Being Thankful

Debbie - Thank god no one got hurt! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!!! I do believe that if we focus on what we are appreciative for, it can help us have a great holdiay season!

Hi Debbie -

I am thankful to hear everyone made it out of that building alive! And of course I am thankful for my family and my friends. Happy Thanksgiving!

Thank you for sharing your friends story. Thanksgiving allows us all an opportunity to slow down and reflect on what is really important in life: God, family and friends.

Hello Debbie,

Happy Thanksgiving to you, family and friends!

As a retired CT State Trooper and having experienced several structure fires, I am happy to hear all of the occupants made it out of the building safe and sound.

I am grateful to be able to embrace and cherish the beliefs passed down by my Mom and Dad.

I love our family traditions. Belongings can be replaced - life can not.

May the entire world have peace, freedom, love, respect and abundance.

Happy Thanksgiving to all here in AR!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone... We're grateful for blessings received and those still on the way!

You asked if we'd all be as gracious about our "things"? I think maybe coming so close to losing the ones we love, our neighbors and friends, puts things in perspective and we are probably more aware of how "things" can be replaced. Just my thought. I'm so grateful your friend and her significant other are alive and well.

Debbie - Thank God your friend and significant other are okay.  This really brings home how close we all are to a life changing event.  So many of us are working with families facing foreclosure.  For them they will have not much of a Thanksgiving.  We all do what we can, for today we just have to respond with what our heart tells us.  Happy Thanksgiving to you, your family and friends.

Yes, things can be replaced.

We lost all of them in a house fire about 25 years ago, and it's not fun to reach for a favorite something and remember its gone. But at the time, we were just so thankful that our naughty little dog had taken off to visit grandma's house that morning and we had decided to let her stay there because we were going to be gone all day.

I always thought that maybe she sensed something...

Be grateful for the good things!

I am thankful for my God and that he loves me, even in tough times I have seen his hand at work in my life and in the life of my family.

Debbie, Your words ring true. I attended Malcolm Johnsons' memorial service on Monday, our brilliant young agent that died in the hotel explosion in Mexico. After hearing what a wonderful human being he was, many of us at the reception after were talking about how we too often forget to take the time to know each other better and appreciate each other as more than just agents in the business. I felt a closeness and kinship with many of my peers and reflected on how truly blessed I am to know them and also how doubly blessed I am to have my beautiful children and loving husband to come home to each day.

I am thankful to have known Malcolm, even though only professionally. He was a lovely man and will be greatly missed. His gift to me came most unexpectedly on the day of his memorial service. I pressed the "reset" button and took a look around at what really matters in life...Thank you, Malcolm.

Hi Debbie:

I am glad that your friend is okay and that you are blessed to have each other.  I am thankful for everything!  Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!

Cheers
Bandele Oguntomilade

I think this tougher real estate market has made us all reevaluate what is really important in life.

I think, living every day with gratitude in your heart is the only way. I'm grateful for my family, for my health, for my ability to work and help, for wonderful people I meet on my way. I feel truly blessed.