What are you Thankful for?

At Thanksgiving time each year, many families will ask everyone at the table to say what they are thankful for that year. Many people don't look forward to this time to share their feelings openly at the dinner table and some actually do. Why do you suppose this is not the main attraction at the Thanksgiving meal? You could guess that it's personal and each person may have their own list of things to be thankful for that it might not be the most popular? Or that they just don't like to share their inner-most feelings while dining and slipping into that turkey coma?

Well whatever the reasons and certainly there are probably just as many reasons for not wanting to share as there are reasons for being thankful, it seems clear that it should never be about giving the most popular reason for being thankful. It has to be real and true for you or it's not worth saying. It could be something as simple as being thankful for having good health, for family members, or for not getting a traffic ticket, or for having made really good 401K investments this year despite the economy. One reason is no greater than another, because it seems that the reasons we are thankful are as individual as we are.

Although this was never a tradition at our dinner table when I grew up, it always seemed like a good idea, so this year, my husband and I talked about this, and after sharing what we were thankful for, we decided, this will be our tradition, since 2007. LOL We found out that we are really thankful for each other, for our home and for our jobs. We are both doing what we love and love what we do. We are thankful for our health and our enjoyment of the great outdoors and the wildlife that we often are fortunate enough to see.

So, what are you thankful for this year?

Military Spouse Initiative Update

Have you heard the news yet? Peter Preziosi, PhD has received a special invitation from the Secretary of Defense to attend a kickoff launch recongizing the military spouse intiative. And guess where it is being held? The Pentagon! Woo-hoo - now that's big news!

As you may know there are over 200 military spouses enrolled in AHDI approved schools for medical transcription because it is a career that moves with you. Because of this and the many efforts made to get the word out about this opportunity, that it has caught the attention of many military spouses across the nation.

We look forward to these students graduating and going to work in their new chosen career. We are ready to help them enjoy all the success they are working towards and we hope that through the Pentagon's recognition of what a good fit medical transcription is for military spouses, that we will see this grow and grow.

From the Ends of the Earth

Have you seen the Today show broadcasting from the Arctic Circle, the Equator and Antarctica? I watched a portion of it today with great interest as they are highlighting some of the most important regions in our world to monitor and better understand climate change.

If you saw any of the Planet Earth series televised earlier this summer, you know what peril Polar Bears are facing, and there are many other species at risk too.

Makes you wonder how high the water will rise.... if icebergs and glaciers continue to melt. And you probably know that with warmer temps, the mosquito season is lasting much longer these days and the multiple problems associated with that.

Whether you believe that global warming is happening from man-made causes or just a radical shift in weather patterns, the data is in that the earth is warming up at a pretty fast pace.

What things are you doing to reduce the size of your carbon footprint? Do you think it's enough to help turn things around? Will there soon be legislation on a large scale to change current energy usage? What will the earth look like 100 years from now?

This obviously isn't medical transcription related, but a mini-diversion to think about how we preserve this precious spinning globe we call home.