(a letter of appreciation....to my mom......) . Dear friends . On November 11, 2006, Deb and Paul did a Workshop of Appreciation Inspirations, at Pathways of LIght, during which each of us had time to write a letter of appreciation to someone. . I am writing this to you, to encourage each of you to take a few moments and write someone(s) a Letter of Apprecation. . All it takes, is a "little willingness" and Holy Intuition does the rest. :-) . Enclosed is my Letter of Appreciation, that I wrote during that workshop: ......................... ......................... ......................... November 11, 2006 ........................ Dear Mom, . Just thinking about you this weekend. . I am up at Pathways of Light and am doing a workshop exercise of writing a letter of apprecition, to you. . I know that I have said many of these things to you before, but I want to say them again to you, in writing, for two reasons: . One is to remind you who you truly are, . and two, is for this letter to be your constant companion, especially, during the long nights, when constant pain makes you look for something to read. . I hope these words, help you, with your pain, and help you find peace and joy. . Seventy years ago, when you were a girl of sixteen, umarried, and pregnant with me, you thought about "giving me up." . But, your final decision, was to "keep me." . And so, for seventy years, you have been, not only my mother, but my guardian angel, my counsellor, my defender, my protector, my confidant, my cheeeeeeeeeering section, and my loving critic. . In turn, I have been your eldest son, chauffeur, cook, card player, friend, and son. . I appreciate your honesty, and your sense of humor. . We have taken the time, during these seventy years, to be together. . You have seen me in a bar-room brawl in a foreign country, and also, speaking from a pulpit. . Recently, you told me, that you no longer worry about me, because you know that I can now take care of myself. . What a gift, for a parent to give a child! . Thank-you. . your son, Robert p.s. Thank-you, also, for "keeping me."