Gratitude

Here and now

Millions of Americans travel today to spend their most precious asset—time—with family and friends. Our national day of thanks perhaps loses its meaning amid the preparations, the travel, the anxiety, the excitement of seeing those we rarely see, and so much else. We get to spend time with family, including a gorgeous and energetic four-legged family member who will supervise everything.

At its heart, i hope Thanksgiving is a moment of gratitude. We have so much and so many opportunities yet, too often so much current strife. Our nation never achieved perfection in some mythical past yet we all—each and every one of us—have a measure power to make a better future by what we do day by day. The past is over and the future still out there but we do control right now.

Wishing you the joy of appreciating today as tomorrow is not here nor is it promised, no matter how much we think otherwise.

Be well and be safe. FIN