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Now is the time of year when we think of all the turkey we will be eating and the great desserts to follow. We make decisions on who will be hosting the celebration this year (if you are lucky enough to have family and friends to share with, the money to have a feast and the job to feel good about so you can spend that money). What about the families who have none of these? What about the struggling families? If they do not have a big feast but celebrate what they do have and are together? Are they any less thankful? Or maybe even more? Something to think about.

This Thanksgiving gives us a reminder and an opportunity to step back and take inventory. We in our society are so quick to look at what we don’t have, what other people do have or what we “should” have but don’t. In this economy with so many people in trouble financially, losing there homes and there life savings – it is even more important to look at the people who make a difference in our lives!

We become jealous of people who have more then us, who have the toys we want or have what is in vogue this year. Who is doing what and who is not. How can we possibly be happy if we are always looking outward from our selves in order to feel fulfilled?

Thanksgiving is a reminder to each and every one of us – time to take account of what we do have! What do we really have in our lives to be grateful for? What are we taking for granted and who? When is the last time you said thank you to someone who has made or does make a difference in your life? When is the last time you looked at what you do have and were thankful that you have it in your life?

I think all we really need to do is watch the news and see the starving children who have no food and are so thin you can see their ribs,as well as the rest of their bones! How about the pictures of people after 9-11 who lost loved ones – spouses, parents and children! Or the families of members in the military who will be spending this holiday season without their spouse / parent? How lucky are we to still have our family and friends in our lives! What good are material things when they become what defines who and what we are?

How often have you said to yourself if I only had this I would be happy? Once this happens I will feel better? How long have you been waiting to be happy and to feel better? When we are happy at where we are now, then anything else we receive is an added blessing. When we live for things we don’t possess then we are creating our feelings and thoughts based on what is out of our control.

I am thankful for so many things in my life – my son, my family, my wife,my friends, what I do and the opportunity I have to help both Single Parent Families and Military Families, as well as so many more things I am grateful for! What are you thankful for in your life – right now?

We at Single Parent Power wish you and the people who mean so much to you a happy and enjoyable Thanksgiving!

And let’s not forget the usual holiday quotes!!

“Thanksgiving Day comes, by statute, once a year; to the honest man it comes as frequently as the heart of gratitude will allow.” ~ Edward Sandford Martin

He who thanks but with the lips
Thanks but in part;
The full, the true Thanksgiving
Comes from the heart.
J.A. Shedd

“Thanksgiving is possible only for those who take time to remember; no one can give thanks who has a short memory.” ~ Author Unknown

“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it” ~ William Arthur Ward

“G-d gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say ‘thank you?” ~ William A. Ward

“Some people complain because G-d put thorns on roses,
while others praise Him for putting roses among thorns.” ~ Anonymous

“We can always find something to be thankful for, and there may be reasons why we ought to be thankful for even those dispensations which appear dark and frowning.” ~ Albert Barnes

“Who does not thank for little will not thank for much.” ~ Estonian Proverb

“You say, ‘If I had a little more, I should be very satisfied.’You make a mistake. If you are not content with what you have, you would not be satisfied if it were doubled.” ~ Charles Haddon Spurgeon

And lastly … “An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day.” ~ Irv Kupcinet

With Love, Peace and Power,

Ron Dilbert

Single Parent Power, Inc. – “Helping Reconnect Families”

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“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity” – Albert Einstein

Is this hard times or opportunity times?

I know plenty of people are being challenged in all aspects of life in this time of “scarcity”. I know I am! All the papers, magazines, news broadcasts on radio and TV are all continuously telling us about how bad things are!

Every where we look we are reminded how bad things are. We hear about GM filing bankruptcy, Chrysler being sold to Fiat, AIG having problems again and it goes on and on! We all know someone who has lost a job or is worried about losing it, people who have lost retirement savings in the market and again it goes on and on.

So why am I talking about what we already know to ad nauseam? Because we can be led by the media into self sabotage. What do I mean you ask? How do we feel after we hear about the major problems in our economy and how record number of people are being foreclosed on, filing bankruptcy, etc. We file like crap! Why? Because we are being inundated with negatives that drag us down. Then we start buying into it and the cycle perpetuates.

Yet, there are people succeeding and doing well in this economy! But how can that be? Could it be that they are just lucky? In the right place at the right time? It just fell in their laps? Or could it be that in this time of the “sky is falling” they saw and grabbed onto opportunities that still exist? Could it be that they did not buy into the news but instead looked for these opportunities and created their own reality?

Is this not an opportunity to erase all the selfishness and greed that has brought us to this place by replacing it with a desire to contribute and help each other? Does a tidal wave not start as a small wave that builds to large proportions? Does it not feed on the momentum of all the smaller waves? Hasn’t change occurred because of a small group of people initiated it?

So let’s start that movement to the place of unity instead of separation. Let’s work together to help each other get back on our feet and to right this country! Let’s no longer allow the greedy and self centered few to destroy our lives and the lives of the people we care about!

What would happen if we stopped listening to the media and started creating our own realities. What would happen if we started helping each other? What would happen if we decided that this is an opportunity to walk the path we where destined to?

Let’s move toward action and success. Let’s watch the changes occur as we create rather then destroy! Let’s create our own reality that helps us and others at the same time! Let’s learn from others mistakes and make great choices versus self centered, greed choices. Let’s create the reality we wish. As Mahatma Gandhi said, “Be the change you want to see in the world.”

Have a great day and go create!

With Love, Peace and Power,

Ron Dilbert
Single Parent Power, Inc. - “Helping Reconnect Families”
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“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity” - Albert Einstein