Hello everyone, it's hard to believe, but Thanksgiving is here.

Time goes by so fast.

I hope that as we head into the long weekend that you're able to take a little bit of time

off and spend that time with those that you love.

I just wanted to take a few minutes today to share a little bit of my own Thanksgiving

reflections with you and to send my well wishes to you and your families and loved ones.

Every year as Thanksgiving comes around, I really appreciate the opportunity to take

a minute, to pause and to reflect on what it means to give thanks and reflect on the

things that I'm thankful for.

I think that's the opportunity that every one of us has today, that whatever our personal

situation might be, that this is the opportunity for us to go within and to look at our own

lives.

And rather than allow ourselves to get stuck in focusing on all the things that we don't

have or the worries or the challenges that exist in our lives, we can choose to reflect

on the things that we are thankful for, all the things that we do have.

And let's start with the most basic thing, its life.

If you're watching or listening to me right now, we're alive.

That in and of itself is truly a blessing to be grateful for.

Every day that we get to wake up with breath in our bodies is a precious gift, a gift that's

more valuable than any amount of money, any fancy title or car, any material thing.

Now, as each day brings opportunity, it brings an opportunity for every one of us to learn

and to grow and to love, to choose to show kindness to a friend or even a stranger, to

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