People are what makes the world go around. We are surrounded
by them. We are ourselves one of them. We speak to them every day, work with
them, see them everywhere. What would the world be like without them? Especially
those that mean a lot to us and are special. Have you ever stopped to think
about how much the people in your life enrich it? For me, today was when that
thought came. Everyone I encounter enriches my life in some way or another. And
I am extremely lucky that most of them enrich it in a positive way. Of course I
am not short of those people you could happily punch but they are few and far
between! As I start my day I wake up with a lovely person (not a randomer, don’t
worry he is my boyfriend ;) ) who is kind and gentle and generous. I get ready
for work and quite often have emails, texts and tweets to read as I start my
day. Some of these are from my beautiful friends, some are from a group of
fellow early birds who share the pain of the 5.30am alarm, and some are from
intellectuals sharing their intelligence on blogs and articles. More enrichment
and it’s still only 6am. As I arrive at work around 7.30am I have a chat with
the always cheery security guard, he quite often tells me what the weather is
forecasted to do for the day – this in itself is surprisingly useful, as
someone that enjoys being outside it is quite good to know if it’s going to
pour all day! He asks how I am, what I have been up to and tells me his plans
for the next few days. He ensures my day starts with a friendly face and some
familiar words. Once I am upstairs in the office I go to make a cup of tea (of
course), whilst I am brewing said cup there is a lady who comes to make her
coffee. She always asks how I am, and always remembers what I have told her I have
been doing. She may not care that much, but to remember what I have told her
the previous day or before the weekend is thoughtful – and it makes me smile. My
day continues very much this way, with people adding their two penneth of smiles,
laughter and kindness to my day. And these are just the people I see every day!
There are then those who I see less often, but are still
rather special. My beautiful family, who are all wonderful in their own way. They
have taught me what I know today, kept me safe and loved me. Enrichment doesn’t
get much richer than that right? There have people who have come into my life
quite unannounced or unplanned but have definitely been welcome. The lady I write
for; she owns an equestrian magazine and asked if I’d like to give writing a go
after she saw me post a message online. She’s such good fun, very kind and an
inspiration to busy, young, equestrian women trying to juggle careers and
horses. Through writing for her magazine I have encountered more enriching
people. People who ride still despite having had life changing injuries or
accidents, people who are incredible artists, people who follow their dream no
matter what and people who have stayed at the top of the sport for longer than I
have been alive! There are friends who I awkwardly spoke to on my first day of University
who I would now never be without. They have become a huge part of my life, my
rock and the people who will never fail to make me laugh when its needed. The friends
who have stayed around since we were knee high and in primary school. They are
still in my life, still putting up with my ramblings and being as lovely as
ever. There are people I have met trying to help them, when in actual fact it’s
likely they have helped me more. People who have very little themselves yet
still give to others, both in time and resources whenever they can. There are
people I know through having horses, the girls at the stables who I ride with,
friends who help look after Fleur when I am busy working, friends I have met
through working with horses who taught me a lot of what I know today and still
support me with encouragement when I go to competitions.
This is just a snippet of the people I encounter, and have
encountered over my life time. It’s only the one’s I can think of right now and
that have touched my life recently. What about all the others, and there are
others out there – lots of them. I am a very lucky person, and next time one of
those who I would quite like to punch winds me up, or I am feeling fed up or
having a bad day I will endeavour to remind myself of just how lucky I am and
of all these ridiculously wonderful people that surround me.
