To all the women who make my life possible, I say thank you and I honour you.

From the moms (single and married) who pull off the amazing every day to the managers, educators, instructors, confidants, nurses, listeners, drivers, colleagues and women who hold me up, I say thank you.

To all the men, women and children who hold up these women, I need to thank you as well.

To every woman past, present and living who have ever inspired me, I thank you.  From your life stories, from your presence in this world, I have learned and been made stronger and wiser.

Thank you to the women who are my life teachers.  And to those who let me breathe.  To those who struggle every day for freedom, for food, for medicine, for safety and for dignity, I say a prayer for you today and I honour your strength.

Happy International Women`s Day!