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Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Apropos & Thank You

I saw this one parked outside one of the local Jewish groceries last Thursday night, and thought it apropos for Yom Kippur and the coming year.
While this is unlikely to be the last post before Yom Kippur (and certainly Sukkos) on this blog, it is surely going to be a busy few weeks for us and I doubt I'll have time to properly say anything during that time.

On behalf of Serach and myself, we'd like to wish everyone a g'mar chasima tova and a wonderful year. We'd like to thank all those who made this past year as good as it was; it had the potential to be a very difficult year for us in many ways, yet every time that was the case something would happen, someone would help us out, in ways that we will never truly be able to express our gratitude for. Often, we hear and see an understandable and important emphasis and focus on the big issues, the large gestures, and the need to focus on one's own self first - and those certainly do usually come first. But those who can and have done the little things, who have taken care of small but important details, and perhaps without even realizing it have tremendously impacted people by their simple care and friendship, thank you. It was without a doubt the little things that have gotten us through these hard times.

Some of you know who you are. Some of you think you know but your humility won't let you admit it to yourselves. There are some who don't even realize what they do, as they take it as a given - or can't fathom how they have helped despite being so far away or having done "so little". And then there are those who think they may have helped in the past but that something has changed. We thank all of you the same from us, and knowing what kind of people you are, many others owe you similar thanks. We hope to be as good to all of you as you have been to us.

As an aside, a person who can take a step back and look at a bigger picture cannot help but see more behind what goes on in day-to-day life, from the positives to the negatives, from the human side to the spiritual side.

May we all be blessed with a year of health, happiness, and hatzlacha.

15 comments:

  1. What a lovely post.
    Gmar Chatima Tova to you and your family.

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  2. Some of you know who you are.

    My pleasure

    Some of you think you know but your humility won't let you admit it to yourselves.

    Really, it was nothing

    There are some who don't even realize what they do, as they take it as a given - or can't fathom how they have helped despite being so far away or having done "so little".

    Stop it, I'm blushing

    And then there are those who think they may have helped in the past but that something has changed.

    Yeah, okay, that one's not me

    We thank all of you the same from us, and knowing what kind of people you are, many others owe you similar thanks.

    Damn skippy!

    We hope to be as good to all of you as you have been to us.

    In all seriousness.
    Would that we could...would that we could

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  3. SaraK - To you, too!

    SR - Thanks - to you as well...!

    G - Heh. Admittedly, you sometimes confuse even me... ;)

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  4. OH DARN IT, G.

    ***I**** WAS SUPPOSED TO DO THAT.

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  5. Gmar Chatima Tova; may you and your family have a wonderful year, and may all your obstacles get resolved!

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  6. Nice license plate :)

    Thank YOU, Ezzie. And Serach. And even Elianna and Kayla. Thanks guys.

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  7. As an aside, a person who can take a step back and look at a bigger picture cannot help but see more behind what goes on in day-to-day life, from the positives to the negatives, from the human side to the spiritual side.


    Yep.

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  8. Bit late for Gmar Chasima Tova- but I'll wish you an early Chag Sameach!

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  9. Shana Tova to you and your beautiful family as well!

    Nice post.

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