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.
First and foremost, I am thankful for my beautiful Queen Sabrina and her love, and my family and close friends who are there for me. But the most thankful thing for me this year is:
Learning who I truly am and how to control my mind.
There is a book that I am going thru right now called The Master Key System written my Charles Haanel in 1912. This book is amazing in that it really helps to diminish those not so pleasant thoughts to open the path for opportunity and happiness. This is what I am truly thankful for.
I’m grateful for everybody else that has commented so far – I’m grateful for those that are capable of outspoken appreciation and love.
I’m grateful for all those that have come before me, that have done something (however small) to make a better world for me. All of those who have introduced new technologies, ideals, thoughts, books, music.
I’m grateful for the basics, warmth, food, water, a home.
I’m grateful for all of those who are willing to teach and assist others in their dreams.
There is a lot to be grateful for! Chase, you may like this – http://galadarling.com/article/cherry-on-top44
CC xo
I am thankful for my two sons, my hard-working wife, my health and my country. And of course, noise-free high ISOs.
I’m thankful for being born in these exiting times we live in…and not in the stone age.
I’m thankful for being born in a part of the world where I have the privileges of safety and abundance.
And, I’m thankful for your great inspiration and the opportunity to learn from you.
I am thankful and grateful to SEE.
…it starts beyond your natural eye.
diana.
” The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. ”
Matthew 6:22