Dear Friends,
I hope you are enjoying the holiday weekend! I can’t believe that it is already the end of November. It is surreal to think that this year is almost over.
I am still wrestling with dysregulation. It comes and goes on a daily basis. It is tiring. But it is not as intense or continuous as it was a couple of weeks ago. So that is good I guess.
I am thinking a lot about what I want to do in the next year. I am also reflecting on this year. This has been a strange year for me. But I also have a lot to be grateful for. So I want to celebrate that.
I don’t want to do a list of everything I am thankful for. But I want to highlight three things.
One is the lovely new home that my mom and I share. This time last year, we had no idea where we would end up. It was scary. The house we found turned out to be the perfect cozy home we needed. The incredible view is endlessly inspiring. The neighbors are kind. It is so wonderful to realize that we are settled in a nice home after last year’s stress over having to move.
The second is all of you. I cherish my online community. To be reaching thousands of people with my words is difficult to grasp. I am so grateful to you for receiving my words with your hearts, and for amplifying my messages. To help other nonspeakers and their families is such an honor. I am so in awe that so many people are interested in my words, and that those words are having an impact. Thank you all for being part of that.
And the third is that ten years ago, to the day, I was in Portland spelling with Elizabeth Vosseller for the first time. I am so eternally, profoundly thankful for that experience. It was my first time ever expressing my true words. I am so moved thinking about it. I am in awe over how it changed my life. Thank you, EV, and thank you to my mom who brought me there, and to my younger sister who came along.
There are many more things to be thankful for, but I am too tired to write more. I appreciate you all!
Your Friend,
Danny
Danny With Words 