November 2011

NOVEMBER 2011

Dear friends,

I refuse to accept the fact that I AM getting older (!!!)... and everything seems to be moving so much more quickly... but where, oh where does the time go? Snowbirds just began to return... and that was September... and now Chirstmas lights are already dotting the landscape. Yes, for so, so many, tragically, this will be yet another year preferably forgotten, not as bad, perhaps, as the several years preceding it necessarily, but one still fraught with anxiety and concern about so many things. But just as personal tragedy, the loss of loved ones and far too frequently the experience of economic upheaval has touched so many, there still is and must be a sense of renewal and hope. That must never be lost.

This year, for me at least, has been a time of really taking stock of what is important and what Thanksgiving is all about. And what that means is being blessed with the gifts of love and good health, both for me and those I hold most dear, and to that end, it has been a very good year. I am very fortunate and so very grateful.

Professionally, I have more than survived in an initially dreadful real estate market, but which is now beginning to show serious signs of life once again (!)... (it REALLY IS!!... ) and for that, too, I am most fortunate. In large measure, that is because of those many of you who have thought enough of me to refer your friends and families. For your loyalty and your trust, my thanks and appreciation knows no bounds.

Exciting things do lie ahead... and this I so sincerely believe. The sometimes problematic and maddening interventions which interrupt and sneak into our lives are really so unimportant in the over-all scheme of things. I tell myself this everyday... and it could not be more true.

And so... to all of you, to all of your loved ones, may this Thanksgiving holiday be not just a time of reflection and a time of thanks, but more important, may it be a time of untold joy and happiness in all of your lives, and a looking towards a 2012 that brings with it a semblance of peace, unity and understanding in the world. What a beautiful blesssing that would be.

With warm regards,


PAULA










Paula S. Solomon