With humility I list what I consider to be some of my true accomplishments thus:
* Have striven to acknowledge appreciation for and return the blessings and kindness I’ve received from family, friends and strangers
* Had a career I liked and excelled in
* Pursued and often fulfilled my creative yearnings, if not always to the extent I would have liked
* Loved, have been loved, am loved
* Taveled abroad and learned firsthand that we Americans and our so-called American culture is not the center of the universe
* Was mentored by wiser men and women and have striven to pay that forward
* And perhaps most importantly, have worked hard (though often not hard enough) not to let my many flaws including selfishness prevent me from being a good citizen and decent human being.
Please forgive my verbosity, one of those flaws I mentioned.