Give Thanks and Say Thanks!

I love Thanksgiving. From a relaxation standpoint I find it just about perfect. Now some of you think I am crazy, but I love cooking and preparing the meal for the day, so to me it IS relaxing. I used to let myself get pretty uptight about the “perfect meal”, but a little planning and prep tends to take the pressure off a bit – hint, hint!

Family, Food and Football – It doesn’t get much better than that. 🙂

I had the opportunity to meet author Jeffrey Gitomer in Charlotte back in August. Seriously cool (and funny) guy, and full of wisdom. In his Thanksgiving greeting he reminded us not to just be thankful, but to actually thank. As in thank people. Be thankful for someone, not just something, and tell them.

It got me to thinking, do we really pay attention to the people in our lives, and show and express gratitude for what they do, or we do we have more of a “they owe me” or “they get paid for it anyway” attitude?

I mean I know it’s the FedEx or UPS drivers job to deliver those packages, but I make it a habit of saying “thanks” anyway. A little decency goes a long way to a guy who gets at my house at 5:30pm after driving and delivering all day. Are we really so cynical that we don’t express gratitude just because he gets paid? You never know – you could be the best part of the cashier’s, or postal worker or even the lady at the DMV counter’s day. You can’t put a price on that.

There are so many people that we can thank, and what better time than now?

So Thank-You.

If you are reading this you are in some way, shape or form part of the Get Fit NH family. Thank-you.

To all the amazing students who train with us every day. Thank-you.

To the amazing team of coaches and staff we have at Get Fit NH; Nancy, Erin, Meagan, Stephanie, Noelani, and Adam. Thank-you.

To all our vendors who help equip and supply us. Thank-you.

To our mentors and coaches who help us get better every day. Thank-you.

For friends who have stuck by us in spite of crazy schedules and the tendency to lose touch. Thank-you.

To family, both here and extended. We put the “fun” in dysfunctional together. 🙂 Thank-you.

To the Creator, from whom all blessings truly flow, and by whose grace we exist and subsist. Thank-you.

When you gather around the table this Thanksgiving, will you join me in expressing gratefulness and gratitude for all that surround you? We don’t use the words “love” and “appreciate” enough, do we? As Jeffrey Gitomer says “Thanking other people for something makes them feel great – but it makes you feel better than great.”

Thanksgiving may be a date on the calendar, but it’s not a holiday. It’s an attitude, a discipline, a state of being. Life is just better with gratitude. When I get too into myself and think I have it bad, remembering gratitude is the best way to get me out of that funk.

So once again Thank-You for all you do and are.

I am grateful to be a part of your life.