Today, as many people across the US celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday, my thoughts turn to gratitude. Today I choose to be grateful for all that I have and all that I am. As I am writing I look up above my desk to see these wise words from his Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama:

“Everyday, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others; to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. I am going to have kind thoughts towards others, I am not going to get angry or think badly about others. I am going to benefit others as much as I can.” READ MORE