I Am Grateful

I am grateful.

I am grateful for extraordinary freedom.

I am grateful for tremendous opportunity.

My beloved American friends, we live in a wonderful country.

Someone reminded me recently that America has flaws and imperfections.

I agreed.

Of course it does, because it is comprised of people and people have always been and will always be flawed. (I did not tell the person who reminded me about America’s flaws and imperfections that he and I were part of the reason for the flaws and imperfections… that would have been rude and my mom always told me not to be rude.)

It is helpful to remember that many, many people from all over the world continue to go to great lengths—and this includes facing considerable danger—just to get here and attempt to experience life in this remarkable place.

Yep, I am grateful. I hope you are grateful, too!

Happy Independence Day!