I have always felt the importance of giving thanks. My health and that of all our family and friends become more important as we age. I am grateful that we can still do the things we enjoy and get around with little effort. I am grateful for the abundance of choices we have, along with the ability to make the best ones for ourselves. I have learned so much from every mistake and challenge.

As a retired Clinical Social Worker, I worked with clients who had addictions and /or mental health issues, working with parents and teens, either of which could be the "primary client" in therapy, we would often talk about "spiraling out of control" and resetting the spiral in an upward, positive direction. For many people, a visual helps to integrate a concept to motivate change.

If you are like me, you marvel at the variety, dare I say diversity, of species! When it comes to meeting new people and seeing new animals and plants, count me in! At this age/stage of my life, I believe I owe it to myself to stay curious.