Thank you

I feel stunned.  Wait, let me rephrase that ... I feel illuminated.

Thank you.

People have contributed to me getting the blood pressure unit -- and I've have had a moment of being speechless.

If you know me ... me being speechless in a public situation is something that happens rarely.

A friend of mine uses the phrase "wrecked" when something engages him beyond the pale emotionally.  I use the phrase "illuminated."

Each of us has a phrase to use.

I encourage you to not only find yours, but to use it whenever you get the chance.

I was illuminated when I went into ER a week ago Tuesday for presenting symptoms that could have been a heart attack or stroke.

I was illuminated when my EKG read nearly perfect, and my blood work did not bear out a coronary event at that moment.

I was illuminated when I recognized how high my blood pressure is skyrocketing and that I not only know techniques to reduce it, but that if I had a measuring device I could constantly track how those techniques are working.  This in turn would let me share with people valuable techniques they might want to explore in their lifestyles.

I was illuminated because a handful of people took the time and effort to be aware of me and that is something that has value beyond any coinage and any material object.

Awareness is a form of nourishment.

The human species -- like every other entity on earth, needs to be nourished.

Individually and in community.

Thank you for nourishing me.

I am very grateful.