family – Road to improvement

I had the opportunity to celebrate Thanksgiving day many years ago in the States. It dates back in 1621, when the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Native Americans shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies.

Nowadays, it is the perfect occasion for families to sit together have a nice dinner. But, it gives us the occasion to be thankful for all the wonderful things that have happened throughout the year. This year has been bumpy and long but despite that and because of that there are many reasons to be grateful and many people to give thanks to. Beloved ones are safe (maybe a bit bored… but safe) and busy. Plenty of opportunities and new adventures have challenged myself and my inner circle, important reconnections were made… It might not look like a lot, but it is, specially this year.

Finally, let me be grateful to (hope not to miss anyone) Ervy, Josep, Anna, Enric, Pablo, Marc, Luis, David, Ana, Javi, Manu, Maria, Esther, German, Nuno, Nuri, Elena, Susana, Fernando, Esteban, Natalia, Antonia, Maria, Montserrat, Josep, Albert, Sonia, Joan, Montse, Jordi, Adria, MCarme, Marta, Paquita, Daniel, Eric, Eli, Marie, Eve, David, Mariano, Manuel, Carmelo, Antonio, Ignacio for having played an important role in this year’s adventure (no matter how :-))

You have imagined infinite times what you are gonna do once (for those who are confined or with limited movements) you can go outside, once everything is “back to normal”. Traveling?

In the end what we are willing to have, to do, are those things we always gave for granted. Family, friends, conversations, hugs, kisses. Social life in the end, around a beer, even with 2 meters between us.

What we have figure out is that we can live without is traffic jams, technology over everything, queuing at lunch time, leaving the office at night, never ending meetings… Remembered that tiny/day-to-day that just were always there are the ones that matter.

We have learned that the normality we want back so badly is social life, with those close to us, with who we love spending time with but with who we always think: if it is not today it can be any other day. We have plenty of time.

This is an opportunity. Once again, we have been given a second chance. Do not waste it, keep it. First goes first, do not let being late for a meeting get ahead of anything.

Promised, my posts are going back to normal.

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Thanksgiving day

Normality?