Thoughts this Thanksgiving 2015
I hope everyone had a
wonderful and restful Thanksgiving! As I have written on all of my Thanksgiving
blogs, this is my favorite holiday of the year. And even though we had not
grandiose plans this year it still was one of my favorite days of the year.
It really doesn’t matter what political party you follow or
religious affiliation you worship, Thanksgiving works for everyone. A wonderful
day to relax, reflect and give thanks to all of the blessings one has in their
life….and I have many!
So with some time to reflect I want to thank all of my
amazing clients and friends and fortunately in my case, many are one in the
same. With the ISIS attacks in Europe and across the world this month it was so
nice to watch the Macy’s Parade and
posts and texts from my clients at the parade and see America and what we all
stand for in its full glory. All religions, nationalities, and colors
represented. As I get older there are many Thanksgivings to look back upon and
so you realize how special every moment is and how special the simple things in
life are. I think we all suffer from the delusion that we will somehow live for
ever but the fact is we won’t and we can all live our lives in fear and avoid
traveling and living in isolation to avoid danger but something is going to end
your life at some undefined point so why not live life to it’s fullest. 
I encourage us all to just go for it and not succumb to the
fear that groups like ISIS want to instill in us. I think events like this are
a wake up call to all of us for sure and that despite our best efforts to delay
the inevitability of death it will one day come and the older you get the less
time you have to experience this amazing world. What are we all waiting for??? Ok at the risk of being morbid there are two
outcomes in your life….you are either going to do everything you can to live to
90 or 100 if you are lucky and you will be rewarded with watching all of your
friends and family die along the way….and in the end you are still going to
die. Or you will die before your time and likely that will be due to some
unforeseen or tragic event or illness….in the end you still die!
My point is there is no escape – period! So again, what are
you waiting for??? We all need to stop waiting for the opportune time to
travel, to experience life, to build that dream home, to make a difference in
the world. What is great is I am seeing it and hearing it from my clients. I
really think these recent events will actually have the opposite effect these
horrific groups are looking for. People will stand up and will not accept fear
nor tolerate the evil. Yes, we can all point fingers and try to place blame on
how ISIS even came into existence, but it doesn’t matter….evil, darkness, and
destruction will always be here. If not ISIS it would be something else.
Kindness, goodness, creativity, love and light also will always exist and you
must choose to make a difference in which will override the other. Doing
nothing is a waste of what time you do have. 
We are currently working on some amazing projects aimed at
helping others that originated with one client’s dream or vision and like the
ripple in the water that, as I wrote about a couple blogs ago, its off and soon
turns into a tsunami. Again, its the small things done collectively that make a
big difference.
So live your life to the fullest, share light, goodness, and
kindness which many of you do every day!
Don’t give in – keep it going and step it up. Those of you that are just
watching the news and hiding in your homes get out and live life! And by the
way, we are NOT cancelling our family trip to Italy for the holidays and we
will be posting from St. Peter’s on Christmas Day and Florence on New Year’s
Eve! 
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