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"Don't worry...they always grow back..."

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Four years ago today I lost one of the most loving mentors I've ever had, Ann McGee-Cooper, co-founder of Trammell McGee-Cooper and Associates.


She was more than a mentor...she was a friend, confidant, and frequent "Chief Matt Kosec Encourager" (her self-appointed title).


Today what I remember most clearly, though, was her clever humor.


I'll never forget her last words to me, about a week or so before she died.


She motioned with one finger for me to come close and I leaned in, expecting to learn the last piece of servant leadership wisdom.


I concentrated, committing myself to never forgetting her words.


She said:


"Matt, you know those little lizards that run around?


...when I was a little girl, me and the other girls would catch them and pull off their tails."


I was stunned. She must have noticed the dumbfounded look on my face.


Then came a surprisingly loud laugh as she said, "Don't worry...they always grow back...they always grow back. Bye bye now."


She turned her head the other way, I hugged her, and then left...simultaneously laughing and crying.


"I double-dog DARE you to reclaim lost dreams of your childhood! Bring KidSpirit back into your life. It's never too late to live a joy-filled life."



Georgia Ann McGee-Cooper, 1935-2016


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