Be Attitudes

Some days I forget that it is hard to take risks, to make a change.  In many cases, a reward is received shortly after the risk and over time, perhaps the scary part is eventually forgotten.  Hot Air Balloon Ride.

Sometimes, changes are made slowly over time, one small step in front of another and in retrospect, the difference is visible.  Annual 30 days.

For others, the rewards are only visible over time, over 100s of questions of whether you're doing the right thing and of answering to your compass (or your therapist or to God) that indeed, it will be (or was) worth it. Argentina.

Over the course of this last year, I have been thinking of the people who made these changes easier for the making and this is my Friday list for blessings.

Blessed are:

• those who do not correct your grammar while or after you are speaking (unless you’ve asked them to).  Language is hard.  Understanding another is usually pretty easy, especially if you are one of 
• those who listen without interjecting 
• those who remind a person that a little bit of crazy goes with being valiant 
• those who make small breads and facturas
• those who smile freely and laugh loudly
• those who love first
• those who teach
• those who give strong hugs
• those who sit with you in discomfort as easily as they do in comfort
• those who share freely: food, water, time, or tears (as the situation warrants)
• those who encourage

Here's hoping I can pay forward as much as I have received.