Everyone needs validation –

from the worst behaved 8th grader

to the CEO of a company.

We all need to know that we matter to someone –

an atta boy, atta girl, a good job, an I like that introductory

sentence you wrote – it knocked me out of my chair!

We need to know that what we want, what we like,

what makes us uncomfortable really matters to others.

We need to know that we are important and that

what we want, what we need, is significant to those in our lives.

It’s as vital as the very air we breathe –

everyone won’t admit it, maybe they don’t even realize it,

but there it is – central, critical, crucial, imperative to us all whether

we know it, admit it, or acknowledge it.

Yes, you matter to me – what you want and need – there, I’ve said it…