Today I am grateful for personal revelation that not only saved my dad’s life, as my mom learned how to keep him healthy through diet, but also led me to know that adopting a whole foods, plant based diet would greatly improve my depression.  I haven’t been true to that revelation like I should have but every day is a new opportunity to start, right?

As I start my new life as a grateful optimist, I remember that there are things that I love.  I love to see beautiful things.  The Nepali coast, the Grand Canyon at dawn or dusk, the wildflowers on Mt. Timpanogus in Utah, fall leaves in Massachusetts, the beaches in Costa Rica and Belize, Havasupai Falls, and the fjords of Norway are some of my favorites. 
Not everyone can afford to go to such beautiful places.  I am so grateful that I have had the good health and a good job that has allowed me to travel.  I am also grateful that I have a wife who also loves beautiful things and has been able to enjoy these beautiful places with me.