"you gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face... do the thing you think you cannot do."

- eleanor roosevelt

Unexpectedly, my sister-in-law gave me a lovely gift last weekend. It was a very thoughtful gesture of thanks for the support I've given to her (my husband's) family over the past few months while their dad has been recovering from a sudden illness. The above quote was written on the front of the card that accompanied the gift. It immediately struck me in two ways: one, how pertinent the quote was for how I have been feeling lately; it inspired me to shift my perception. And two, how intimately thoughtful her choice of card was; it was a warm acknowledgement of me as part of her family and that was not lost on me.