I've been thinking a lot lately about how blessed I am to have such amazing friends and peers.
I can honestly say that I'm probably one of the luckiest humans alive when it comes to friends. The friends in my life are world changers. People with heart. I remember my one friends wife telling me that if one person puts his/her mind to it they can change the world. I, of course, argued with her. I was taking the realist view. She is a dreamer. How thankful am I that the same friends which dream and believe that change happens when one person takes a stand didn't leave me to my ignorance. Things in this world can be changed. It just takes good friends to show you that.
I have friends who are working to help people in Uganda, Malawi, Ivory Coast, Sri Lanka, Romania, China, Jordan, Haiti, and here in Canada. Risking their own comfort in this western myth for the sake of others.
Thanks to my friends. The ones who make me tick. Thanks for finding that crack in my shell and digging your fingers in to pull back the hard surface that had been keeping me captive.
True friends stand shoulder to shoulder, holding each other up and lifting our chins to see where we are headed.
Thanks to Ali, PMO, Paul, Marie, Joel, Matt, Adam, Brian, Pam, Bob, and Dave. You are and always will be the contractors in the Great Architects design for me.