All in the Family Thanksgiving-Archy Bunker NOT invited

I have an extended family that I love so much

Guess what……….they love me too….

I have made an effort to get to know them and they have accepted me and love me as if I have always been with them…

I cried today a few times because I had to leave them…

They have embraced me in their lives as if we have always been close and I feel loved and accepted by each and every one of them and their families…

I have seen them once a year for the last few years…been blessed to spend the holidays with them

When I return each year…it is as if I have always been there…

I am squeezed and kissed and loved and fed lots of good southern food….

Isn't that how it is suppose to be....around and with the people we love

I could cry when I think about it….those feelings are hard to put into words

I cried when I hugged my 80 year old Aunt and my 77 year old Uncle and all my cousins goodbye...

I plan to see them next year but I can’t guarantee I will....

Time is limited for all of us…no matter how old we are…how healthy we are….we don’t know…

I cried a few seconds ago when I watched a sad movie on my flight home....about love, family and kids growing up…people leaving….lives ending and beginning….

I am feeling every emotional about the love inside and around me as the Thanksgiving holiday comes to an end.. having a clear understanding of what is really important to me

This week with my loving family reminded me of the importance of...

Two-way Relationships with  people who are good, kind and honest….

Relationships with real people, with my children, with my friends, with my family

As I get older I realize I have no energy for things that don’t matter

I could care less about what you own or what things you have; what you do for a living or who you know

With love and gratitude for all the real and genuine and kind people in my heart and in my life…I appreciate you and love you

If you feel that material goods are the most important thing…driven to get ahead at all costs….have no regard, real regard for others….

If you are unkind and uninterested in being real and genuine

I do have something for you

I have empathy

Keeping it Real with Dr. Mary G