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!
