I hope that the people that throw wisdom, inspiration and support into my world know that they do - but if they are anything like me - they probably do not know.

  • Some I celebrate in public - others in private - not all of us want to live in this spotlight.
  • Many live in different time zones - on different continents.
  • Some have no idea who I am - others have known me for decades.
  • Some just write something and it penetrates - others have spent hours and days shaping me as a human.

Thank you for helping make me who I am today - for better and/or worse.

Each of. you in some way has opened me to opportunity I couldn’t see alone. Pushed back when I needed pushing. Offered understanding when I was lost. Modelled possibility before I believed it existed. You threw in inspiration and curiosity. You challenged me, questioned me, told me - tell me - hard truth instead of the easy lie - and each of you showed belief in what I was becoming - have become - before I could see it myself.

It is your inspiration that keeps me going - every day - each little stone adding to the story, because it’s not always the big things, it’s the constant reminder of the little things that keep adding up - yet get quietly forgotten.

Thank you.