Giving Thanks

One of the things I've figured out as I've gone through life is that the key to happiness is in wanting what you have, not in having what you want. And I am very lucky to have everything I could possibly need. As Thanksgiving comes to America on Thursday, I beg your indulgence as I recount the things for which I am grateful this year:

• Number one are my wonderful, loving husband and two amazing children (along with my whole extended undysfunctional family)

• My health and well-being

• Clients who I love and whose causes I believe in wholeheartedly

• The opportunity to do meaningful and fulfilling work every day that makes a positive difference in the world

• Soldiers, police and firefighters who voluntarily put their lives on the line to keep me and my family safe

• The right to practice my religion in peace, speak my mind, and have a say in what happens in my government

• The ability to eat a Thanksgiving dinner without worrying where my next meal will come from

• Living in Southern California, where it's been in the upper 70s and 80s in mid-November!

• The beauty of this world, from the dew on a spider web to the indescribable purple of dusk

And, what would a blogger be without her readers? Thank you to all of you for caring what I have to say and for spending some of your precious minutes reading my blog. I wish you and your families a very happy Thanksgiving.