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The Etiquette of Gratitude: What I am Thankful For this Holiday Season

ByDiane Gottsman

In the spirit of Thanksgiving I would like to share with you what I am thankful for this holiday season:

  • I am thankful for the pain of childbirth
  • I am thankful for three healthy children who sometimes love me and sometimes wish I would go away
  • I am thankful for my health
  • I am thankful for those that I’ve loved and lost
  • I am thankful for those who are sticking it out with me through good times and bad
  • I am thankful for all of my friends – those that were with me for only a season and those that are still here after all these years
  • I am thankful for my daughter’s godfather who dropped everything he was doing at the last minute in another city to fill in for her dad at the father/daughter dance
  • I am thankful for failures and setbacks as they have taught me far more than any of my successes
  • I am thankful for my crooked bottom teeth
  • I am thankful for all of my colleagues and proud to call many of them friends
  • I am thankful for pumpkins and gourds, redbirds, and the smell of cinnamon
  • I am thankful for my career and those that support it
  • I am thankful that I still have time to make a difference in someone else’s life
  • I am thankful for everyone who reads this post and I pray abundance over you today and always
  • But most of all, I am thankful that I have a strong faith in a forgiving God that loves me in spite of all of my flaws

Happy Thanksgiving 2010

Diane Gottsman

Diane Gottsman is a national etiquette expert and modern manners professional, sought out industry leader, television personality, accomplished speaker, Huffington Post blogger, author, and the owner of The Protocol School of Texas, a company specializing in executive leadership and etiquette training. Diane is routinely quoted in national and international media including The New York Times, The BBC, CNN, Bloomberg Business Week, Kiplinger, Huffington Post Canada, U.S. News and World Report, and Forbes. She is the resident etiquette expert for two popular morning talk shows, SA Living and Good Day Austin. She has been seen on The TODAY Show, HLN Headline News, WGN Chicago, and CBS Sunday Morning. Her clients range from university students to Fortune 500 companies and her workshops cover topics ranging from tattoos in the workplace to technology at the dinner table and the proper use of social media.

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