Friday, November 21, 2008

An Attitude of Gratitude



The title of this blog is Public Speaking Fearlessly, and I hope you have moved past the fear and into the essences of life, the interests, empathy, joy, enthusiasm and gratitude.

The appreciation of the amazing fact of being alive.

The wonders of the senses.

The magic of the imagination.

The enjoyment of each other, of how we differ and how we are the same.

The delight to feel the interest for others, of life with an audience.

It’s the start of the Holy-Day experiences.

Take the time to Check Inn with yourself and find what and who you appreciate.

My Hope exploded on November 4th with the election of Barrack Obama.

His acceptance speech had me in tears.

His family, the crowd, the respect he was shown by his opponent transmitted a message of the American ideals and placed them at the forefront of our minds.

He has raised the standard of Public Speaking.

With all his new responsibilities and great formiable challenges he uses his meaningful pauses, and appreciation of his family, as a bench mark, a ground of being for a strong message of take the time to not only smell the roses, but share the appreciation with those in the Rose Garden, Adopt an Attitude of Gratitude and let Thanksgiving begin with you.