For Michael

My Dearest Michael,

Welcome to Madsway.site

I thought long and hard about ways I could  assist you (albeit from afar) on your Camino journey.  Your decision to explore gratitude along your way inspired me.  I decided to reach out to those whom you consider friends in this life of yours with the following ask:

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Dear friends, you are receiving this notice from me because I know my husband Michael considers you to be a dear friend.

I’m reaching out to you to make a simple request. You may or may not be aware that Michael will be embarking on a journey of a lifetime on September 7th. He plans to walk the The Camino de Santiago or the Way of St. James, which is a pilgrimage of Medieval Origin to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, in the North West of Spain. The Journey is over 600 miles and will take him a month’s time to complete.

I plan to use my “digital talents” to create a daily affirmation app for Michael’s pilgrimage. This app will deliver a message from one of his friends each day of his journey.

That’s where you his dear friends come in.

I was hoping to ask and receive a “note to Michael” from each of you for inclusion in this project.

All I ask is that you email me at Dolan5@me.com with your name and message for Michael.

Keep it short under 150 words works best. And feel free to let Michael know how much you mean to him. I know a message from you would greatly enhance his journey.

Thank you so much for being in our lives – your friendship means so much to Michael…and to me.

PS: obviously– Michael has no idea that I am producing this for him… so mums the word!

If you have any questions or to just send your message feel free to email me at Dolan5@me.com .

Much love to all!

Shannon Dolan

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So as you may well expect, the responses have been keeping me quite busy.  This is the reason I kept asking you to go into your office. LOL

MAD’s Way is a reflection of not only the love I have for you, but the love, respect and gratitude for you in the lives of those you hold most dear.

I have uploaded the first week’s worth of daily messages for you on this app.  Knowing that it may be impossible for you to not forge on ahead in the messagings, I have decided to limit the  “daily” messages to those corresponding with each new week of your journey.  A new “batch” of selections will be uploaded each week.  The first “01” day begins on Friday, September 9th and will continue to Thursday, October 13th.

The idea is for you to select the corresponding “day” button each day.  My hope is that each message will not only guide you in your own gratitude introspection, but offer thoughts to ponder each new day.

Know that you are special, you are loved, your are a child of God, you matter, you mean so much to your family and friends.

We love you Michael, and wish you safe journey on MAD’s Way.

Shannon