Daily Gratitude: I wonder how many people know how truly special Helen Keller was. Her wisdom is greater than most and look at her handicaps. She was the most optimistic person you’ll probably ever hear about too. This quote is precious and strikes me even more since I’m doing the end of life doula work. When you’re dying people won’t remember (I hope) how big your house was. They’ll definitely remember how kind you were and how you treated them (we all know Maya Angelou’s quote about that). Instead of working to “get things”, let’s work harder to care for others and to be kind to everyone. That’s what really matters. As a friend put it, she’s responding differently now that she’s looking at everything feeling that everyone has good intentions and is doing the best they can even if it’s coming out wrong. If we knew the background of the people that were judging to be unreasonable, we might feel differently. So let’s just assume they don’t have a desire to be mean. Let’s see if we can feel what’s in their hearts.