I was invited to speak for the March of Dimes at the Piedmont Natural Gas corporate kick-off for their March for Babies campaign. Gin informed me that I would be speaking to mostly men at a breakfast in their training facility. I delivered my usual story with an added disclaimer to the beginning. Since I was addressing a large group of blue collar workers, I decided to remind them of how important family is to each of us. I simply asked them to think of their wife, son, daughter, mother and father while I shared our story. Most every time I share the story there is a certain part that will choke me up and bring me to tears. This time was no different except that I was joined by tears of a large number of those men. This was a first for me to have so many men experience the heartache I was feeling.
It is necessary for me to deliver raw emotions when sharing the story of Beau and Haley to be an effective Ambassador. The mission to give every baby a healthy start is important and people need to be aware of the staggering number of premature births and infant deaths. Facts that will not go away by ignoring the need for research, education and support for helping every baby. This is my third year speaking as an Ambassador for Beau and Haley. I am proud that I can be called on to help the March of Dimes when needed.
I am probably one of the least social people you will meet. I do much better writing what I feel than speaking what I feel. Over the past four or five months, I have posted some pretty deep conversation starters on my Facebook page. Most have been related to raw feelings about life, love, family and the world around me. Many people have told me that I should write a book. I believe I will be able to put something together in print eventually. I have a lot of issues with society as a whole. Speaking my mind would not be a good thing because I believe I would hurt the feelings of family or friends. Being politically correct is nothing new. We have always been told that "If you have nothing nice to say, say nothing at all". I try to live by that rule and the times I haven't did not turn out to well for me.
I believe I can deliver messages that touch on personal feelings and observations in a thought provoking way that does not offend my readers. I believe religion, politics and social hierarchy should be left to the experts or those who make it their professional career. Too many people place judgement on someone else's ideals without fully understanding or wanting to understand the different point of view. We all want to be right and there is nothing wrong with wanting that. But I believe we all cannot be right all the time and we have to understand that is why our society is so diverse. Can you imagine how boring the world would be if everyone lived their lives the way you want them to?
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