Time to be Thankful

We are in late November and many of us have been busy preparing for Thanksgiving dinner. Some may have traveled, other hosted, others may have dined alone. Unfortunately, there are many people n this country who did not enjoy a thanksgiving feast. Others ate, but not a "feast". Still others may have had not much more than scraps. That is the reality of life today.

So, for all of us who have access to this technology and who have been busy this month preparing for Thanksgiving day, I encourage you to take a moment to give thanks. Not just for the food you received or for the fellowship of family and friends, but for your many blessings. It is so easy to go through each day taking things and life for granted. I encourage you to take the opportunity to express your gratitude verbally.

Tell people who you love and appreciate that your do. That should not be something they have to guess at or assume. Express your gratefulness for the many people and things in your life that are blessings. Also be appreciative of your challenges - for it is often the challenges in life that help us to recognize the things we should be grateful for.

So during this Thanksgiving season, express your gratitude and full appreciation of all the many blessings, opportunities and challenges that you have received and those yet to come.


Mary Ann Davis is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, in private practice specializing in coaching and counseling for life's transitions; including life planning, coping with an empty nest, retirement planning, career change or job search, and loss of job. She is certified as a Master Career Counselor (MCC) by the National Career Development Association; a Life/Work Counselor by the National Employment Counseling Association; and is a Distance Credentialed Counselor (DCC). Please visit her web site at www.YourCareerPlan.com for more information.

To contact Mary Ann, please call (513) 665-4444 x3 and leave a personal and confidential message or send an email to YourCareerPlan@cinci.rr.com.