Thankful…
I don’t sit back and reflect enough. Sometimes I tend to get bogged down in the minutiae. Sometimes I look to the negative instead of looking to the positive. So often, I attempt to control the situation rather than just controlling my own thoughts. Like so many out there, I’m blessed, but like so many out there, I don’t take the time to express thanks. So, here goes:
I am thankful for my family. The good Lord blessed me with a wife who can tolerate me, loves me unconditionally, and always looks at the bright side of life. My beautiful daughters put a smile on my face each and every day. Even though 2/3rds of my girls are entering their Tweenager years, they still make me happy and I love them unconditionally.
I am thankful for my health. So I’ve put on a few pounds since COVID came to town, I can still get out and run, jump on the Peloton with my #peloCRE pals, and I can still throw up some pretty decent numbers on the bench press. Not bad for an old guy.
I am thankful for my mental health. This hasn’t always been the case. I’ve woken up in the middle of the night with the elephant on my chest. I’ve stared despair in the face: Will my dad make it? Will this business venture break me? What if the “next deal” just never comes along? Through counseling, prayer, a support system and even a little medication - my mental health is strong.
I am thankful for Commercial Real Estate. What an amazing journey this has been! Nah…I don’t want to be doing this until the day Jesus calls me home, but I’m going to love this game until the day I hang up my SIOR pin. My clients, my team, my #CREfam - you inspire me.
I am thankful for my dogs. There is an old saying/joke - Lock your wife and your dog in a trunk for an hour and find out which one is happy to see you when you finally open it up. Charlie and Daisy may be idiots, but they’re idiots who are always happy to see me when I walk in the door.
…and finally…I am thankful for Hope. As somebody who battles OCD and anxiety, someone who always feels the need to control the situation, Hope can sometimes be elusive. But, it’s there. I see it in my children as I pray and Hope for their tomorrow to be better than their today. I see it in my wife, my parents, my colleagues, and people I care about. It is the Hope I feel for them and their future. It is the Hope, reader, that I hold for you.
