Peace joy independence and thank you

PEACE, JOY, INDEPENDENCE AND THANK YOU

“Do things that matter for people who care.” ...Seth Godin

Okay it’s not. “Give me  liberty or give me death”, howeverfor me independence means having the right to make  choices  and pursuing  meaningful experiences.  

I have had a lifetime full of twists and turns and some of them haven’t been something I would  go out. And buy fireworks to  set off for.  On the other hand, I wasn’t born a slave, a subject of a dictator, or even worse a Patriots fan.  

I respect  everyone from the. Classroom to the battlefield who has fought hard to keep the principles  of representative goverment alive and. Relatively healthy throughout most of my lifetime.  

I do feel joy that  we sit down at desks and tables and write laws to govern our nation and wish everyone would remember that working together great things are always possible.  

So on this Independence Day I want to say  something  that might seem countgerintuitive.  Thanks. Not only for my ability to choose, but also for my freedom to be connected to  others who enable  my efforts to do things that matter for people who care!

Happy 4th Everyone and  here are (more or less the  lyrics to a thank you song that I believe fits for today’s post

“The Thank You Song”

Thanks for these things that you put on my table

These piles of facts, fiction and fable

For a path through the stars that is headed towards stable

And the grace to do all that I’m able

And thank you  for helping me to sew it all up before it comes undone

And thanks. Yes for some fun

Thanks for helping me row faster when my boat springs a leak

And making me stronger when I admit that I’m weak

Helping me tie into my inner freak

And  for knowing how to use this wisdom I seek

And thank you for helping me be ready when it’s my turn to run

And thanks yes for some fun

thanks for not making me a martyr for somebody else’s cause.

And when the words run out thanks for filling in things with some helpful la-la-las

Thanks for putting plenty of time on my clock

And starting my brain before starting my talk

Marking a path upon which to walk

Before all my dreams end up outlined in chalk

And thanks for letting me know when a job’s well done

And thanks  yes for some fun.

Now. When gets to the part of the  day where it ends

Was I a winner or loser? I guess it depends

If you read all the tweets and you follow the trends

But I don’t  because I have the world’s best friends

And I know. That I should thank you for each and every one

And thanks yes for the fun

Hey mighty spirit how are you today

To you some meditate and the others they pray

But I pick up this guitar and it starts to play

As it helps me say all I need to say

And it helps me to see every day as if it were brand new

And for that  I say THANK YOUYep