Cadre Today and Family Ties

Well, hey, good morning, Cadre. How are you? I hope you're good. I'm getting to sit peacefully next to some serene fountains with some beautiful lighting and natural skylights. I hope you are in a place that you can be kind of peaceful for a moment as well. Sometimes when we are caregivers, we have to find those moments of peace where they present. Right? Hey, Jules. How are you, my friend? My name is JC. If we've never shared time and space together before, thank you for the opportunity to share some time and space with you right now.

It is a gift to spend time with you. No matter how you're doing, no matter where you're at, it is always a gift. You know, at Cadre, we talk about supporting those who support others on Thursday. That's a broad brush to talk about everyone in a caregiving opportunity or space or obligation. Sometimes it may feel like an opportunity. Other times, that obviously, of course, feels like obligation. Right? We go through the highs and the lows. Well, I am sitting in the lobby of this beautiful building with the peaceful fountains and the mindful lighting and skylights, where we are getting ready to have an event.

Today, we, meaning Cadre, we'll be welcoming dozens of people who all have the curiosity and or the courage to enter a conversation about neurodiversity in the workplace and the benefit of creating agency and access and space and opportunity for people who think in the way that they think, operate in the way that they operate outside of. Of kind of the social, cultural dominant assumption of what is normal. The event starts at nine, and I'm here nice and early because I have a sound system in my car.

I got snacks and coffee and juice from Panera. I am here to make sure that we get everything set up so when that person shows up with courage or curiosity, when they feel uncomfortable because they don't know where they're going, we can embrace them. We can say, you're in the right place, you're not late. And even if you are late, that's okay. And also, we got you. That's my invitation for all of you who care for others today, to remember that saying, I got you is always enough, even though it may not feel like it.

So, number one, remember that. And number two, here's my invitation to find those moments to take a little moment. What do they say? You can't fill anyone else's cup until you fill your own. I like to say this in both. There's this little bug who's joining me today for the livestream. Let me know if you see him, he just keeps flying around. But I like saying it this way. Self is a big part of both selfishness and selflessness. Often we attempt, often we shy away from being selfish because we think we're not supposed to be.

And so often we get burned out that we can't be selfless anymore. So if we don't put ourself in the selfish and the selfless moments, remove the self from both of those words, we're left with less selfless and ish selfish. Put those two things together. Less ish. Lessish is something that doesn't sound good. That's something that's going to empower you to do great stuff. So if you ever feel lessish, take some selfish moments and it'll get you ready to get back to taking care of those people that you have the opportunity and the obligation to take care of.

Jules, you'll do amazing today as well. Everybody, you're gonna go ahead and see some of our Cadre friends today. You'll see Shannon. You'll see, Miss Shannon. You'll see speak, wonder. All of our wonderful Thursday crew coming at you today. You'll see me tomorrow morning. Have a good one.