The holiday shopping season accounts for $500 billion in sales to year and Black Friday generates about $10 billion of that. Although Black Friday has been awesome for me the past several years, this year I am looking forward to Thanksgiving, not shopping.
Thanksgiving is a time to be deadly honest with those you love about the thanks you have for them. My family means a lot to me, and I'm glad to be able to spend another November with them this year.
Sarah was married this past month and I now have a brother-in-law that I am extremely thankful for and will have the opportunity to get to know further as we spend time together.
My family means the world to me, although it may not always show. I always thought I'd be happy to be away from home, but now I look forward to going home. Not being around you family, really makes you value the time that you do have together. This Thursday will be a delightful time to relax and enjoy each others presence without an expectation of sorts.
Not only my family, but friends who I have long missed. Everyone returns from their campuses and I'll have a chance to reunite with those whom value me as much as I value them!
Admist your Black Friday shopping, getting the latest and greatest gizmos, be sure to step back and be thankful; thankful for the family that you have, the friends you've grown up with and the other important people in your life that have truely made a difference. Give them a big hug (before they get stuffed on Turkey!), or a friendly note or text message. Everyone can use encouragement, especially in the stress and business that is the holidays.
Keep Your Stick On The Very Slippery Ice
Matthew Brice
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