This is for umbrella holders, door openers, and all other sunshine makers.

Because the sun isn’t the only warmth we need.

If you’ve ever wondered what it feels like to try to make a living selling stick figure art, well, it feels sort of like this: daunting and difficult. So I needed to give myself a pep talk, and here it is, in stick figure form.

Here’s what’s going on in the one-man huddle:

“Anyone can grab the low-hanging fruit. And anyone can buy a ladder to get the fruit that’s slightly higher than that. But not just anyone carries around a cape in their back pocket just waiting for an occasion like this to show up. Well, here you are. Go get it.”

You’re probably on a journey. Maybe it’s from Monday to Friday, maybe it’s from 11:30am to lunchtime, maybe it’s from sea to shining sea. Sometimes you’re tired. Sometimes you’re holding more than you can carry. Sometimes you’re carrying more than you can bear. Sometimes your dog runs away, your friends leave town, and it starts to rain. Sometimes it’s slippery. Sometimes you fall. Sometimes the path is uphill. Sometimes you turn a corner and see another hill. Sometimes it’s lonely. What can I say? Love and carry on.

Some things are inevitable. Good things are bound to happen to good people. Sure, there will be bad things too. But love will come your way. If it looks like a frog, kiss it. What have you got to lose? Love. Don’t run and hide. Put down your sword. Open your arms. Squeeze.

This thank you note features a big version of those chalky hearts that kids give each other for Valentine’s Day in 3rd grade. Remember how small those hearts were? What if they were this big? What if they were gigantic? What if people got big thanks for every little thing that they did?

What if when you took out the trash or vacuumed or picked up a hair that wasn’t yours, you automagically received a gigantically big chalky heart? That would be kind of awesome. But you’d run out of room for them pretty quickly. So getting this thank you note would probably be better. It’s just as sweet.