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Balance in All Things – We Create a World of Good
Since moving last month, I now live not far from Orlando. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know the tragic and horrible events that have surrounded this city during the past ten days. From the killing of a promising young singer, to the mass murder of 49 young people, to a toddler’s death by alligator. I didn’t directly know anyone involved, but I can certainly speak to the pall that has been cast. The horror, followed by the myriad resulting emotions – sadness, dread, apprehension, and certainly the anger… Contrasted with those events, this week my inbox featured two testimonials for APHA members. Now – keep in mind that I receive testimonials frequently. Not a week goes by that I don’t get a submission from a member’s client that speaks in very positive and often glowing terms about how that advocate helped the submitter. It’s one of my favorite parts of my work. But this week, receiving those good words affected me very differently. It was like the heavens opened and the angels began to sing! Because this week, the very good and beautiful words written about those advocates who have changed lives in very positive ways was a counterbalance to the very bad and ugly. It’s true. We, as advocates, effect a world of good! You, too, may be living under this same pall of horror, sadness and anger. So I’m going to post below some of the recent comments received on behalf of some of our members (which were then posted to the profile of the advocate who earned them.*) I hope some of these words will lift you up, too. I hope your takeaway is that your clients appreciate you, too! That for every horror in the world, there are dozens, hundreds or thousands of beautiful and good things being done for our fellow humans that don’t make the news. And that we, as advocates, are on the front lines of that good – saving lives, improving quality of life and financial security every day. Balance is always good. And we, as the promoters of…