Gratitude

A Little Bit of Thanks Goes a Long Way

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This Thanksgiving there should only be one regret—that we have not taken the time to give enough of ourselves. Giving of ourselves takes many shapes and forms. Take a look around and ask yourself: What can I do to lift someone’s burden or make their load a little lighter?

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November 2025 Magazine

We celebrate gratitude in November. Telling someone thank you is another way of showing that you care. Showing gratitude doesn’t have to be taught or learned; it’s simply saying Thank You. Thank you for everything. Thank you for being in my life. My article this month The Writing On The Wall examines reading, writing and the decline of the novel. I am grateful for the many novels I have read, and I adore the authors who have written them. Some books are better than others, but every book I have read has become part of me. My article is my way of saying thank you to all of the authors whose books have touched my life. Do you have a story to share about a book that transformed your life? Happy Thanksgiving!  –Patricia Vaccarino


NOVEMBER 2023

Happy November! Happy Veterans Day! Happy Thanksgiving!! If I take a look at the people who are in my life—and that includes all of you—then this is the moment when I can express great gratitude. Thank you for being part of this journey with me. This month we feature a flowering tale by Barbara Lloyd McMichael: Scott the Gardener brings joy to all of those who pass through his neighborhood in a suburb south of Seattle.


The Gratitude Around Her

Leadership is a big buzzword for the Twenty-First Century. You hear about leadership everywhere in books, and in all forms of the media. Consultants peddle “authentic” leadership as if it is a commodity that has been packaged and branded. But there is no second-guessing the real thing. Real leadership doesn’t have to be packaged and branded; you know it when you see it. 


Ntando Mahlangu – Anything is Possible.

Ntando Mahlangu has been a gold medalist contender long before his gold winning performance at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championship that took place in Dubai, UAE. Testament to this is his journey with hemi-melia; a congenital condition that affected both his legs from the knee down. Ntando spent a good portion of his young life in a wheelchair.


Gift of the Givers

Gift of the Givers is the largest disaster response NGO of African origin on the African continent. This includes disaster intervention, the establishment of search-and-rescue, aquatic and medical teams, and 20 other categories of projects. Now a global humanitarian organization that has contributed R2.8 billion in aid to 43 countries, South Africa included. Gift of the Givers Founder Dr Imtiaz Sooliman has been providing...