An Attitude of Gratitude

I just realized that we are in our last week of August. You might think I would have discovered that by now, but in my business, one which requires 7-day a week/24 hour a day vigilance, every day in the summer seems very much like any other. Realizing just now that we were nearly through the summer was a revelation for me. This is because usually by this time we are all very much ‘wilted’ and overtired, putting in such long hours with little sleep as we do. By the time mid-August rolls around, one of us has usually made a “countdown” calendar. This little device marks the number of days until Labor Day, which lets us know at a glance just how many more days we have to hold up for, until we can get some much needed rest! Amazingly, this was the busiest July and August we have ever had, and yet it never occurred to any of us to do the big Count Down! Why? Because it was also the nicest summer on record! Despite some pretty grueling hot days, our guests were all wonderful, everything ran like clockwork, the pool stayed crystal clear all season, and everything about the atmosphere here at The Lodge was delightful. We are thankful that the economy has perked back up, and feel nothing but gratitude for the opportunity to live and work in such a beautiful section of the country. We feel thankful and fulfilled.