Tag: Thanksgiving

Early Thanksgiving Thought

As the saying goes, it has been a year! It is time for an early Thanksgiving message.

Amidst the challenges near and far surrounding us today, I would like to express gratitude to several amazing groups of people:

  • Thank you to my clients, many of whom are also dear friends, who place trust in me to give advice regarding personal and business decisions large and small.
  • Thank you to YOU, my loyal readers of TGIF 2 Minutes!
  • Thank you to my family for their love and unending patience.

Based on the lives of my clients, colleagues, friends, and family I am hopeful for continued achievement of short-, intermediate- and long-term goals.

Finally, I would be remiss not to thank God for Fridays and for the many blessings we enjoy all year long.

Thank you for reading, an early Happy Thanksgiving and TGIF!

This material has been prepared for informational purposes only and is not intended to provide, and should not be relied upon for, tax, legal or accounting advice.

An Early Thanksgiving 2022 Thought

In a year that has been difficult in the markets and anything but predictable, there are still lots of bright spots and things for which to be thankful. In that vein it may make sense – before the Thanksgiving holiday – to dedicate extra time to giving ourselves credit for:

  • goals in process
  • progress made
  • the people who made progress possible (family, friends, colleagues)
  • successes despite inevitable failures
  • the ability to have overcome tragedy or failures
  • being able to make new future goals as a result of past failures and successes.

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Thankful, Grateful & Hopeful

From the Archives of TGIF 2 Minutes… with an addition on hopefulness.

Bottom line: Being Thankful, Grateful and Hopeful are all positive things.

Simply saying “Thank you” out loud is hard to do without smiling either inwardly or outwardly. Try it! Then say, “I am grateful for X” and it likely brings an even deeper feeling. Perhaps that is why gratitude is central to the science of happiness –yes, there is a whole branch of science around happiness. The newer science around hope is equally, if not more, powerful!

Thanksgiving is dedicated to thankfulness, gratefulness, and, yes, hope.

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