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Lighting Candles of Gratitude

by

Jennifer Shank

Since today is the last day of the month, I am getting this November Newsletter out just in the nick of time! Most of my family knows that November is my second favorite month of the year, (I mean, how can any month beat out December? It's CHRISTMAS!) The reason it's my second favorite is because we celebrate our anniversary on the 1st, my birthday is on the 21st and we get to enjoy spending time with family over the Thanksgiving holiday. It is a month filled with joy, love and gratitude!

The beautiful thing about gratitude is that it is free. It can be given away with reckless abandonment. There are no limits in being thankful for the many blessings we have around us. It provides healing for the soul to be able to find gratefulness in the midst of challenging circumstances, things of which we all face on a daily basis.

So might I encourage all of us to look beyond our current situations and find one thing we can be grateful for. Regardless if our finances are bleak, or our family is driving us a little coocoo for coco puffs, or we're just disgusted by the elections and all of the evil in the world, please, let's take a moment to find something in life that we can be thankful for because when we choose to ignite the wick of a candle it brings light and extinguishes the darkness. Our lives are too short to hang around dark places and we must continue to light those candles of gratitude!

What an incredible one year anniversary celebration we had at “The Unmask-erade”! Almost 200 of our Hollywood 4 Freedom family members came out in costume, yet we were completely "unmasked"! We shared some laughs, passed out some sweet treats and heard the musical talents of The Sonic Universe!

We can’t believe how far we have come in just one year and we are looking forward to making an even greater impact in the future as we continue to stand for our rights and freedom in the film and television industry. We are so thankful for all of our followers and supporters. We must continue to do all that we can to make a difference in the entertainment field. We can't stop and we won’t stop!

We must also be sure to give a shout out to Angela at The Pineapple Hill for graciously hosting our event and providing the costume contest prizes and a fun atmosphere for all of our attendees. She and her staff consistently extend outstanding service and scrumptious eats!

Last, but not least, we are proud to say that the Austin Powers team won First Prize in the costume contest! Amber Coyle rocked the bald cap and should have won 1 Billion dollars!

So cheers to a fabulous 2022 and stay tuned for all things coming in 2023!