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President's Message
A GRATEFUL HEART!

I thought about saying that I have no words to express how grateful I am to have served as the 2018-2019 President of Roswell Rotary and leave it at that... But, I do have some final words--hahaha! But, then, you knew that! I want to leave you with just a few thoughts about gratitude.

I truly believe that a grateful heart leads to success in life--at work, in our communities and in our personal relationships. Gratitude recognizes the gifts we have been given by God and the people God places in our lives. It is critical to our happiness to focus on those gifts and be thankful for them -- every day. Brene Brown shares this, "I don't have to chase extraordinary moments to find happiness--it's right in front of me if I am paying attention and practicing gratitude." Serving others with a grateful heart and counting our blessings every day does lead to happiness. There are lots of ways to show gratitude and we highlighted a lot of those ways this year--being an "everyday" leader, loving each other, communicating effectively and in a productive way, mentoring others, and, of course, recognizing the contributions of others (let's say with a Hammer Award!).

For me personally, I am grateful for John and Mitch Stone and the rest of my family for their support. I am grateful for my faith in Jesus and His hand on my life. Prayer works and I prayed a lot this year! I am grateful for the opportunity to have served with each of you this year, to witness first hand Roswell Rotary's impact on so many people in need and in so many ways and for our club to be recognized for all of your hard work. Thank you for your generosity in time, talent and money. I am grateful and so are many, many people in Roswell, Honduras, Puerto Rico and in places we will never know through the Rotary Foundation. I am grateful for all of the people who have lifted me up and for those who didn't. I learned from all of you. As your President, it has been my goal to inspire each of you to find your place to serve and be your best self. And, while I am happy (and I mean really happy) to hand over the reins to Gordon, like so many of our Past Presidents, I will continue to serve others through Rotary and build upon the amazing friendships that I have made while serving with all of you. You have been a blessing to me. It is with a grateful heart that I thank you for the honor and privilege of serving as your 2018-2019 President.

President Becky

P.S. You will want to join us this Thursday for the last meeting of the 2018-2019 Rotary year. Malek Jandali will share his musical gifts with us and there will be AWARDS and a MONKEY! Don't miss it!

Posted by Becky Stone
June 20, 2019

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