Dinner's on the grill and I saw that your newsletter arrived. I always know that there's going to be that part that slays me and then tries to dry my tears with a hopekerchief. The lost dog who goes back to the crash site. Not today. What a great story. A subsistence fisherman who turns into a computer literate conservation leader and advocate for all marine life. A person who was given a dignified alternative to harm, and then, he began to love and protect what he was once paid to destroy. Thank you. Hope is a living thing.
Thank you for such a lovely article! It arrived today at the time when I am writing a July newsletter for the assisted living facility where I live in the Pacific NW. It’s good to know that there are still some things that have happy endings in our troubled world. I’m sure you experienced some of the same strong emotions that I experienced today as I wrote about brain health and some ways we might improve it. I am surrounded by many wonderful people who are now just shadows of their former selves. I’ve shed many tears after trying to talk to the lady who was the first friend I made here two years ago as she becomes more lost on almost a daily basis.
I’m fortunate to live in Washington State where a much more liberal State government helps take care of its citizens who could not function fully in the outside world. It is easy to see how empathetic you are through reading your wonderful articles! I’m proud to help support the Geddry column. It’s amazing to have two such talented writers in the same family! You gave me a great positive experience for this day when I really needed a lift!
Dinner's on the grill and I saw that your newsletter arrived. I always know that there's going to be that part that slays me and then tries to dry my tears with a hopekerchief. The lost dog who goes back to the crash site. Not today. What a great story. A subsistence fisherman who turns into a computer literate conservation leader and advocate for all marine life. A person who was given a dignified alternative to harm, and then, he began to love and protect what he was once paid to destroy. Thank you. Hope is a living thing.
Another excellent column, Shanley!
How did we get so lucky to have two gifted writers in the same family? Thank you for your human touch, Shanley.
Thank you for such a lovely article! It arrived today at the time when I am writing a July newsletter for the assisted living facility where I live in the Pacific NW. It’s good to know that there are still some things that have happy endings in our troubled world. I’m sure you experienced some of the same strong emotions that I experienced today as I wrote about brain health and some ways we might improve it. I am surrounded by many wonderful people who are now just shadows of their former selves. I’ve shed many tears after trying to talk to the lady who was the first friend I made here two years ago as she becomes more lost on almost a daily basis.
I’m fortunate to live in Washington State where a much more liberal State government helps take care of its citizens who could not function fully in the outside world. It is easy to see how empathetic you are through reading your wonderful articles! I’m proud to help support the Geddry column. It’s amazing to have two such talented writers in the same family! You gave me a great positive experience for this day when I really needed a lift!
Thank you, Shanley!
Well said and beautifully written. Thank you, Shanley.