Thank You
Gratitude is the gift I give myself. When I pause to appreciate and remember gifts received, I experience the feelings again in real time. This is especially true when I remember the gift of unconditional love.
This is love given freely and without expectation or obligation. My first remembered experience with this kind of love was from my second-grade teacher, Sr. Bridget, an IHM sister. I was having a hard time learning to read and my mother pleaded with the principal not to hold me back. Sr. Bridget volunteered to work with me for 15 minutes after school each day. I was skeptical but Sr. Bridget acted like I was worth her time and effort. Within weeks I became a voracious reader and still am to this day. Each time I think of her “gift” I feel I am worth something all over again.
What grateful memories do you have?
Powerful Questions Discovered
Who Has Powerful Questions?
Scientists & Entrepreneurs
Einstein found his Powerful Question at age 16. He credited that question as being present throughout his life. His question: “What would it be like to ride on a beam of light?”
Seekers
Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) set out on his mendicant journey for the sole purpose of finding an answer to his question: What is the cause of pain and suffering?
Creators
May Lin asked herself “What is the purpose of a war memorial at the close of the twentieth century?” before submitting her winning design for the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial.
Spiritually Called
Elizabeth Bettina had hers when looking at a 1940 photograph. She wondered why a priest, a rabbi, and a policeman were all smiling together on the steps of a church in Italy when Jews were being incarcerated at the time.
