1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,120 Speaker 1: Now, I mentioned that the at the beginning of the 2 00:00:02,200 --> 00:00:06,240 Speaker 1: program that uh, it's normally at at Christmas time that 3 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:14,800 Speaker 1: I got all sentimental and thankful about the wonderful things 4 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:20,320 Speaker 1: that have happened to me, um because of you, and 5 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:23,720 Speaker 1: that have accrued to me and my family because of you. 6 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:32,159 Speaker 1: And I don't know why Christmas time as opposed to Thanksgiving, 7 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 1: but I thought I would switch it up this year 8 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:42,360 Speaker 1: and reiterate these things that that I try to share 9 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:44,959 Speaker 1: with you each and every year at Christmas time or 10 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:51,239 Speaker 1: during this holiday type season, and this year especially has 11 00:00:51,320 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 1: been um incredible. Uh. There were days I didn't think 12 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 1: I would be here on this date. Um. There were 13 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 1: days that I thought if I was here, I wouldn't 14 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:16,000 Speaker 1: be doing this. But I'm alive and kicking and thriving. 15 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 1: And I think a lot of it is I've got 16 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:29,160 Speaker 1: the greatest support system at home that you could possibly imagine, UM, 17 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 1: unconditional support. And this is very hard, this circumstance. I'm 18 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:39,959 Speaker 1: in stage four lung cancer. This is a very very 19 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:48,720 Speaker 1: difficult thing for members of the family. It's scary. It's 20 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 1: scary for all kinds of reasons, the unknown, it's just 21 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 1: it's just and It's day to day scary, and yet 22 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 1: I am greeted each day with the best efforts that 23 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:08,359 Speaker 1: everybody in my life is making to be happy and normal, 24 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:14,440 Speaker 1: and while acknowledging the reality, not dwelling on it, focusing 25 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 1: on the goodness that exists each day. And there is 26 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 1: goodness in everything that happens. It may not be immediately apparent, 27 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 1: but it's there and it will eventually reveal itself. It 28 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:33,240 Speaker 1: always does, and such has been the case with me 29 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 1: during this circumstance. You um play a role as well. 30 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 1: You are here in record numbers, folks, you are listening 31 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 1: to this program into record numbers. It's a big deal. 32 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:52,080 Speaker 1: It's how success is measured in this business. It's one 33 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:55,359 Speaker 1: of two or three ways. And you you are, you're 34 00:02:55,440 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 1: setting records. You're setting records in two ways. The numbers 35 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:04,239 Speaker 1: of people, numbers of you are listening, and what is 36 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:08,640 Speaker 1: called time spent listening, how long you're listening. It's incredible. 37 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 1: And so I owe so many people so much. I 38 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:18,320 Speaker 1: I'm never going to be able to adequately thank the 39 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 1: people who are um responsible for one of the greatest 40 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:33,120 Speaker 1: lives anybody could have had have has. I am doing 41 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 1: what I was born to do. It was what I 42 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 1: wanted to do since I was eight years old. I 43 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 1: have met the goals I set for myself, I've maintained them, 44 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 1: and I have been able to do it all for 45 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:52,640 Speaker 1: the most part on my terms. I've just cannot get 46 00:03:52,680 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 1: any better. I have been um so thankful for the 47 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 1: for the blessings that I have, and to be able 48 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 1: to share all of this with you and tell you 49 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 1: how grateful I am, how gratified I am that you 50 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:18,960 Speaker 1: have made this possible in my family first and foremost. 51 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:20,919 Speaker 1: I can't. I can't. Those of you who have been 52 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 1: through this you know what I'm talking about. But it 53 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:30,520 Speaker 1: is just um incredible the contributions that they make to 54 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:34,720 Speaker 1: enable me to continue to do this and to do 55 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:40,480 Speaker 1: that which makes me happy, which is about as much 56 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 1: as anybody could ask for. So thank you all very much. Well, 57 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:48,159 Speaker 1: we'll be back on Monday after a little extended Thanksgiving break. 58 00:04:48,200 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 1: I hope you have a great rest of the week 59 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:52,240 Speaker 1: and Thanksgiving whatever you got planned to hope it's the 60 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:56,120 Speaker 1: best ever. And thank you once again for everything that 61 00:04:56,200 --> 00:04:59,000 Speaker 1: you have meant to me and my family. Thank you again, folks, 62 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 1: bottom of my heart, bottom of our hearts here at 63 00:05:01,960 --> 00:05:03,120 Speaker 1: the e I B network.