Thanksgiving for 2008 has come and gone. Although I have
plenty to be thankful for this year having the super large lottery jackpot
winning ticket would have been nice. Finishing a graduate degree, changing
occupations, and taking on this blog just weren’t satisfying enough..

 

It’s all part of human nature, to want what you haven’t got,
to covet thy neighbor’s cattle, to be in the other half of the world, to have
the greener grass. Recently (and again) I was subject to family members (the
people you can’t really choose to avoid) complaining about not being born into
rich families on wishing their last names were “Trump” or “Entenmann’s”,
although I haven’t heard anyone wish they were a “Ford” lately. Although there
are a few rich families that aren’t struggling now (the Johnsons come to mind,
all those adhesive bandages made somebody very rich), somebody had to start the
family empire. Why put energy into complaining who you aren’t? Use that time
and creativity to make yourself someone!

 

How
do you measure a year? Give yourself the task of improving your position in
one year. You have between today and this day next year to make yourself and
your world better. I measured the year between Thanksgivings in web hits. Was
it worth the effort? Every second How far have I come? Further than I would
have come if all I did was complain about it. The journey of 1000 miles begins
with buying a ticket for the bus ride.

 

Happy belated Thanksgiving!