On Thanksgiving

For me, Thanksgiving is one of the more solemn holidays.

Like many people I spend the time with my family and have a traditional meal, etc., relishing the time with those I love and keep close.

Perhaps, like you, I have a small nuclear family that I value above all else because they are the reason I get up every morning.

I do not speak of them much because they prefer to be in the background and remain anonymous, avoiding the sometime celebrity that follows my public appearances.

But I give thanks for and to them everyday, especially on this day.

Here are some other things you may relate to as well:

I am grateful for having the best friends any man could ever wish for.

I give thanks for my health and the ability to create more of it and share these discoveries with others. I can say that at my current age (50-ish) I am as fit and healthy as I have ever been and I look forward to the next decade with the positive expectation of more of the same, perhaps even better.

I will share that with you as well through my continued writings.

I am grateful that I live in the USA.

In spite of the media feast on the supposedly dead carcass of our economy, I know two things for sure: First, the rest of the world (yes, even China and Japan) will falter miserably if we are weak economically. We still matter that much, much to the chagrin of the rest of the world. And two, the economy will turn around and be resilient and strong again, hopefully devoid, at least for a while, of the greed and stupidity and duplicity that got us into this mess in the first place.

I am grateful that I avoided all that!

I am grateful that I believe with all my heart that I make my own future and that it is not totally dependent on all the outside forces that others seem to dwell on.

I am grateful that I understand that adversity is merely the flip side of opportunity.

I am grateful to my critics and to the people who dwell on the negative aspects of the world, my world and their world for reminding me of what I do not want to be.

I am grateful for the new wonderful people who continuously enter my life.

I am grateful for the people who have left and the lessons they taught me.

I am grateful for the mind I have been given and the ability to see and create things that did not exist in the past because every man and woman wants to leave a legacy and to a large extent Dr. Dave’s Best will be mine.

I am grateful for my home, my car, my bikes, my hobbies, my talents, the beautiful area I live in and my continued ability to share and uplift people with them.

I could go on but you get the picture.

I have a lot to be thankful for.

I hope you do too and that you are able to recognize it.

Thanks for spending this little time with me and have a blessed and wonderful Thanksgiving and a gratifying rest of the year!

Doc

P.S. To all of you who will be joining me at my Boot Camp in Boca this February, my sincere gratitude as well and be ready for a tour de force in fitness and fun!