It’s Thanksgiving week in the USA. It’s a time to reflect on the past year, and to acknowledge what we are grateful for. No matter what is happening, an attitude of gratitude makes it better.
• “I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.”
Ralph Waldo Emmerson
• “Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.”
Vontaire
• “When you arise in the morning give thanks for the food and for the joy of living. If you see
no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself.”
Tecumseh
• “It’s a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for,
you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack.”
Germany Kent
• “Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now
have was once among the things you only hoped for.”
Epicuris
In the spirit of Thanksgiving week, some SSA members responded to the prompt:
Today I am (or my company is) grateful for/that…….
…I can put groceries in the cart and don't have to think about how to pay for them. I am the cook on Thanksgiving day and I am grateful that I can feed family and friends and that we finally have four containers on the water. When I think about it there are many things that I am grateful for. Jane Arason, Arason Enterprises
…wonderful people like Tambra Jones who stand for decency, good will, and respect for God’s way. Barry Cik, Naturpedic Organic
…we live in a country that we have the freedom to live the American Dream and can be whoever we want to be. Our limitations are only what we put on ourselves. Lynn Kelley, Sleep Solutions
…staying in business, serving our customers and the future is looking brighter than ever. Sarvar Abdullaev, Sleep and Beyond
…being part of a great community of people working to make the planet and our family a safer and happier place! Suzanne Diamond, The Futon Shop
…being able to show our products in such a great market. Sandra Lorenzo, Bedline
…since 1995 , all the smart, innovative and high energy people I've met and worked with through the Specialty Sleep Association (SSA). These folks have been truly special offering vision and determination like no others. Dale T. Read, The Marketing Arm
…health for me and my family in a time when health is the main focus in the times we live in, Juan Gonzalez, EuroLux Living, LLC
…the Sleep & Beyond Dream Team for their generosity and willingness to go above and beyond in helping to make the Sleep & Beyond Company what it is. Butch Craig, Sleep and Beyond
…my first grandchild that came into the world last month and the future I see enjoying time with him. Scott Frisch, Bedline
…your (the SSA) cooperation with me during these covid disruptions. I am sure I am not alone. Ryan Childers, Cannabeds
…everyone in the SSA family is healthy! Steven Wu, Coolist Sleep Technology