As we approach another Thanksgiving celebration this week, it’s an ideal time to take pause and reflect on the many blessings in our lives. And, instead of thinking about what we want “more” of, why not think about those things we already have to cherish and preserve? Just think about the 3 Ps of sustainability–People, Planet and Prosperity–all of which we can easily take for granted. Yet, if we pause and reflect on each of these elements in our personal and business lives, I’m confident everyone can find things for which to be thankful and reconsider why we may want “more”. Instead, perhaps we should spend more time reflecting on everyday life experiences to unveil the obvious (yet often unobvious) blessings we’ve already been given.
A good friend of mine sent me a Thanksgiving message this morning in which he described the many experiences we shared during this past year and for which we should be thankful. He described our “times of joy, instruction, change, development, mission, sorrow, faith, loss, hope, formation, comfort, gain, rest, challenge, strength and love. ” And, while some of these descriptives may not be ones for which you would typically give thanks, it made me realize that all of life’s experiences are blessings (or blessings in disguise).
I certainly don’t need more. But, I do need to do more with less. And, if we all consider doing the same, our world will be enriched as a result.
– Margie Flynn
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