditions of harm
2303.
The work and research of dr. Don barnes
2304.
Integrating deeply the ideas and practice of
customer delight
2305.
Customer delight
2306.
The efficacy of customer delight
2307.
The need for customer delight
2308.
The transformative power of customer delight
2309.
Using soar for conversations rather than swot
2310.
Working on appreciative inquiry
2311.
Those who understand it is not just words but
intent and outcomes
2312.
Results driven agencies
2313.
Creating a results driven world for non profits
and government
2314.
Making objectives match what is done
2315.
Giving assessments equity and fairness for all
2316.
Giving assessments a means for growth
2317.
Giving assessments a means for recognition
2318.
Connecting a means to give growth for those who
achieve
2319.
Ensuring those who evaluate are fair and
equitable
2320.
Implicit bias awareness
2321.
Implicit bias training
2322.
The efficacy of conversations around bias
2323.
The deep understanding of how not to blame and
shame, but create awareness
2324.
The accountability for sexual harassment
2325.
The accountability for those who harm through
discrimination of any kind
2326.
Workplace safety
2327.
psychological safety
2328.
line of sight over harm
2329.
line of sight to report up for those who might
be victims of harm
2330.
line of sight to speak up for one another
2331.
see something, say something
2332.
not allowing retaliation for speaking up and out
2333.
talking openly about the most vulnerable in our
communities: children, folks with disabilities, elders
2334.
using our public service to All be on board with
serving those
2335.
protecting all from harm
2336.
the day in the parking lot
2337.
getting her to her car
2338.
everyone stopping and making sure she was safe
2339.
M. L. Taking her to her car
2340.
All the acts of kindness from all I work with
2341.
All the acts that happen even when
2342.
All the stellar awards I get to read
2343.
All the high fives I get to read
2344.
Over 60k of high fives
2345.
A culture of recognition
2346.
The ability to say thank you
2347.
The ability to give thanks
2348.
The connections from those thanks
2349.
The connection to supervisor from those thanks
2350.
The way folks look out for one another
2351.
the shared food
2352.
the retirement celebrations
2353.
being able to write and edit those retirement
scripts
2354.
hearing those retirement scripts read at the
commissioners
2355.
seeing family members come to the retirement
recognition
2356.
the crews showing up for the pump wrangler
2357.
the standing ovation for 40 years of service
2358.
having folks who have serve 30 plus years and
are still value adds and innovators
2359.
serving with folks who care so deeply and want
to make change and do
2360.
what we care for
2361.
every hug
2362.
every handshake
2363.
every look of connection
2364.
every moment of silence where there's comfort
2365.
every place where we find agreement
2366.
every place where disagreement is met with
understanding
2367.
every
place where anger is met with release and compassion
2368.
every place and every moment in this year where
sadness has been felt and moved through without blockage
2369.
clean pain is the measure of the day
2370.
avoidance
of pain is lessened
2371.
resolving
what lives in my body is done with sustainable practices
2372.
These last Things Michael and I shared sitting here together: we are
grateful for like: jax
2373.
Mrs. freeze
2374.
Harold
2375.
Our beautiful home
2376.
Our life together
2377.
The left hand not knowing what the right is
doing all the time to make good
2378.
Our little garden
2379.
Being able to use what we have to create more
and better
2380.
The fortune of time
2381.
The fortune of being present
2382.
Holidays to reflect
2383.
Lights that change colors (he really likes those
😊)
2384.
Number theory (ok, so that’s his)
2385.
Gaming (ok, that’s his, but I am glad he likes
these)
2386.
That we are not in a war torn country
2387.
That we can amplify our voices with votes and
resources
2388.
That we can lend our empathy and care
2389.
That we connect and share
2390.
That we are unified in our faith
2391.
That we have our own ideas and find connections
2392.
That we have a home that hopefully serves others
2393.
That we have fun
2394.
That there is joy
2395.
That there is more to come
2396.
That we have faced our hardest days together
2397.
That we will face what will come
2398.
That this list is not a complete list and there
is always more everyday that comes up and there is more that I can be grateful
for.
2399.
That if things change, and things that are on
this list are not present, there is still gratitude, thankfulness in the midst
when I can see it.
2400.
That being able see the good does not eliminate
struggle or difficulty, but helps to broaden the lens as I move through and I
am able to see “what else is true”, connect to that good and find that
resilience, wellness, and good.
