I have so much to be thankful for, sometimes its really easy for me to not thank some one, we get busy, we take someone or something for granted and we fall into a routine of complacency or worse a feeling that we are entitled to something. One thing about this year it has left us all uncertain about things, uncertain about the direction of our economy, uncertain about jobs, uncertain about our retirement accounts. I believe that it is in this time when things are so uncertain that maybe just maybe we stop and view the world around us differently, maybe this year during this thanksgiving we can be thankful for a few things such as.....
Gathering around a table with our family to enjoy a a dinner, when men and women are still on the front lines or in a mess hall eating a dinner with those they are fighting with and thinking about some friends that are absent and won't ever see their families again.
The home to have everyone gather in and eat, when so many have been foreclosed on this year and no longer have a home to celebrate in.
The abundant dinner that is prepard and all the hours that went into it - this year thank that person that helped prepare the meal the moms and dads around the country that wake up at 4 am to get started to feed us.
Our kids, remember them this thanksgiving and tell each one of them how thankful you are to be their parent - and how much you have loved watching them grow up, or just make plans to watch the Macy's day parade with them to point out their favorite balloon character - we all have one, I still remember when I saw the big spiderman balloon in the parade as a kid.
Those that are around you that you work with, when is the last time that you were able to thank them - thank them for being there, supporting you, helping you with an issue or maybe lending an ear on an issue, sometimes thank you can catch someone off guard - but whether it comes as a surprise or not its always music to the ears of those that receive it.
Darren Stewart
OakStar Bank
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