An attitude of gratitude

I borrowed some positive thoughts from the book “Attitudes of Gratitude” by M. J. Ryan.

This has been a very hectic Chamber week, focused on the 120th Annual Meeting and the 16th year of the WOW Forum, both presented virtually. I hope you will enjoy this article, written on the run, before I head to the studio at the Hartford Convention Center for a portion of live presentations of WOW.

It seems most appropriate during this challenging period of our lives to express gratitude to all involved. Enjoy my perspective based on the week.

Greetings – To you for reading my articles to stay up to date on Chamber news

Good – The amazing WOW Steering Committee who surprised attendees with gifts before the event by personally delivering them to your offices or homes as well as planning and executing WOW

Glowing – The remarks from the attendees who were completely surprised with our “Gift Bags”

Great – The WOW speakers live or video from as far away as Colorado and Virginia

Generous – The outstanding sponsors and partners whose contribution made this possible

Glitzy- Attendees from home and office who still wore “red” to WOW and looked gorgeous

Genuine – Our newest Hall of Fame inductees, John Seagrave and the late

Tim Pusch for their unselfish and dedicated efforts for the Chamber, business community and all of you

Grandiose – This idea of rescheduling all of our spring and summer event to virtual experiences may have been a bit ambitious but with the help of our leaders and friends, we are pulling it off

Grace – The expertise we are witnessing from our volunteers and event management company especially when we make a last-minute change

Genius – All of you for supporting these initiatives

Gleaming – Our faces following two remarkable programs

This is the gift of gratitude: “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion to clarity... Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” Thank you.