Walking. In gratitude for those working this morning.

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1510 consecutive (almost) days on this daybreak walk at Cove Island Park. Like in a row.

While you are all (mostly all) sleeping, and I’m sleepwalking through my morning walk, so many others are working. Working on a early Sunday morning. Picking up our trash, combing our beaches, keeping our parks clean, tending to our sick in hospitals and keeping our communities safe — while we sit and enjoy our morning coffee easing into our day.

Here’s to all of you who keep our world spinning.

And our gratitude.

DK

Notes:

  • More pictures from this morning’s walk here.
  • Post Inspired by D. Nurske from “Riches of the Interior”: “Pity these souls who could not endure our burden of endless gifts.“
  • Post also Inspired by John O’Donohue from Anam Cara: “It is a strange and magical fact to be here, walking around in a body, to have a whole world within you and a world at your fingertips outside you. It is an immense privilege, and it is incredible that humans manage to forget the miracle of being here. It is uncanny how social reality can deaden and numb us so that the mystical wonder of our lives goes totally unnoticed. We are here. We are wildly and dangerously free.” (Thank you Hammock Papers)

35 thoughts on “Walking. In gratitude for those working this morning.”

  2. Amen.  

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  3. Gratitude. For the workers and for you, shining a light on the work they do. Happy Sunday David!

          1. 2:30 AM is quite unusual I have to confess. I slept a lot during the day yesterday.

            What do I do at 2:30 AM?
            Audiobooks
            Today I was researching PC laptops… I like to have both Apple and PC available. OMG try to pick a PC! Countless choices.

            Audiobooks are my go to distraction when I can’t sleep and I’m too tired to go out. Boring audiobooks help me get to sleep sometimes! 🙂

          3. Why both? Just to be a geek. Sometimes I work with PC people, and other times I work with Apple people. There are times when it’s easier to just stay on the same platform as the guy/gal on the other end so I don’t have to figure out “conversion issues”. Note that I am a brand new Mac user. Never had one until last year. Only had iPhones and iPads (and PC laptops)… Still learning about Macs.

            As far as PC brands go (I have never bought a desktop)…

            I spent my career at IBM. IBM was late to the PC market, but the IBM ThinkPad has always been a good laptop… Particularly most people agree it is the only laptop with an excellent keyboard. I LOVE a good keyboard. (Your opinion may vary 🙂 Unfortunately IBM stopped building PCs and sold that business to Lenovo. I have had five ThinkPad laptops that I have purchased myself (both IBM and Lenovo). While working at IBM they gave me ThinkPads to use, so I have probably used seven.

            I can’t stand a bad keyboard, so when it comes to PC laptops… Lenovo ThinkPads are all I ever look at.

            Note that I am no expert with PCs or Macs as most of my career was spent working on IBM mainframes.

            (End of geeky ramble!)

          7. PS: I don’t touch games at all other than retro games that were available when I was a kid (space invaders, asteroids, Pong!) I play games maybe twice a year. I have no interest in the “fantasy worlds” that most modern games seem to focus on. Don’t like movies of that type either, unless they are good sci-fi.

          11. PS: while I have this little platform to borrow from David, I would like to say:
            “Rest in Peace” to actor Donald Sutherland. In my opinion a great actor who often flew “under the radar”.

  4. Thank you, dk

    When our 20 year old was little, and way before Esam retired, there were times she almost allowed herself to feel less fortunate because dad worked most Saturdays and Sundays. Had to gently remind her it wasn’t just dad. He worked in retail the last 20 years before retirement. Had to remind her of those that keep life going in ways we want and enjoy while they work overnight, weekends, and holidays. Pilots, airport employees, public transportation bus drivers. I would point to a bus at 5 am on a Sunday and remind her the driver has kids at home.

    All to provide a service we all want. And I would emphasize the point by asking her to imagine our world without these services.

    What a coincidence you share this. This is Layla’s second summer working as a wheelchair pusher at O’Hare airport. Esam and her siblings wanted her to take an offer for a job in her field of study. She’s studying to become a nurse practitioner. Work the awkward schedule, get humbled and grounded. This will make you a better nurse.
    I am beyond impressed by how hard working she is. She goes above and beyond, and then some.
    5 am to 3 am, Wednesday to Sunday.
    My baby is already a great young woman…….

  5. Yes, thank you for this shout out to these many unseen and often unsung heroes, pal. And the service you do to shine a light. So many who deserve our recognition and gratitude.

    And Sawsan, Layla’s work ethic is laudable. Will serve her well. 💕

    1. a fascinating read. Yesterday, at a lunch I told the group that I had seen a film with Donald Sutherland ‘troubles with spies’ a few days ago and that, although I had no idea WHY Youtube suggested this movie, I was greatly amused – but I didn’t know Sutherland at all and was simply enchanted by this beanpole’s character….

  7. You’ve had problems with Insomnia for a long time, is it time to see the doctor again? Take care of your health the way to you dedicated yourself to taking photos and walking. 🙂

  8. Indeed…arrived home from CA at midnight. All the people working through the night. Given all the problems with flying these days, those who are ground crew working through intense weather, cranky passengers, etc…I was whispering thank you. And as you note, there are so many others to thank…

  9. Am so moved by your paean to those who work for ALL of us! And, then to read something from that beautiful being, John O’Donohue! I weep. Do you know that he died suddenly at age 53? But he left such beautiful poetry and deep spiritual wisdom before he left. I recommend that everyone own a copy of Anam Cara, A Book of Celtic Wisdom, and have it nearby.

  10. Always gratitude for those unseen people Morning early in the hours and also working late night … actually they all work while we are sleeping… This is really great work. Thank you dear David, Love, nia

  11. I’m late to this story. YES, a resounding THANK YOU to all who work when others don’t. And a Thank You for giving them a place in the (very early) sun. I say a silent Thank You so many times every single day, for big things, for tiny happenings, for the birds’ song over breakfast, for a quick message…. A beautiful post and great comments. Sometimes I like being wahaaaay too late, so that I can read the comments, opinions, and even further educate myself (see D. Sutherland – not that this knowledge will do anything at all for my future life!)

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