for the people we will never forget

At it again, working late, learning and seeking more direction in where to go with this site. I have enough Don’t Forget Abouts… people in my life to post for years. But that would limit the exposure of some wonderful people to only those that have influenced my life.

The past two posts have inspired me to open this up to everyone. Even though one of them was about my cousin, I realize there were people that knew him in a way that I never did. He is unforgettable in my life but also in many others. And I learned some things from other people’s perspective of him. And it has enhanced my outlook on life and desire to grow.

Derrion Albert’s life and death have motivated me in another way. How come it took for him to die to receive such widespread recognition? He was a young man striving to be better. Striving to rise above mediocrity and fitting in with the crowd.

Let’s also honor those that are living and allow their lives and accomplishments to be an inspiration to our lives!

We get an opportunity to see the most popular people in our various forms of media. But what about those that only a few of us may know? It’s time to expose those special people that may be labeled “common folk” to the rest of the world.

So send me your Don’t Forget Abouts…people, to be posted here. Let me know what makes them unforgettable. Share with all of us how this person has contributed to changing your life and others.

In honor of the people you will never forget, send me your Don’t Forget Abouts…people by way of my Contact page. On the subject line please put: My Don’t Forget Abouts person and in Your Message, a brief description of that person. I will reply to you and we will go from there.

It’s my hope to present as many of our Don’t Forget Abouts…people  as possible, living or passed away, so that their accomplishments, generosity, wisdom and overall humanitarianism reach just that many more people.

I look forward to hearing from you all and I’m extremely excited to see how this evolves. I don’t have a structured outline for this to fit into, it will be created and molded as we go and grow!

But like every journey I’ve ever taken, the first step is the most important! Once I take that first step, the next one presents itself.

So join me in recognizing the Don’t Forget Abouts…people of the world! Those we will never forget, and now, neither will anyone else who reads about them!

Thank you for reading and sharing in this with me. Peace.

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The specifics aren’t really important because “hitting a brick wall” was the general theme for the day. No matter how many times I took a break to calm my frustration, get some clarity and come back to the task at hand; there was something else that wouldn’t work quite right.

That’s the most frustrating part, the “quite right”. Just when I got good into it, and I’ll use repairing a computer as an example because that was the most frustrating. My initial plan was to get some other things done while the operating system was installing. Half way through the installation, I get an error. And another, and another.

This was supposed to be a day dedicated to updating this site and several others; go to the post office and some other daily duties. It’s 2am and I still haven’t figured out what’s wrong.

The computer was just one of the issues. There were numerous others. But what I did was find some less difficult tasks that I knew I could complete. Cooked dinner, washed some clothes, called some friends I hadn’t talked to in a while as well as some that could understand and just listen to what was happening today.

In the past, I’ve let one of these days carry over into weeks and even months. But by completing some tasks, I counteracted the general theme of today.

Most importantly, I got a call back with some encouragement to continue. A hug from my wife. And some general conversation with others that helped me not get so frustrated and carry this into tomorrow. Hopefully. (There should be smileys on here – I like using smileys).

I’m grateful for the people that are in my life and that I’ve learned some different techniques to maintain some peace, especially mentally. This was that type of stuff that creates banging headaches and a morning back ache.

I didn’t accomplish everything I set out to do today. But those Don’t Forget Abouts… people of mine. Life savers. If you got ‘em, keep ‘em. If you don’t. Find some.

Thanks for reading and sharing in this with me. Peace.

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