Glee Sloth

Well THIS is new... 

I was dreading asking for help from people, even for something so simple as a vote for my  scholarship video. 

And it's been amazing. Strangers have voted (looking for the one in the brown jumper who looks drunk/like a turtle in the still). Friends, acquaintances, enemies* have voted. I suspect some animals have been involved. 

This is how happy I am

Seriously, though... people have taken the time to log on every day to click, to share it with friends, to ask for extra details if they weren't sure which one I was, to watch the video, sometimes, and to leave such rich, encouraging, reinforcing comments and compliments. I'm SO grateful. 

* I blatantly made that last one up. 


It's reminded me of lots of things. Firstly, that what you're afraid of usually turns out to be so much richer than you might have expected... sure, it was uncomfortable at first, and there's still a twinge, but it's great, and it's worth it, and I'd never have tasted such generosity and warmth from all these people had I been too scared to ask. Thanks too to Fiona Sturrock for an out-of-the-blue email that gave me a kick and a boost to get on the case and be creative about it. You rock, Fiona. And there's more to come. 

Oh and I done another dive. Two. They were splashy.

It's also reminded me that people are LOVELY and that there's power in just that knowing, when it sits alongside you like a friend. Thanks to Loose Baker, who proved that today with a wonderful story of opening to a stranger instead of letting fear and socially encouraged prejudice get in the way. An inspiration. 

And a call today has reminded me how much I adore this work. I love it! It lets me swim in it. It feels like home. 

For all these things, and so many more today, thank you.