One year ago I was with Debby Sluys making a vision board in her Dare to Declare Academy Accelerator. I ended up with an empty space on my board—couldn’t quite find anything I wanted to put in it. Then I had an idea: “Surprise me, Universe! This is where you give me a surprise.”  I later put a picture of a gold gift-wrapped box in the space.  Every day, I looked at it and smiled.  “Hmmm, I wonder . . .”

And this week I received that surprise gift. I was inducted into the California Library Hall of Fame. That’s something I never looked for or even thought about. It was beyond imagination. I feel so proud, so happy, and so encouraged with the recognition.  Thank you, Universe. And thank you, everyone who had a part in making that happen.