The Direction of Intention

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Today I walked with my partner Lora in the MS Walk. Lora is my

S-hero. Several years ago she was diagnosed with MS and amidst the pain, discomfort, the assault on her mind, the tidal wave of depression that comes with the disease, the loss of mobility and her capacity to work and travel in the ways that she has always done, amidst all of this, she laughs. She walks as far as her feet will let her and today, in spite of her pain, she walked the full 4 miles. Her humor and heart are immense.

Before the walk she wandered through a stadium full of people taking photos and came upon the booth for Shared Solutions – the nurses who teach people diagnosed with MS how to do their injections; nurses who are available 24 hours a day to help with any question, any emergency. Lora went straight to the booth and told the nurses how much she appreciates them and how they have made her life better.

For Lora, that is not unusual. That is how she walks through life. She looks for opportunities for gratitude. She follows complete strangers holding her umbrella above their heads to keep them from the rain. She taught me to make 3 “peace offerings” everyday – to look for the little things that make other people’s lives better. She makes people laugh. If you wait on her table she will know your name and your life story before the end of the meal. People feel better after bumping into her on the street or standing beside her in the checkout line at the store.

How would we be together if we were more like her? I aspire to be a truly powerful person like Lora.

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