People are generous of spirit. I’ve met many in my lifetime. Sometimes the only way we can return appreciation for it is to pass it on to others. And that feels good; it’s a way of sharing our gifts and talents and hope someone might benefit.

Many decades after I learned to knit, I laugh to myself because the woman who taught me to knit asked me what I wanted to learn first. I said, “I want to knit a pair of socks.” Oh, how innocent I was to think it would be an easy task to teach a complete non-knitter something as difficult as that. But, she hung in there with me through every trial and error. Under her voluntary tutelage, I finished a pair of socks and several more pairs after that, along with sweaters and other items. Truly, she had the patience of a Saint.

So in this month of Thanksgiving I’d like to thank all who have shared with me what they know about life, writing, publishing, art and all the other creative fulfilling things that I enjoy. If it hadn’t been for your friendship and goodness, many things that bring me joy would not have become part of my lived experience.

“Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.” – George Eliot