Hi everyone, welcome to thanks for being here a short weekly pod to remind us of the many essential

and beautiful ways we affect one another. Every Sunday I'll read a submission from a listener,

Kelly Corrigan wonders, could be wedding vows or about mitzvah toast, a eulogy, or retirement speech.

We believe this is probably the loveliest way to tap into our better selves and remember our

highest values. We encourage you to share this podcast each week with one person you love,

maybe someone you miss and need to bring closer, someone you want to feel your appreciation or admiration

or both. This is thanks for being here.

Today's thanks for being here is from a listener named Sherry Cole.

Dear Kelly, I've long been a fan of your books and over the past year I have become a

raving fan of your pods as well. Thank you for writing like you talk and talking like you write.

I live just about six or seven miles from most anything I might want or need. So thanks for being

here, it squirts me back and forth on my ventures, making me always glad I had to make a run.

It's such a powerful reminder of the significance of the beginnings and endings of things.

Thank you for nudging us to put a pin in as much as we can.

Several years ago, on the days leading up to my firstborn's wedding, I found my mind exploding

with things I wanted my son to know. Or maybe it was just full of things I felt like I needed to say.

Most likely it was a head-on collision of the two, but had I opened my mouth to share it

nonsensical drivel, wrapped in tears would have landed in his lap. So I wrote him a letter instead.

This is it. I thought Colton's you got this letter might have a place and thanks for being here.

I wrote his bride to be one too. And for six years since, I write them one together on every

anniversary. It's my way of helping them and me not skim over the years. If it moves you, please

share. Thank you for dulling out hope on a regular basis. You nudge all of us who listen to think

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