Last year about this time I found myself in a life situation that was to be a stepping stone and I was ready to take that "next step" and move forward. I had no clue as to the how's or when's but I mentally made that commitment.
And then DISASTER STRUCK!
My family - my wife and dog - woke up to find our apartment was waist deep in flood water from some storms that devastated much of Illinois. We literally lost EVERYTHING except what we could carry out while in shock at 3 AM.
And then something magical happened.
Friends, family members and even strangers reached out with their love and support. I was deeply humbled by their kindness and generosity and we survived a horrible life event. It renewed my faith in mankind and it also showed me the power of people and social media. It also broke me out of some tunnel vision thinking. It changed my life.
So as I sit down to our Thanksgiving meal this year I am thankful for of course family and friends but I am most thankful that I made a decision to improve my situation. It didn't matter that I had no idea as to what I was going to do or how I was going to change things. I made an inner commitment and NOTHING was going to deter me from that.
AND I am thankful for the coming year because I have made ANOTHER decision. And this one is a doozy. All I can say is STAY TUNED because I will do some GREAT things in 2014.
Because I made the decision to.
The morals to be learned for this story are:
1. I made a conscious decision to change my life
2. I reached out for help when I needed to. I wasn't embarrassed to accept the guidance of people.
3.I must ALWAYS exercise my decision making muscles
I recognize that I am more thankful this year than I have been in a very long time.
So make a decision. Drop me a line. Friend request me on Facebook. Together let's make 2014 a prosperous year in all area's of life
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