A belated Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. It is hard to believe December 1st is Thursday. The past few months have flown by and we find ourselves quickly approaching the end of 2011.
As I reflect on this past year, you probably share my feeling that this year has had its ups and downs. Our world has changed so much. Maybe, just maybe, 2011 was a turning point for us.
I suppose it will be how we move forward from this year that determines our "new normal". While the past years have seen rapid growth, greed, loss of integrity, and war, a kindness and desire to re-claim our country emerged and seems to dominate our hopes for our future.
This holiday season, my family and I have chosen to spend differently, to be more aware, to make the season more about what it should be - family, friends, goodness, and hope. I suspect many of you will do the same, changing traditions that no longer work, and strengthening those that do. If we stop to really think about things, now is the time that we can best offer hope, peace, and friendship to each other and to those who need it most.
Great article, one that I hope more people will heed. Sometime traditions can't be the same as they were in the past when our parents were with us. We too are doing things differently this year, in finding an equal ground for all of us that works.
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