"Every day brings a chance to live free of regret and with as much joy, fun, and laughter as you can stand." — Oprah Winfrey

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

A SIMPLE ACKNOWLEDGMENT


Today I simply acknowledge my hands and fingers. I recognize and feel gratitude for the strong, easy and effortless motions that they make. I acknowledge them for the struggling efforts and sometimes downright clumsy efforts that they make upon the command of the human voice, determined to ingest every phonetic sound and syllable that moves in, around and through every fiber, muscle, cell, joint and sinew located in this mighty carpal structure to generate clear, concise, easily readable words.

I appreciate my hands and fingers, the entire orchestrated movement, the connection that it has with every voice that speaks in my courtroom. I am appreciative for the energy, agility, flexibility, strength and confidence that makes this happen for me and court reporters everywhere!

Sometimes a simple acknowledgement is all it takes to get me through "one more question" at the end of a long day.

1 comment:

  1. These blogs are being created as gifts in recognition of court reporters everywhere, and specifically, the hardest working reporters I know at Sacramento Superior Court downtown and its satellite courts.

    This is just another way we can just relax and breathe our way through our day. We can take a coffee break or a break between our cases or transcripts and pick up a few words and thoughts that will actually support us and remind us of how valuable we are.

    Rhonda..........

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