Thanks Again!

This Thanksgiving I am thinking about the people in my life.

It has been a challenging year for many of us. I know firsthand that sometimes things may seem bleak or even hopeless. Yet I find that what so very often helps us cope with adversity and gather the strength to carry on is our family, friends, the people that we love and who love us back. We are not alone in this world on some cold, dark journey. We move forward together, sometimes with a friendly nudge of encouragement, sometimes propelled with a much needed laugh. The words, gestures, hugs, kisses, these all make the path that much more bearable. While we are not always together in proximity, we travel together through life inextricably connected from the moment we first encounter one another and that we can not and should not ever change.

Yes, we will disappoint one another, cause anger at times, hurt others and be hurt. We are human and flawed and weak, with limitations and predispositions we cannot control. We know this. There are no surprises here.

What matters most is that we remember what brought us together not what conspires to break us apart. It is the memories we've shared, the light and lightness we have brought to one another's journeys through this life that has the most import in the end. I believe we are born to and/or meet the people in our lives for a reason and we have an obligation to ourselves, our health, our wellbeing, to nurture these relationships and share the burden of the path.

This Thanksgiving I am truly thankful for everyone in my life. Thanks for being there for me and helping to move me forward. I hope I have been able to do the same for all of you! You are deeply loved and rememeber that I am here for you always as you have been for me through the years of this journey.

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