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A gift from my good friend's kids to Alex. I love the brightly coloured hearts.
As coincidence would have it, today is exactly 3 months since my last day at my corporate law job. In some ways, I'm very pleased with what I've accomplished in my first 90 days on my own; in others, I wish that I had achieved more by this point.
Also, by coincidence, this week I've been reconnecting with a lot of friends from my past life: coworkers who are now friends, and even outside counsel with whom I worked really closely when I was still practicing law. Without exception, our meetings have been so enjoyable -- and they've all been so encouraging. "You're lucky," they've said. "You're following your dream. There are so few people who are able to do that."
They're right: I am lucky. But not because I'm following my dream (because really and truly, when I quit my job, I felt I had no choice but to follow the relentless voice inside of me), but because I have people in my life like them, who selflessly (and usually without a second thought) give me the gift of their time and their encouragement. These particular friends were all so very, very busy, sandwiching me between business trips and deadlines, and yet, they still reached out to me, made the effort to contact me and made the time to listen to me and to encourage me. And for this, I'm very, very grateful.
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Happy Love Thursday, everyone. Please leave the links to your images and stories of love in the comments section below.
And may someone give you the gift of her time and encouragement today.
Song: With a little help from my friends, as performed by Sara Bareilles
Thu, January 15, 2009
Reader Comments (48)
Happy Love Thursday!
i think all of your friends are envious of you...
i think they want to be like do...
do what you do...
they want to follow their dreams...
but are too scared...
so they make time to connect with
a truly dreammaker...
to get tips on how to do it...
to get inspired...
that one of them are
oh! so brave! xx
Very lovely sentiments; I feel much the same way as another person who left the law to follow a different passion :)
This week, hearting coffee:
http://bleedingespresso.com/2009/01/love-thursday-hearting-coffee.html
Happy Love Thursday everyone :)
HLT! (and a happy belated new year to you all!)
http://unbecominglily.blogspot.com/2009/01/i.html
Love the bright colors and the sun's reflections in the background. Nice to have such supportive friends.
Here's one of mine. Where the 'heart is':
http://www.marciescudderphotography.com/index.php?showimage=658
the photo shows your love ~your words confirm it!
love thursday in a red wagon:
http://www.redorgray.com/2009/01/ocabjpg-by-redorgray-on-flickr.html
Happy Love Thursday. Here's mine: http://busymomma66.blogspot.com/2009/01/somebody-to-love.html
i love the heart box.
i found a simple message for this week's love thursday and posted it here:
http://secretnotebookswildpages.blogspot.com/2009/01/love-thursday.html
happy lt!
My contribution to Love Thursday this week is a sign I pass everyday:
http://gabriellekaiphotography.com/blog/2009/01/love-thursday-you-look-nice-today/
May it bring joy to your day as well!
Happy Love Thursday...
Wishing you all the best in pursuing your endeavours. It takes incredible inner strength and bravery. Your work is definitely appreciated.
Sharing a story of love:
http://momentarysolace.blogspot.com/2009/01/daddy-love.html
One Love, Se'Lah