WTN Services Thanksgiving Thanks and Thoughts 2008
Friends and Partners,
As we move into Thanksgiving tomorrow, I wanted to wish my friends, colleagues, allies and partners a very happy Thanksgiving. Even in these troubled times there is much for which we should be thankful.
The horn of plenty is the traditional symbol of Thanksgiving, but with savings decimated in a volatile stock market, layoffs, reduced working hours for many and an uncertainty about the future, feelings of gratitude this year may be tinged with regret that the horn is only half-full. While all of these are concerns, let’s take tomorrow as a day, to forget our troubles, present or pending, and TO celebrate the abundance of peace at home, freedom, family and friendships.
Nationally, we have come through a strongly-contested election, and even though it was a heated race, it was historical. Additionally, it appears that we are to once again accomplish, a peaceful transfer of power, unlike power transfers in much of the world. Given all of the political and economical strife in the world, this is indeed a blessing we all should savor, if even for a moment.
Make it a Thanksgiving to remember. It doesn’t have to be lavish to be a good memory. One of the best holiday memories I have as a child was during a hard year for a school mate of mine, his family couldn’t afford a turkey nor to decorate. His mother had attempted suicide due to depression and a sense of hopelessness. So my mother prepared a meal for them and made a decorative arrangement for their dinner table out of a tree branch. Mom put a ton of her cheap costume jewelry on it and placed it, “just right” so the sunlight from outside made it “glimmer and shine in hope”. My friends mother cried and laughed, at how pretty it was. My friend nor I don’t remember much else about that year, but now we reflect back at how tacky the decoration was and laugh. However, my friend says that act of kindness probably saved his mothers life and to this day, 35 years later, she still reflects that was her best Thanksgiving ever and mom did provide her a “glimmer of hope.” My friends mother could have sat around brooding about no money nor life and my mother could have ignored it . Strangly and somehow one of the most beautiful memories we share is Thanksgiving with a stick on the table of my friend and costume jewlery shining in the light. 
William Jennings Bryan once said, “On Thanksgiving Day we acknowledge our dependence.”
In my dependence to each of you, my extended family, colleagues, work associates, friends and political allies, “Thank You” for the inspiration, hard work and being a part of my life. We never know what the future may hold for any of us in these uncertain times, but tomorrow, eat, take a sip of wine and enjoy the day for a day of beauty, friendship and compassion.
Chris
Chris Edwards
Vice President & General Manager
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December 7th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
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