This year has been challenging for all of us. We’ve been dealing with so much change since March when the pandemic started. No doubt, Thanksgiving will be different for all of us in one way, if not many. What remains unwavering for me, though, is how grateful that I feel for your presence in my life through the years, and for the enriching community connections that we’ve shared. 

Thank you for all the times you’ve attended my in-person classes and my Zoom classes. Thank you for the love and support you’ve given me and other class members in so many caring and meaningful ways. Thank you also for your resilience and perseverance this year. I know, for many, it hasn’t been easy. Understandable!

I wish you and your loved ones a warm and wonderful holiday season, in spite of our current limitations. May your celebrations be conscientious, enjoyable, caring, and harmonious. I would like to acknowledge, for some, this time of year can bring up additional sadness as we face increased isolation from our loved ones or reminders of those no longer with us. Let’s allow ourselves to honor all that we’re experiencing as part of our individual and collective healing. Treat yourself and others with loving kindness and compassion.

My husband and I will be spending Thanksgiving with just the two of us in-person. Originally, my California sister and brother-in-law (Deb & Robbie) were going to join us, but they changed their plans recently due to the higher risk level. Robbie has health issues, and understandably they’ve decided it was best to stay home this year. We’ll all be visiting over Zoom with the rest of my immediate family at my parents home in Texas.  I feel thankful that we’re all still staying connected. 

Our holiday season might look a little bit smaller this year for some of us, but our love and gratitude can be as big as ever. Look for and find the blessings within these turbulent times. There are many! Stress and pressure can be agents of positive transformation.  A favorite quote by Robert Horry seems worthy of mentioning. “Pressure can burst a pipe, or pressure can make a diamond.”  

How we each direct our thoughts and focus and use our creative energy will directly affect how we feel and function, and what we experience during this new phase of our life.  Where are you placing your attention? How are you caring for yourself? How are you using your creative potential? No matter what’s going on in our world (LONG LIST), keep making your health and well-being your #1 priority! You are valuable and deserve to be supported by yourself and others.

I continue to keep you in my prayers and hold a vision that you feel loved, peaceful, and cared about, that you stay active and continue to enrich yourself in new and familiar ways, and that you’re recovering from any issues you’re facing.  

May your life be full of gratitude for health, family, friends, and faith! 

Love, Jeanette❤️🙏