For USA readers, yesterday was Thanksgiving – I spent the day with family, being thankful for so much. For the international readers, I hope you joined in yesterday, or perhaps will join me in some thankfulness today.
Front and center on my list of things to be thankful for are: health, family, and community. Health makes the whole thing possible; family–immediate and extended–gives me the daily dose of what love really means, as well as the strength to live a full life; and community–my friends, my amazing staff, co-collaborators, and you–make it all so exciting, rich, and inspirational beyond my wildest dreams. All these things are wonderful and worthwhile things to celebrate.
Within the always-humbling, sometimes-overwhelming presence that this community has in my life, I draw an immeasurable amount of inspiration and motivation. It’s continually shocking for those times when I receive your thanks or kind words, because in my head, our roles are reversed – I feel like the one who clearly derives the most benefit from your participation in this constantly growing community. Words here cannot extend a big enough thanks to you.
Let me take a moment to thank a small handful of friends, collaborators, organizations that have for some reason or another recently made an (another?) impression on me. This is not an exhaustive list, but rather a short one that is present for me at the moment. They are all, in some unexpected ways, not to be missed:
NON PROFIT ORGS
4Culture.org
Blue Earth Alliance
Help-Portrait
MUSIC
Head Like A Kite
Victor Shade
Say Hi
Fences
Shabazz Palaces
GOOD PEOPLE
The Superformula
Ace Hotel
Vince Klimek.
Matt’s In The Market.
Foodista
Small-Lot Wines
Mike Horn
Build LLC
Theo Chocolate
Lastly. If you feel inclined to, please share in the comments section below something you’re thankful for. Anything sincere–and this is not just for the USA folks. It might be a USA holiday, but gratitude is worldwide. I’ll select a handful of comments and send you a signed book or something else to show my thanks for your sharing.
Oh, and I always love this reminder: “Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” – William Arthur Ward Have a great weekend.
i’m thankful that i’m able to provide for my 2 year old son, and my new baby girl on the way. Everything else is just gravy! I’ve won the lottery 3 times with my wife and both of my kids!
I am thankful for
: life – each day I/we’re truly blessed
: my parents – who never really set any boundaries, for being open minded, for raising me well and for encouraging me always
: People – im interested in all of you
: education – I hope I never stop learning
: creativity – I never thought I would be a creative and photography helps me create each time I pick up my camera
: inspiration – its everywhere
: the internet – for helping me learn and connecting us all
: social media – for helping me connect with people from philadelphia to Azerbaijan – twitter is crazy
: boredem – im most creative when I’m bored..
: [boundaries], obstacles, hurdles and negativity – you just inspire me to try harder
:equal and opposites – differences
: finally im thankful for words – so that i can express myself
Sachin Khona
I am thankful for my wife letting me get a new camera! She is the best.
I’m thankful for all of the “normal” stuff we have to be thankful for – life, love, liberty, a job, place to live, etc.
I’m also thankful for the ability through today’s technology to share my creations/stories/pictures with the world. It’s just a nice feeling to be able to do so, whether the world likes your stuff or not, and no matter how many see it.
Chase, I’m so thankful that a friend pointed me to guys like Zack Arias and many others – and you Chase. And to Creative Live. I can honestly say that i pulled some jobs recently, that i would not have pulled without the information and inspiration of CreativeLive lessons.
After the last session of Tamara Lackey, that’s 3 AM here in Munich, i looked out the window and saw this incredible moonlit fog scenery, rushed outside and got some incredible images. It was something i have never seen before and i’m really thankful you guys kept me awake =).
Thanks Chase for your attitude and all the effort you put into sharing so much with us. I really want to buy you a decent bavarian beer once you get to Munich =).
greetings
wilf