You make me appreciate life and I thank you. I am in my early 30’s and have just now recently become a full blown, bitter woman. I looked back on my entire life and finally opened my eyes and stopped being so naive. People are rude, pushy, impatient, selfish, and heartless… and then I started following your work. You make me believe in God again and believe in the fact that all people have good in them… no matter how poorly they behave or treat others . You make me excited to sit on my porch tomorrow morning with my coffee, smell the fall leaves, and be OK with the fact that my neighbor will allow her dog to make his daily pitstop on my front lawn as she texts away on her cell. I probably will even remain calm when she tells me to “f*ck myself” (another daily ritual) when I ask her to clean it up. You are fantastic, my friend! You should find comfort in knowing that there are probably many defeated people- such as myself- that regain their strength, faith, and hope each night by sitting down and reading your beautiful words. Thank you.