I have been thinking a lot lately about the many people who have come into my life and made such a difference in who I am today. I was thinking about how grateful I am to have known and spent time with the people that I have gotten to in my life up to this point. I have decided that I would like to make it a habit to tell those people thank you and how much they have played a meaningful role in my life. I have recently started doing this, because I have come to the belief and conclusion that you should always tell someone what you are feeling, what you see in them and what they mean to you, because you never know if you will ever get another chance to say it. It may not seem like such a big deal and maybe even a little scary at first, but when you think about how many times people actually do say those things, you realize how rare it actually is.
When I left Minnesota and came down to Texas, I left all of my friends and family. The hardest part for me was not knowing if I was ever really coming back there to stay again. Would I ever get to work with these great people again? I definitely would never have class with these people again. Thats when it all hit me. I will never know how long I have with the people in my life at that current time or if I will have the chance to see them again. Mongo's Grill, one of my favorite jobs I have had, was a huge part of my life. These people were literally my St. Cloud family. When I was getting ready to leave I had so many things that I wanted to say to the people there, so I decided to write out a letter to the entire crew. Man did that take a lot of time and effort. Not wanting to hurt anyones feelings and leave anyone out, I wrote a little message to all 45 crew members.
I had no idea what they would think about it and honestly I was kind of nervous, but I wanted to do it and felt that I needed to. I am so glad that I did. After a week of hard work, I was finally able to hang it up before heading out. The crews reaction was positive, some actually surprised me and I realized then how meaningful it is for people to hear these things. I knew then that this was something that I needed to keep doing in my life. Well, these past few weeks I have been thinking a lot about where I have been and how far I have come since then. I reflected on what experiences and influences I have had in my life that have made me the person I am today. I thought about the many people that have made a difference in my life and how I will be forever grateful for them. Then I wondered, do they know what they have done and what they mean to me and how they have had a part in my life? Well I don't know if they do or not so it is my goal within the next few months to write to each one of these people to let them know. Sometimes I go back and forth with the idea not knowing if I should or not, but then today I randomly received a message from a past professor who definitely played a big part in my life my first few years of college that is life lasting. They told me they wished her new students were like me... I don't know what I ever did, but I did something right apparently. Just that one little message made a huge difference to me I can't even describe how that made me feel, to have a professor tell me that, just one student of many students that they have had. You sometimes hear of students contacting teachers to tell them the difference that they have made, but I have never really heard of the other way around. That one little message just affirmed me to write these many letters in which I do intend to do. It may take a while and take quite a bit of work, but if it makes someone else feel the way that made me feel it is all worth it to me. I think everyone should know how appreciated they are and that they mean something to someone in this life, because in all reality if know one lets them know how will they ever know?
Think about the people you have come in contact with in your life, do they know what they mean to you ? My goal is that when I die that I won't leave without everyone knowing what they meant to me. Say what you need to say.
When I left Minnesota and came down to Texas, I left all of my friends and family. The hardest part for me was not knowing if I was ever really coming back there to stay again. Would I ever get to work with these great people again? I definitely would never have class with these people again. Thats when it all hit me. I will never know how long I have with the people in my life at that current time or if I will have the chance to see them again. Mongo's Grill, one of my favorite jobs I have had, was a huge part of my life. These people were literally my St. Cloud family. When I was getting ready to leave I had so many things that I wanted to say to the people there, so I decided to write out a letter to the entire crew. Man did that take a lot of time and effort. Not wanting to hurt anyones feelings and leave anyone out, I wrote a little message to all 45 crew members.
I had no idea what they would think about it and honestly I was kind of nervous, but I wanted to do it and felt that I needed to. I am so glad that I did. After a week of hard work, I was finally able to hang it up before heading out. The crews reaction was positive, some actually surprised me and I realized then how meaningful it is for people to hear these things. I knew then that this was something that I needed to keep doing in my life. Well, these past few weeks I have been thinking a lot about where I have been and how far I have come since then. I reflected on what experiences and influences I have had in my life that have made me the person I am today. I thought about the many people that have made a difference in my life and how I will be forever grateful for them. Then I wondered, do they know what they have done and what they mean to me and how they have had a part in my life? Well I don't know if they do or not so it is my goal within the next few months to write to each one of these people to let them know. Sometimes I go back and forth with the idea not knowing if I should or not, but then today I randomly received a message from a past professor who definitely played a big part in my life my first few years of college that is life lasting. They told me they wished her new students were like me... I don't know what I ever did, but I did something right apparently. Just that one little message made a huge difference to me I can't even describe how that made me feel, to have a professor tell me that, just one student of many students that they have had. You sometimes hear of students contacting teachers to tell them the difference that they have made, but I have never really heard of the other way around. That one little message just affirmed me to write these many letters in which I do intend to do. It may take a while and take quite a bit of work, but if it makes someone else feel the way that made me feel it is all worth it to me. I think everyone should know how appreciated they are and that they mean something to someone in this life, because in all reality if know one lets them know how will they ever know?
Think about the people you have come in contact with in your life, do they know what they mean to you ? My goal is that when I die that I won't leave without everyone knowing what they meant to me. Say what you need to say.
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