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Sunday Thought For The Day

Thank you, every­one, for stand­ing by me, here in this space.  It’s YOU who make this so worth it.  Know that your sup­port is deeply valued.

With much gratitude,

Lance

Lance writes sto­ries from his heart, aim­ing to inspire and moti­vate, as you align more fully with YOUR true peak. When he’s not here, you can find him hang­ing out with his fam­ily, rid­ing a bike, or just gen­er­ally act­ing goofy.   Sign up for the Thoughts from the Tree­house newslet­ter and get addi­tional inspi­ra­tion in your email inbox!
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Comments

  1. Lance,
    It’s the qual­ity of your con­tent that keeps me com­ing back. Inspi­ra­tional and, on more than one occa­sion, has prompted me to take an action in my life. You are cer­tainly wel­come, Lance, but at the same time, you have to accept my thanks to you as well!
    Regards,
    Dar­ren Sproat
    .-= Dar­ren Sproat´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Spir­i­tual Con­nec­tion? =-.

  2. lilalia says:

    Love the song. Love the sen­ti­ments you express. I am enjoy­ing read­ing your blog and find many ideas to reflect upon and inspi­ra­tion in oth­ers. Thanks.

  3. tikno says:

    Now I’m here to stand by you, Lance.
    I also like this song.
    .-= tikno´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..The Three Mal­ady Of A Man =-.

  4. vikum says:

    Hi Lance,
    After a long time. I had my exams and missed ‘jun­gle of life’ a lot.

    The very first day i came to read this blog I was impressed by your atti­tudes which could be clearly seen on every post. On that day onwards I read almost every post. So wanted to tell you ” me too here stand­ing by you my friend”.

  5. Miz says:

    start­ing my Sun­day here as ALWAYS.…

    Miz.
    .-= Miz´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..BlogHer Conference…WE GOT OUR SLOT! =-.

  6. Hi Lance,

    My mom asked me to pull this up a lit­tle whiles back and it is just as bril­liant watch­ing it again. Thank you for this. It is a plea­sure to stand by you. :-) I look for­ward to hear­ing of your many suc­cesses. I love the joy, infor­ma­tion, thoughts and val­i­da­tion you share here. Hope you are hav­ing a beau­ti­ful week­end.
    Love, Jenny
    .-= Jenny Mannion´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Set­ting Big Goals to Heal and Feel Empow­ered =-.

  7. Hi Lance

    Your blog is always a won­der­ful space. I may not visit often, but it is sup­port­ing to know that it is here for me to stop by.

    Thanks Lance,
    Juliet
    .-= Life­Made­Great | Juliet´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Cop­ing With Praise =-.

  8. Robin says:

    Hi Lance — it’s a plea­sure to “stand by you”.

    Frank and I love this video and the oth­ers that these peo­ple have made — we bought the DVD.
    .-= Robin´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..An Event­ful Month =-.

  9. Laurie says:

    Great video! When some­one is as car­ing, giv­ing, under­stand­ing, and just plain fun as you, it is only too easy to stand by you. To not stand by you would be like hat­ing your job being a taster in a dark choco­late factory.…you just can’t do it. Besides, you have stood by me in so many, many ways that I can’t express. Big Hug!

  10. It is my honor to stand by you inside this large cir­cle we call the blo­gos­phere.
    .-= Stacey / Cre­ate a Balance´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Revive Your Life! =-.

  11. Frank says:

    Hi Lance, I bought this DVD after see­ing it on You tube, every time I play it it brings a tear to my eye, music is the GLUE, no mat­ter where you are, or where you go, some­one is think­ing about you.
    Take care my friend
    Frank
    Namaste

  12. I sec­ond Miz’s com­ment.
    Your warmth, love and gen­tle wis­dom shine through this blog, which is one of the many rea­sons I love it.
    Thanks for what you do, and who you are.

    ~ Megan
    .-= Megan “Joy­Girl!” Bord´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..The Many Joys of Earplugs =-.

  13. Love it! I’ll stand by ya! I think if we all stood by each other, some of our cur­rent fis­cal dilem­mas would be taken care of.
    .-= Ken­newick Colleen´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Good News, Tri Cities Wa Low New Home Build­ing Per­mits =-.

  14. Yira says:

    Lance.…you have no idea how much sup­port I (we) get from you every Sun­day. It’s the per­fect start of the week and usu­ally .…always, sets me up to be a more pos­i­tive, accept­ing, and lov­ing per­son all week long.

    This was a fan­tas­tic ren­di­tion of the song and very touching!!

    Thank You.
    Terie
    .-= Yira´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Cel­e­brate the 4th! =-.

  15. Angel says:

    Are you kid­ding Lance?!?!?! Stand­ing by you is one of the eas­i­est things I’ve had to do. I’m not gonna tell you how inspir­ing you are because I would be repeat­ing myself. You are a remark­able per­son, a gift to your fam­ily and your read­ers. This is one blog that I will always read. Oh, and the video. My first time see­ing it. It was char­ac­ter­is­ti­cally hum­bling. I hate when you do that. (smile)
    –angel
    .-= Angel´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..The work­out playlist of Michael Jack­son hits =-.

  16. Davina says:

    Is there enough room to stand by you? :-) I’m imag­in­ing quite a large crowd has gath­ered by now Lance. Well, no wor­ries… I’ll try not to step on anyone’s toes while I make my way through the crowd. Thanks for being YOU! Hugs.

  17. Lance, that is sooooo mov­ing. We should plan some­thing like that for all us blog­gers. Now what song would be good… I’m kind of par­tial to I’ve Been Work­ing On The Rail­road (yes, all the live-long day!) I’ll take the first verse okay. You join in next. In the key of A at about 126 bpm okay?

    :) Love you, Lance, you spe­cial spe­cial per­son. You light up our blog­ging world.
    .-= Jan­nie Funster´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Like a bord on a wire, 9 =-.

  18. And how did I let myself slide down so far on your list as Top Talker? That just won’t do! ;)
    .-= Jan­nie Funster´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Like a bord on a wire, 9 =-.

  19. I’m just glad that you are out here in the blo­gos­phere, help­ing us become hap­pier, smarter and more lov­ing.
    .-= Karl — Work Happy Now´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..The Effects of Fast Food =-.

  20. Lance, I love this!! Really great inspi­ra­tion for a gloomy Sun­day fol­low­ing a long week­end. Thank you!
    .-= Pos­i­tively Present´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..100 ways to live in the moment =-.

  21. Henie says:

    Lance…

    Thank you for light­ing up the world with your giv­ing and car­ing thoughts!

    I don’t think I know of a big­ger heart than yours, my friend! Stand­ing side by side with you has been a gift of honor through this jour­ney!
    .-= Henie´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Unlock­ing Cul­ture the Zap­pos Way =-.

  22. Srinivas Rao says:

    I always enjoy your posts and con­tent. Thanks for shar­ing with us :)
    .-= Srini­vas Rao´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..What is the Matrix? =-.

  23. Lance, I share every­one else’s sen­ti­ments. This is the best way that I have found to start a lazy Sun­day morn­ing. I love your uplift­ing atti­tude, words and pic­tures. I enjoy shar­ing a small part of your Jun­gle each Sun­day. So often I come away from your blog posts with a warm smile on my face. You are easy to stand by. I have always liked the song and now the video. Thanks for shar­ing it.
    .-= Patri­cia — Spir­i­tual Jour­ney Of A Lightworker´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Inde­pen­dence Day =-.

  24. I’m happy you’re here shar­ing your thoughts and your­self with us. :) You are the one unit­ing us here, and cre­at­ing a safe space for us to com­mu­ni­cate and learn from each other. Love it!
    .-= Nathalie Lussier´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Why It’s Eas­ier to Go Raw Than To Become Vegan =-.

  25. Lynn says:

    Oh Lance — this made me cry! (Happy tears.) I love when the world comes together. Thank you. And you are cer­tainly an easy guy to stand by. Cheers!
    .-= Lynn´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Happy 4th! =-.

  26. Jeanne says:

    thank you as well.
    Love Jeanne?
    .-= Jeanne´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Lessons in life =-.

  27. I love it here and it looks like I’m not the only one. :)
    .-= Vered — MomGrind´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Truth In Adver­tis­ing =-.

  28. Marelisa says:

    Hi Lance: It’s so true; it doesn’t mat­ter how old some­one gets or how much they have, we all need some­one to stand by us. You obvi­ously have a lot of peo­ple stand­ing by you, and it’s very clear why. Have a great Sun­day Lance. :-)

  29. brandi says:

    every time I see that video, I am moved to tears. Today was no excep­tion. We are all so connected.

    thank you.
    .-= brandi´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..my joy rebel day in pics =-.

  30. Lovely Lance, you get what you give. That’s why you (and your work) are so loved!
    .-= Sami — Life, Laughs & Lemmings´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Fri­day Ques­tion – Your Next Trip =-.

  31. Hilda says:

    OMG Lance! I’m in the mid­dle of an intense train­ing course and stri­clty speak­ing have no time to read blogs, but I couldn’t resist tak­ing a look at your thought before going to bed tonight. And I could hardly believe it — and yet I can so believe it!

    As I was head­ing to Eng­land on Thurs­day, I pro­grammed my thought for tomor­row last Wednes­day. It’s not the same, and yet it kinda is. Plus, what I used also made an appear­ance in one of our ses­sions yesterday!

    So much syn­chronic­ity, it makes me smile :-)
    .-= Hilda´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..The A — Z of Hap­pi­ness: D is for … =-.

  32. Lance, This really hit the spot today. I don’t know why it just did. Thank you!
    .-= Stephen — Rat Race Trap´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Con­tent­ment =-.

  33. Hi Lance,

    We should be thank­ing you! :) So here I go: Thank you for all your sup­port and friend­ship. Your blog is a reflec­tion of you and as all your read­ers have told you so far, you are awe­some! :)
    .-= Nadia — Happy Lotus´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Happy News (July 5, 2009) =-.

  34. Bunnygotblog says:

    This blog is a reflec­tion of your soul. I am here because I love what you share and respect you very much.
    Bless you
    .-= Bunnygotblog´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Five Blogs – Four Women – One Apple & Me =-.

  35. Lance,

    Love the video and love you. I’ll stand by any­time and any­where!
    .-= Tess The Bold Life´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..My Father Died Last Week =-.

  36. Lance says:

    @Darren — It’s great hav­ing you here, and I really appre­ci­ate all your sup­port, not just here, also every­thing you’re doing on Twit­ter as well. Thanks so much!

    @Lilalia — I very much appre­ci­ate you’re being here. And yes, this is a won­der­ful ren­di­tion of this song!

    @Tikno — Thanks so much for your con­tin­ued support.

    @Vikum — It’s great to see you back here! Thanks muchf for read­ing along…

    @Miz — Carla, Sunday’s aren’t the same with­out you. Here, there, and every­where. Thank you, for being with me as long as you have — no one has been here as faith­fully for so long. Know that this means the world to me.

    @Jenny Man­nion — Hi Jenny. Your sup­port is very deeply appre­ci­ated. Get­ting to know you has been a joy and an honor. Here’s to all the many great things the future holds…for both of us! Thank you for every­thing you’ve given Jenny.

    @Juliet — Hi Juliet. Life gets busy. I know. It’s great to have you here when­ever that hap­pens. And know that it’s always great hear­ing from you — always. Thank you, my friend, for all the sup­port you’ve given.

  37. Lance says:

    @Robin — Hi Robin. Thank you! It’s been a jour­ney for both of us, and it just seems like we go “way back” in the blog­ging world. It’s great to have your con­tin­ued sup­port. And yes, this video, and what it rep­re­sents is so, so powerful.

    @Laurie — Isn’t that video awe­some — I com­pletely love this ren­di­tion of that song! The whole rep­re­sen­ta­tion of how inter­con­nected we are — is so won­der­fully rep­re­sented. Lau­rie, I appre­ci­ate so much what you’re say­ing. Oh, and I WANT that job in the choco­late fac­tory!! Lau­rie, it’s been a two-way street, and one I’m hon­ored to walk with you.

    @Stacey / Cre­ate A Bal­ance — Stacey, your sup­port here goes back a long way, and has been a real con­stant. I remem­ber well our ear­lier meet­ings here in this big big inter­net. Know that hav­ing you stick around has been so won­der­ful! Thank you, my friend, and I look for­ward to all the ways we’ll cross paths in the future!

    @Frank — Hi Frank. Hey, I rec­og­nize you!! It’s great hav­ing you here. This video is so pow­er­ful — espe­cially how it was all pulled together. Music is indeed glue, pulling us together, in the sea of mean­ing that comes from words put to song. Thank you for being here today.

    @Megan — Megan, your words are kind and appre­ci­ated. Thank you for stand­ing by me, for being a voice here, and for all the sup­port you offer.

    @Colleen — Thanks so much! You know, that so true, Colleen — if we all stood by those who mat­ter (and don’t we all mat­ter?) — then there truly is enough for every­one here in this world. Won­der­ful thought, thank you…

    @Yira — Terie, thank you for always being here. Know that I deeply appre­ci­ate what you’ve said here, and it’s words like this that really make this so worth doing. Thank you. And yes, this ren­di­tion of “Stand by Me” is so pow­er­ful in how it was cre­ated and shared.

  38. Lance says:

    @Angel — You ALWAYS bring a smile Angel, and today’s no excep­tion!! Thank you! For that! And for so much more. Your friend­ship and sup­port mean the world here. So, like the video says — about need­ing some­one to stand by you — Angel, you’ve been that — thank you!

    @Davina — Davina, there’s always room! And you’re mak­ing me laugh!! Thanks so much for being here for so long — we go back a long ways, and it’s been great trav­el­ing this jour­ney together. Thank you for always being YOU!

    @Jannie — “I’ve been workin’ on the rail­road, Just to pass the time away.” Jan­nie, YOU are a gift here. And every­where our paths have crossed (and we’ve def­i­nitely crossed a few paths!). This video really is a mov­ing ren­di­tion of “Stand by Me”, and one that gets me every time — how peo­ple from all over come together for this. (so I LOVE your idea!). Jan­nie, know that the love goes both ways, that our meet­ing here in this big blo­gospere has been beyond won­der­ful, and that you light up my world! Thank you for always being here!

    @Jannie — Hey, didn’t I just see you??? New month, and we start over. I’m pos­i­tive you’ll get there in a cou­ple of days!!

    @Karl — Karl, thank you for all your con­tin­ued being here, sup­port, and friend­ship. It is all deeply appreciated.

    @Positively Present — Dani, thank you. You’ve become a true sup­ported in recent months, and your pres­ence is always always wel­come and so appre­ci­ated. And, I hope your Sun­day is becom­ing a bit less gloomy. With you in it, I find that hard to believe…

    @Henie — Henie, your words always are spo­ken from the heart, and I appre­ci­ate that all so much. You’ve become such a won­der­ful voice here, and you share so openly. Thank you, my friend, for these won­der­ful words today, and espe­cially for always being here…

  39. Lance says:

    @Srinivas — It’s great to have you here, and I very much appre­ci­ate all your sup­port. Thank you!

    @Patricia/Spiritual Jour­ney of a Light­worker — Patri­cia, what you’re say­ing here today really touches me, thank you. And thank you, really, for just being here always. This is a won­der­ful song, and one I really feel fits so well to the blog­ging world I know. And that because of every­one who takes the time to stop here. Patri­cia, your being here means a lot to me. Thank you.

    @Nathalie — Nathalie, know that it’s so great to be here and share a part of my jour­ney with every­one. And hav­ing you here, really this means so much to me. Hav­ing you stand by me, hav­ing your con­tin­ued sup­port has been won­der­ful. There is really some­thing very con­nect­ing about this world in which our paths have crossed, and I’m hon­ored to have you be a part of that here. Thank you, my friend, for every­thing you give.

    @Lynn — Lynn, this is so mov­ing, what you’re say­ing today. The world com­ing together, the world get­ting just a lit­tle bit smaller — that’s a pretty won­der­ful thing. It’s a joy and an honor to have you here, and shar­ing, and walk­ing beside me, and just being so sup­port­ive of this all. Thank you!

    @Jeanne — Jeanne, thank you for always read­ing along, and for your sup­port here in this place. Hav­ing you here has been wonderful.

    @Vered — Vered, you have been so sup­port­ive, and I’ve learned so much from you. Thank you, for all the gifts you share, and today espe­cially — for tak­ing the time to so often visit my site and pro­vide your sup­port. Thank you!

    @Marelisa — Mare, we go back a long ways, to the very early days of when I was doing this. And you’ve con­tin­ued to be here, through it all, with all your sup­port, and help­ing me so much along the way. Know that it’s a great Sun­day here today, and that’s because YOU and so many oth­ers have con­tin­ued to be real lights in my life — thank you!

  40. Lance says:

    @Brandi — Con­nec­tion. It’s so awe-inspiring, espe­cially lis­ten­ing to this song, to this ren­di­tion of “Stand by Me” — which so won­der­fully shows how con­nected we can be. Brandi, know that hav­ing you here has been a joy (hey, that’s a cool word, huh!) and an honor — thank you!

    @Sami — Super Sami, YOU are so appre­ci­ated here! Thank you, so much, for con­tin­u­ing to be along on this ride, for shar­ing your humor, and for being a light here in this “jun­gle” I’m try­ing to make some sense of…

    @Hilda — Okay, now I’m really won­der­ing what you’ll have tomor­row (the sus­pense is killing me here, Hilda!) . Really, will I sleep tonight? I can’t wait to see what you’ve got com­ing up! Syn­chronic­ity — very cool! And you know what, Hilda? Hav­ing you here, it just makes that syn­chronic­ity so much stronger — and I think that’s awe­some! I’m smil­ing too… Thank you for con­tin­u­ing to be here in this place, and for all you do to sup­port me!

    @Stephen — Stephen, I’m not sure what it was either, although I think it may have some­thing to do with the mes­sage this song gives out — one that is so much con­nected to us being there for each other. And that’s a mes­sage that is uplift­ing and heal­ing, very much, in my book. Stephen, I very much appre­ci­ate hav­ing you here. Thank you!

    @Nadia — Nadia, you have been such a won­der­ful gift here. Thank you! So, what you’re say­ing is very spe­cial to me — and it goes both ways — I feel this so much about you as well. Your sup­port and friend­ship have been a bless­ing in my life — and for that I’ll always hold a spe­cial place in my heart for you. Nadia, thank you for being so much a part of this place, and for all you’ve shared.

    @Bunny — Bunny, thank you! These words that you’re say­ing have really deep con­nec­tion with me. Hav­ing you here, my friend, is a gift and an honor — thank you!

    @Tess — Tess, I’ll be for­ever grate­ful for our paths cross­ing. You have shared so much, and because of YOU, I feel more com­fort­able shar­ing of myself. You pro­vide so much light into this world we live in, and I’m hon­ored that you give so much for that here. And in all the con­nec­tions we have, I just really feel a deep con­nec­tion with you. Tess, know that this love goes both ways, and I’m there stand­ing with you, as well. Thank you for being here, with me, on this jour­ney I’m on…

  41. Lisa's Chaos says:

    So totally fun and light-hearted! :)
    .-= Lisa’s Chaos´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Just a lit­tle Urchin Macro Mon­day =-.

  42. Jonalyn says:

    Very inspi­ra­tional, thank you for shar­ing this with us Lance.
    .-= Jonalyn´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Roman­tic Graphic =-.

  43. J.D. Meier says:

    I think you’re one of the best exam­ples where you put your­self out there and it comes back ten­fold.
    .-= J.D. Meier´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Lessons Learned from Bruce Lee =-.

  44. You are most wel­come. Thanks to you too
    .-= sud­denly slimmer´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Hot Yoga Any­one? =-.

  45. Evelyn Lim says:

    What a gath­er­ing here! Glad that we are sup­port­ing each other, even though we are phys­i­cal miles apart. Much bless­ings to you!
    .-= Eve­lyn Lim´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..How to Pre­vent H1N1 Flu Nat­u­rally =-.

  46. Caroline says:

    I am always stand­ing here…thank you Lance for all the good­ness you put out into blog land! Hope you have a won­der­ful week!
    .-= Caroline´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Putting the pieces together… =-.

  47. Oh Lance, you couldn’t beat me off with an ugly stick. I’m stand­ing by you through it all. You’re awe­some and so is the video you shared.

    Thank you for all you do and for being a fab­u­lous cyber friend. *Smiles* and (((hugs)))
    .-= Bar­bara Swafford´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..How Writ­ing Catchy Titles May Hurt Our Blog =-.

  48. Lance,
    What a won­der­ful fol­low­ing you have. I first came across your Sun­day thought for the day through LinkedIn (I think) and from that point for­ward have fre­quented your site and found the con­tent to be inspi­ra­tion and moti­vat­ing. In a time of my life when inspi­ra­tion and moti­va­tion was par­tic­u­lar­ily impor­tant you made a big­ger impact then I think you can imag­ine. Read­ing through these com­ments makes me think I am not the only one whose life you have impacted in a pos­i­tive fashion…

    So, on behalf of me and all of your reg­u­lar read­ers, THANK YOU, Lance!

    Dar­ren Sproat
    .-= Dar­ren Sproat´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Spir­i­tual Con­nec­tion? =-.

  49. Thanks Lance
    .-= Miguel de Luis´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Exer­cise made fun: the Heroes of Leothendrail =-.

  50. Lance says:

    @Lisa’s Chaos — Lisa, thank you for being here, and for shar­ing in this ride I’m on!

    @Jonalyn — Jon­a­lyn, thanks so much for your sup­port. It is all very much appreciated.

    @J.D. Meier — J.D., thank you. These words really mean a lot to me. My hope is that this place is a safe place for all to share openly. Thanks so much for all your support.

    @Suddenly Slim­mer — Alia, thank you for being a con­stant sup­porter here, I appre­ci­ate it all very much.

    @Evelyn — Dis­tance doesn’t have to keep peo­ple apart, does it! And that’s one of the many won­der­ful things about this world wide web! The world is smaller. Eve­lyn, I appre­ci­ate so much, all the sup­port you’ve given. You have been a won­der­ful friend. Thank you!!

    @Caroline — Car­o­line, thank you! You have been so sup­port­ive and car­ing — and I appre­ci­ate it all. And to you too — have a won­der­ful week ahead…

    @Barbara — Bar­bara, I would never beat you off (with any kind of stick!)!! You have truly helped so much to give this site it’s wings. Your friend­ship, car­ing, and awe­some­ness are so, so appre­ci­ated. Bar­bara, thank YOU for all you done — not only for me — but for the whole blog com­mu­nity. And thank you for being here, it means so much to me.

    @Darren — Dar­ren, your words today have a very spe­cial mean­ing to me. Thank you for say­ing this. Know that I’m moved deeply by what you’re say­ing. Thank you, my friend, for being here today…

    @Miguel — Miguel, thank you for all your won­der­ful support!

  51. miruspeg says:

    Lance it is VERY easy to Stand by YOU.
    You epit­o­mize the very best of what blog­ging is all about.
    You are a hum­ble, car­ing, gifted soul and who makes such a dif­fer­ence. I ALWAYS come away from your blog posts hap­pier and smarter.
    Namaste
    Peggy
    .-= miruspeg´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Fol­low Your Dreams =-.

  52. Evita says:

    Lance that video was fan­tas­tic — I love the song and espe­cially how it was done here!

    You are so wel­come Lance as it is always a plea­sure to stop by, to read, to grow, to learn and just plain sim­ple spend some time here in this amaz­ing energy of your blog!

    So thank you for all that you do!!!!

  53. Bella says:

    Oh, Lance, it’s a priv­i­lege to stand by you here in this happy, upbeat cor­ner of the world that you’ve cre­ated! You are a kind soul and I proudly stand by you!

    :D

  54. Bella says:

    P.S. Thank you for stand­ing by me, too with your vis­its to my blog!
    .-= Bella´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..How will you ~ =-.

  55. Julie says:

    Are you kid­ding? I couldn’t NOT be here. Wanna know why? Well, one rea­son, any­way… You are the epit­ome of giv­ing, which teaches me to be the same. Seri­ously, you’re the best! :)
    .-= Julie´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..The Honor is All Mine =-.

  56. Thanks for this. Actu­ally lis­ten­ing to this song again gave me a chill — I’ve been spend­ing a lot of time work­ing alone recently and I think I’ve been feel­ing a desire for com­pan­ion­ship that I haven’t been acknowl­edg­ing.
    .-= Chris Edgar | Pur­pose Power Coaching´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..10 Moti­va­tional Metal Mas­ter­pieces =-.

  57. Lance says:

    @Miruspeg — Peggy, thank you for being here! Your words here today are very touch­ing, and they really mean much to me. Your sup­port is deeply appreciated.

    @Evita — I love this ren­di­tion of “Stand by Me” also — such a very awe­some way to really show the power of the words behind this song! Evita, you have been a true gift in my life, and I deeply appre­ci­ate hav­ing you here in this space, shar­ing openly, and being such a won­der­ful soul. Thank you, my friend, for being so won­der­fully you…

    @Bella — Bella, know that hav­ing you here has been a gift, and one that means so much to me. You shine in this world, and hav­ing you here, helps me to do a lit­tle bit of that too. And it is an honor, as well, to stand by you. That’s really it, we’re here for each other, and it’s what makes this world wide web so won­der­ful and con­nect­ing… Thank you, always, for your time here.

    @Julie — Hi Julie. Thank YOU!!! You really know how to make some­one feel spe­cial — and that’s one of the many gifts you share here. And know that your being here means the world to me, you are a won­der­ful gift in my life.

    @Chris Edgar — Isn’t that song really so won­der­fully pre­sented! When you really think about it, about the words, and the actions taken in this ver­sion — it really is awe inspir­ing. And it does, very much, remind me that I’m not going to make it very well in life, going it alone. And I also don’t have to, there are so many peo­ple out there. Chris, know that it’s out there for you too. Know that I appre­ci­ate you being here, and that I’m there for you, as well…

  58. jen says:

    Lance,
    This was so beau­ti­ful, and reminded me that there is so much liv­ing that goes on in our world, and life expe­ri­ences I know noth­ing about. I liked what Karl said about this being a place where we learn to be more lov­ing. It’s true! Stand­ing by you, jen

  59. FatFighterTV says:

    I’ve always loved that song, but wow — this ren­di­tion of it and the video are amaz­ing! Thanks for shar­ing… and thanks for stand­ing by me, as well.
    .-= FatFighterTV´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Fruit2O give­away =-.

  60. Like Miz this is where I start my Sundays.….unfortunately I wasn’t able to do so this Sun­day! I thank you Lance, for being you! You are so sup­port­ive, and gen­uine! Happy to call you my friend!!! Thank YOU for being HERE!!!

    Natalia
    .-= Natalia Burleson´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Feel­ing Good =-.

  61. Oh, for­got to say I love, love, love the video!!!! :)
    .-= Natalia Burleson´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Feel­ing Good =-.

  62. suzen says:

    Great video — I had this on my blog Feb 1st — again — we are in sync here mis­ter Lance! I love the group and what they are doing, don’t you? Have you been to their web­site? It’s funny — I was out of town for a week and had a chance to get on the inter­net to post a quickie for the week­end and I ALMOST re-ran this one — hon­estly! I must have “heard you” think­ing about it — spooky! But to stand by you? You betcha!!!
    .-= suzen´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Bore­dom Cured — Dare You — Scare You! =-.

  63. janice says:

    You’re a gen­tle­man, Lance. A spe­cial soul. I’m happy to be part of your large and lov­ing com­mu­nity.
    .-= janice´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Rapt Attention,Gifts and Rain =-.

  64. LisaNewton says:

    It’s easy to stand by some­one who stands by you, too. Lance, I’m sorry I always seem to be late with your Sun­day thoughts, but I’m so glad they per­tain to any day of the week. :)

    Thank you, Lance, for bring­ing a new thought to my mind each week. :)
    .-= LisaNewton´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Hav­ing Fun in the Sun at Cabrillo Beach =-.

  65. Lance says:

    @Jen — Jen, thank you, so much — for being here today. After these last cou­ple of weeks, know that hav­ing you here is so com­fort­ing. And I agree — there is so much that goes on in our world — more than is even near pos­si­ble to com­pre­hend. That you have cho­sen to spend a bit of that time here, this bright­ens my day. Thank you!

    @FatFighterTV — Sahar, this ren­di­tion of “Stand by Me” is so mov­ing — how it con­nects peo­ple from all over the world — it’s the words in this some really com­ing to life. Thanks so much for being here, my friend. And know that it’s my honor to stand by you, as well.

    @Natalia — Hey there, friend! Natalia, know that you’re being here means alot to me. Thank you!! And I love this video too — so pow­er­fully connecting!

    @Suzen — We ARE in sync!! I love it, Suzen! So, now you’re in my head! Actu­ally, if that’s you, I’m good with it — you’ll fill it with only awe­some thoughts. No, I didn’t know there was a web­site, I’ll have to check it out. Thanks so much for all your sup­port and gen­uine caring.

    @Janice — Jan­ice, thank you. It’s awe­some to have you here, to be along on this ride. I appre­ci­ate you!

    @LisaNewton — Lisa, when­ever you can make it here, that’s awe­some. Just know­ing I have you in my cor­ner, that’s enough. You’ve been so sup­port­ive the last sev­eral months, and it’s meant the world to me. Thank you, very deeply, for your stand­ing by me.

  66. Cricket says:

    I’m still stand­ing by you and you are still stand­ing by me! Love you Lance.
    .-= Cricket´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..I wish, I wish… =-.

  67. Lance says:

    Tammy, thank you. And I always will… And know that this love goes both ways. Your pres­ence here is a gift to me…

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