Thanksgiving

It’s been a tough year. It’s hard to get passed the daily barrage of disasters we hear on the news. It sometimes seems like our country is coming apart and all is lost.

At times like this, it is important for us to remember who we are and what we believe.

I believe:

• …that love is stronger than hate.
• …that faith is stronger than fear.
• …that hope is stronger than despair.
• …that mankind is indivisible.
• …that we get what we give.
• …that you cannot help another without helping yourself.
• …that you cannot hurt another without hurting yourself.
• …that the better angels of our nature will always rise.
• …and that it only takes a single ray of light to penetrate the dark.

So, with that in mind, the question as always becomes: What are we going to do about it? How do we deal with the challenges we face.

• For my part, I know that while I cannot do everything, I can do something.
• I will not let the fact I can’t do everything keep me from doing the something I can.
• I can touch one.  
• I can teach one.  
• I can heal one.
• I can speak truth to power.
• I can be an instrument of peace.
• I can be a light in the darkness.

As we approach the New Year, let us go forth remembering, in the words of Anne Frank, that, “In the long run, the sharpest weapon of all is a kind and gentle spirit. Where there’s hope, there’s life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again. Whoever is happy will make others happy.”

Happy Thanksgiving!