Thankfully Sharing

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Pause and reflection on gratitude is so good.


And today, gratitude is enough. 


We can quantify it, we can qualify it, we can disregard all forms of analytics and crowd surf the observation that not all things can be measured.  


In the end, there is just you and me, and I am grateful. International collegiality at the UN, global leadership at the World Bank, continued hope in common good with the hard work of the World Health Organisation, efforts in a fairer world with the OECD and the fortitude of the World Trade Organisation to make decisions, as well as cope with outcomes, change us. In a great tug and pull of progress, they and their partners inch progress along.   


When we look at moments where the public seeks global leadership, or when global giving connects with these international groups, or when concerns are entrusted to global governance, perhaps we will even find all the nonverbal ways each individual is thankful to global health partners. 


For now, I have my words.


I am thankful for you, and thank you.


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