Giving thanks is good for the soul! Among the many reflections you can read or hear about the Thanksgiving season is the idea that there is wisdom in practicing gratitude. It seems people who practice gratitude regularly are healthier and wealthier. They also report a greater satisfaction with their life circumstances. Ranking high among my blessings is the opportunity to work alongside of you. My heart is lifted daily by the dedication of my colleagues.

I was completely surprised and overwhelmed by a celebration of my 30-year anniversary at a leadership training event in Columbus, Georgia, on Friday. In front of 50 of our colleagues, Bridget Kennedy-Hull told me of an elaborate celebration which involved “hijacking” the HQ Blog at http://blog.palletone.com/ where many folks stopped to write me. Your words of affirmation and love on the 30-year milepost of my career in pallets deeply moved me. My time in our enterprise

I hope you, your family and your friends have a wonderful celebration tomorrow. When the Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776, the signers knew that they were leading their people into an uphill fight. But, their experience in the colonies had convinced them that there was great opportunity: a land great in resources and a set of ideas that they believed was a better way to run a government and society. It

Maya Angelou is a great American poet. A few years ago at a Christmas tree lighting at the White House, she read a poem written for the occasion. It is called Amazing Peace. Here’s what it said: Thunder rumbles in the mountain passes And lightning rattles the eaves of our houses. Floodwaters wait in our avenues. Snow falls upon snow, falls upon snow to avalanche Over protected villages. The sky slips low and gray and