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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Another late night working and putting some foundational information to use here at Don’t Forget Abouts.

All my life people have told me that I am a leader; a person with leadership qualities. My zodiac sign, Aries; The Leader. Basketball; a scorer, yet able to bring the best out in my teammates.  Speaking; able to convey to others what I’ve learned and witness them utilize that information.

And there are other attributes but this is not to “toot my own horn” or say that I’m the Great Scott, it’s more about my misunderstanding what a leader is, what a trailblazer does, how a pioneer operates.

I thought these types of people took the world upon their shoulders and started their journey. I thought they somehow had a wisdom and understanding that no one else could grasp and it was their duty to lead the masses. To go where no one had gone before (yeah, I used to watch Star Trek).

I didn’t realize they had mentors and guides and followed that guidance. That they lived by the principles they believed in no matter what the situation – as best they could, because being human, we lack perfection.

Today I can be more effective in leading, in trailblazing and pioneering because I have guidance and I am listening but also asking questions. I am not loading the world on my shoulders and seeking to save the masses – not all at once anyway!

Who leads leaders? The trailblazers that ventured out before them. Who do trailblazers follow? The pioneers that set out for discovery prior to their departure.

I read somewhere that there is nothing new under the sun. Actually, it wasn’t somewhere it’s in the Book of Ecclesiastes. The longer I live the more I realize that I am not always trailblazing a new path or leading others in some all new way of life.

I’m just another person with the character and personality to lead. It doesn’t make me more special than anyone else. It’s just where I fit in this puzzle of life and when I get out of place…the picture doesn’t quite look right.

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

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