Memorial Day ----Day 41----A Day of Remembrance

Thank you to all who have served our great country.

Today I watched some news clips of our veterans who have been wounded in war, who have died in war, and who have reported war and been wounded, and those who have raised awareness about the needs of our troops and their loved ones. They were touching stories, all.

Somehow, my simple thank you feels a bit inadequate. But as I am a veteran myself, I understand the depth of my thanks, and, I am grateful for the dedicated military men and women who serve our country. I support our troops, and hope that one day, war will not have to be known by generations and generations of people in America, and around the globe. I hope for peace, and an ever-increasing acceptance of each others' myriad beliefs, lifestyles, and views. We are all different, and yet all the same.

We took a bike ride today, a short one, but a powerful one that gave us a real uphill and downhill experience. FUN! We went on a trail that we hadn't visited since Big Z was only 2. He didn't remember it, of course. Since that time long ago, a portion of the trail has been renovated as the upper portion of the hillside will accommodate more houses . . . We had a great time.

Big Z attended a basket ball game with his dad at the local community college and he had a great time.

We had homemade strawberry shortcake with gluten free muffins . . . MmmmmMmmm and sweetened with a blend of alternative sweeteners, like brown rice syrup, agave nectar, maple syrup and stevia extract. Each portion of our treat had a different sweetener. It was down-right delicious!

I watched an interview today with Gloria Loring. She told a story about how she had a dream for a fund raising cookbook for the Diabetes Foundation, and how she needed funds to be able to print the cookbooks to give in exchange for a donation ~~~ she'd hoped to print 50K cookbooks. She'd attempted to find ways to raise funds to print the books for 10 months. Then one day, in her dressing room, as she left for a trip to another state, she found a card under her belongings.

The card said, "Expect a Miracle!" It had not been there the morning she placed her belongings in her dressing room. She hadn't shared the room with anyone that day, and to her knowledge, no one had come into the room. As she moved to toss it in the trash, it wouldn't let go of her, so she threw it into her bag and was off.

The following evening, she met a man. He was a powerful businessman. She got the niggle to tell him about her plan to raise money for the Diabetes Foundation with the cookbooks. He thought it was a great idea. He asked her how much she needed. She said, "About $40 thousand dollars."

He replied, "Great! I'll give you $10 thousand right now. Let's go to the lobby. I know a lot of people there, and well, it's Texas!"

She ended up leaving that evening with her pockets stuffed full of checks for her project.

She recapped her experience as one of Intention, or having an idea. Then, telling everyone about it because each person has a large sphere of influence. Then, to start your project as if you already have everything you need to complete it.

1) Impulse.
2) Intention.
3) Investment.

It was an inspirational interview.