Random Notes of Gratitude

09/11/2017

I wrote this five years ago, but I still feel the same.
http://www.randomnotesofgratitude.com/a-letter-to-americans-eleven-years-after-9-11

My Dear, Sweet  Fellow Americans, Then and Now, Eleven years ago, as the bus I had just boarded at Port Authority - the last to leave the terminal that morning - pulled out of The Lincoln Tunnel, my eyes beheld a disaster in the sky. America’s heart had just been ripped in two and for a breathl...

01/18/2016

http://www.randomnotesofgratitude.com/mlk-day-i-have-a-dream

To the movers, the shakers, the lovers, and believers, to the visionaries, the artists, the humanitarians and the dreamers…thank you for inspiring change…you make our world more beautiful! Happy MLK Day!

11/16/2015

http://www.randomnotesofgratitude.com/the-power-of-love

11/06/2015

This girl...true beauty!

n a time when beauty is defined by supermodels, success is defined by wealth, and fame is deified by how many followers you have on social media, Lizzie Vela...

09/24/2015

09/10/2015

Let's be kind to ourselves and to each other!

This woman stripped down in a busy marketplace and the result is a tearjerker! Watch as Amy Pence-Brown does a social experiment to promote self-acceptance.

08/31/2015

This one's for the ladies...sometimes we just need a reminder!

05/27/2015

My love letter to Matthew Sanford, author of "Waking" and all around amazing human being. Thanks for inspiring!

Dear Matthew, You have inspired my weekly Random Note of Gratitude! Often when inspired by an individual, I will actually send my note to another person with the same name, but this time I wanted to go direct to the source. That being said, as much as this is a love letter for you, it is also a love…

05/21/2015

The inspiration for this RNG you ask? Youtube "Plastic Saddle" by Nat Stuckey. Totally old school cool!

Dear Nathan, I just got turned on to a groovy, old country tune by Nat Stuckey called, “Plastic Saddle.” As good of a personal theme song as I’ve ever laid ears on, I’ve been inspired to send my weekly Random Note of Gratitude to you, another man that shares his name. I hope you have a theme song of…

05/20/2015

Small things, great things...no matter. Do it all with love!

A powerful reminder from a small little woman whose tremendous love for her fellow man,  allowed her to do very great things indeed.  Another great quote from Mother Teresa here.

05/13/2015

I needed some help from random-name-generator.info and whitepages.com for this love note to Aubrey in Alabama!

Dear Aubrey After randomly selecting your name, I am sending you this Random Note of Gratitude to say Happy Spring and more importantly, thanks for being you! Life can be challenging, busy, and downright hard sometimes…fortunately, it’s also quite beautiful. So for doing your part to make the world…

05/11/2015

What's holding you back girl?!!

Seems like simple enough advice at first blush...so what's stopping you?