Bryan Kett

And so instead of staying warm and dry and everything, they had come to help, just the kindness of their hearts.

And that served as such a turning point for me.

It served as such an important reminder that it's not important about getting the thank you.

That's not what matters.

What matters is behaving in a way rooted in kindness and in service, regardless of the response, because you don't know how it's going to be received, right?

And so that weekend, as we hiked and we fished and we cooked and we laughed, we did all that.

It was just so restorative.

And I got a bit of my optimism back.

And as we were loading up the bus on Sunday, Shelby looked at me, and she gave me this look.

It's a look that only Shelby can give.

Maybe you've heard of it.

It's an all-knowing look.

And she said, I told you so.

And I said, told me what, Shelby?

And she said, I told you it would make a difference.

And she was absolutely right.

Thanks.