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MONDAY THOUGHT 1/28/07

January 28, 2008 on 2:43 pm | By John Ingrisano | In Motivational Thoughts | No Comments

Quick!  Who do you admire?  John Wayne and Mother Teresa don’t count.  Only real people.

I am blessed, because I can name maybe a dozen — all for different reasons.  From my mother, who loved and laughed, both openly and honestly, through a lifetime of pain; to my father, who survived  on his own terms (yes, that’s where I get it), and was decent and honest in his own way; to my brother, one of few people I’d give an arm and leg for, no questions asked, if asked; to my gentle parish priest, who learned love and compassion amid pain and hate; to a very special lady, who describes her father as her hero, which says as much about her as it does about him; to a friend who is a struggling alcoholic, who terrifies me because he’s a better man than I will ever be; to many, many good people who try their best and sometimes succeed, sometimes fail.

Who do you admire?  Bless them.  Accept them.  Most of all, Tell them!  And, of course, rejoice in them. — jri

“Despite all the forces arrayed against
us, we still want, very much, to be proud
of our lives.”
–    Og Mandino