thank you

sending my thank yous. three this month. one last month. many more to go.

i don't care how old you are or where you are in your life or how many people you inspire, there are always people to thank (in big or in little ways). i wish i could remember more frequently how important it is to thank people before you forget, especially before people think you have forgotten (that may be the worse).

you say thank you, not for yourself, but for the consideration of the other person. your aim is to bring attention to the value they have brought forth in their respective way. that is a thank you. noting that, i think i've said thank you too many times out of selfishness. i was thanking people for the feelings they arose in me rather than the gift of their work or being. i understand the difference now. well, a fool then and a fool now (bc there are too many things to learn).

lots o' meetings today. one after another, three days in a row, so, so glad to be home. returning to the mangroves this weekend to observe collecting marine data. afterwards going to lampoon and mae tha in northern thailand- these communities speak a language i don't understand so i will not have the advantage i thought i had. interviews, collecting stories, visiting study sites, and hopefully identifying pivotal community practices both visually and historically. we will see!!!