My Beautiful Sacramento

Thanksgiving "Day" is over but I am still feeling the effects of all that food.  Wonderful, delicious, dishes that I don't care if I see again for another year!  I'm turkey-ed out.  Stuffed.  Maybe tamales for Christmas, eh?  Anything but a big bird and all that dressing, gravy, mashed potatoes, etc.  It is late and I should be in bed but I am too full from left overs to lay down just yet.  Feels like I have lead in my gut. 

This holiday has been extra special for me because it seems that more people in my life reconnected this year.  Its easy to get caught up in our own daily activities and not stay in touch with loved ones.  We know they love us and that they are there.  We know we can pick up the phone anytime, but we don't because we can do it later or tomorrow.  And those tomorrows turn into days and quickly pass by and before we know it months are gone.  Then our daily life no longer includes that special someone.  Friend, aunt, sister, brother.  Life goes by so fast. 

I was really excited to spend time with the people I had "misplaced."  In fact the night before Thanksgiving I felt just as excited as a child anticipating Christmas morning.   

Also, it seems like people are more excited about the holidays this year.  Many people I know went to all the Black Friday sales this year.  I was getting updates via Facebook.  The economy hasn't fully recovered but I know we (my family) are in a better place this year than we were last year.  My husband got laid off last year and we went through a rough patch.  I find myself feeling giddy at the grocery store these days just because I am not on that tight budget I was on last year.  Ugh! It will be a looong time before I ever eat beans again.  LOL! 

So, I sit here stuffed to the gills from a feast and a spirit filled with grattitude.  I am so thankful for the relationships I have in my life. 

I realized that what does motivates me the most and is the highest value I have, IS the relationships, my friends; my family; my clients.  Yes I do include clients, because I care a great deal about these good folks who put so much trust in me.  I cannot help but become friends with most of my clients by the time the escrow closes. I always feel a little sad when we finalize the loan documents.  Great relationships are a powerful source for helping to mold the kind of person we want to be.  Relationships are the substance that feeds the soul.  This I can fill up on without guilt, and no lead belly side effects.