If you are one to always have a positive twist to all the winding roads in your life then you have many things to be thankful for each day, each year. Around the Thanksgiving Holidays we all start thinking about what we are thankful for and it dawned on me that I would not be able to write any of this right now, at this moment without ActiveRain.
So, first of all I am thankful to Jonathan Washburn, CEO and Co-Founder of ActiveRain for without his ingenuity, insight and this 'gift' I would not have all the knowledge, business and friends that I have gained on this REAL Estate Network.
I would like to also acknowledge Bob Stewart, Community Evangelist, Rich Jacobson, Community Builder, Brad Andersohn, Community Builder who have played a crucial role in the community. I am thankful for the times when I needed an answer and they answered their phone or called me back. I am thankful that we have a social network where they all are actively communicating with the members to give and receive information and feedback.
The rest of the staff are on the ABOUT page and they all strive to improve ActiveRain.
I am thankful that I took the risk of trying something new back in March of 2007. To step out onto this platform and learn what this blogging on ActiveRain was all about. I am thankful I pursued writing (blogging) with determination and consistency to get to where I am today.
I am thankful for the friends and peers that I have made along the way through phone calls, blogging and meeting face to face. That IS the mystery about ActiveRain. How we connect. We not only connect with the members but we connect with the consumer and the public. I am thankful for the closed transactions in 2008 and the current one in contract BECAUSE of ActiveRain. My writing about my industry, my local area and life in general gave me the opportunity to have the reader see the transparency in my writing and walk right along with me in that post.
For all of you on ActiveRain who give so much.....A very Happy Thanksgiving from WooHoo Sally!
Celeste "Sally" Cheeseman is a Realtor-Associate® and Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) with Century 21 Liberty Homes in Mililani, Hawaii. With a sharp understanding that a listening ear is the key to a client's needs she serves the island of Oahu (Honolulu County) and all Hawaii Military Relocations, Hawaii Retirees, Hawaii Job Transfers and Hawaii Residents, Home Buyers and Sellers.
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Sally, well written, and said. I would also like to add my thanks to yours to everyone at Active Rain, I enjoy the time that I spend learning from each of you, thank you!
That is the truth, great post on what Active Rain is to you, and also what it is to a lot of us. I too am thankful to AR and the great people I have met along the way.
And I am thankful for all the friendships I have made here since arriving at Active Rain last summer, especially knowing you! I hope you have a blessed Thanksgiving!
We are all so fortunate and blessed that we have this opportunity to meet and share. The last four months have been amazing and I have a new energy and attitude because of the time here. Thanks to all!
And WE are thankful for YOU, Sis. Happy Thanksgiving!!! Give Gary a big ole Sardi Hug;)
Happy Thanksgiving to you too Sally! I hope you have a great one and I for one am very happy that you took that risk back in March of 07!
Happy Thanksgiving to you as well, Sally.
Well stated, as always. I have come to know so many wonderful folks here in the Rain. Who would have thought!!
Sally,
Well said! AR has sure given all of us a chance to hone our writing skills in a friendly and non hostile environment!!! Thanks, Fran
Sally,
Hopefully this is right.
Hau'oli La Ho'omakika'i
We are ALL so blessed to be a part of this amazing place. Nice way to say 'THANKS'! GBU~
Sally - thanks to the ActiveRain gurus, who are really real people; thanks to the people I've met in reality that came through ActiveRain (you included, when I was in Honolulu); thanks to the people I've connected to online, who have become real friends; and thanks to those who found me through the search engines because of the ActiveRain posts. Happy Thanksgiving, Sally and All!
Sally Thanksgiving is a great time to reflect on the blessing that we have, especially those that we take for granted.
AMEN!! I'll get to that other thing that you emailed me soon! Have a great Thanksgiving!
Sally, We all have a lot to be thankful for--and I agree, one of those things is this great forum and the people who run it. We've got some true treasures on Activerain--AND business. What a site! Happy Thanksgiving.
Sally, thanks for the holiday wishes. I agree, AR is a great place and I appreciate finding people like you here. AR is an interesting adventure for sure, and I am sincerely blown away by this wonderful community... I'm somewhat of a newby here and signed up because of the many people like you.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving...
Rene'
Sally, I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving. WE are so blessed to live in this great nation of ours and to have so many opportunities (AR being one of the many).
There is much to be thankful for this year, both in and out of the Rain!
HI SALLY!
Yes. I'm thankful for AR! It's made a rocky year fun!! I've met so many people & I feel like I've known you forever. I truly enjoy this network. I'm thankful that I've subscribed to your blog so that I can be reminded of the sweet memories of the Aloha state!
Thank you!
Sally- And I am thankful for you! Happy Thanksgiving.
Happy Thanksgiving Sally Gary and Shadow. Thank you for your friendship, it makes a real difference in my life.
I give thanks to the highest but I also wanted to thank you directly as well. That way " since I am sure the Big Guy is very busy these days and might be late in getting my Thanksgiving Message to you", you get the message that I am greatful right from the horses mouth, so to speak.
Happy Thanksgiving to a wonderful family!
Love You all!
William
Sally, I hope you have a very wonderful Thanksgiving this year. I'm thankful to have known you for almost a year and a half now. Thanks for everything that you do.
Hi Sally
I am thankful for this wonderful place and getting to know you! Hope you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving! :)
Sally....I would like to ditto everything you said and wish you a very happy thanksgiving. Last year at this time we were going to see the Turtles on the North Shore, this year I am in WA. Like everyone else on here I have a lot to be thankful for. And I want to say Thank you to you for everything you do in the Groups and throughout the rain.
Is a beautiful thought ! The Active Rain community (builders and bloggers) is definitely something to be thankful for !
Sally - you have spoken the words so eloquently and I have to concur 100%. Active Rain is definitely a special place and I'm glad and thankful I'm part of it. Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving Sally. This is a time to reflect on all we have to be thankful for.
Tony/Darcy: Great! I'm sure they'll appreciate it!
Kim: Giving thanks where deserved!
Russell: Me too! Nice getting to know you too Russell!
Ann: Yes we are. I too got that energy and it paid off. With new friends and business :)
Lil Bro: Aww... that was sweet. What about MY hug???? lol!
Monika: I'm happy all of you did too...otherwise I wouldn't have all the friends I do have!
Hal: No kidding! Who would have thought we'd be communicating in this manner huh?
Fran: Yes, we do hone our writing skills. There will always be all kinds here as well as offline. It's what we do with it to keep it 'non hostile' is what matters.
Neal: I think you did this last year. But Randy and I got a personal one from you as well lol! And I googled that...looks right to me! lol!
Elizabeth: Without this place I wouldn't be able to write and communicate like I do :)
Sharon: Same to you Sharon! A giant hug to my friend in St. Petes Florida!
George: So true George. I love to give thanks where it's due...and like I mentioned in the post...it dawned on me that without this place I wouldn't be writing right now :) Happy Thanksgiving George!
Marc: Okay Marc! You too!
Carole: Happy Thanksgiving Carole! Just know that I'm there sitting with you as well this day! I'm glad I've gotten to get to know you...and speak with you!
Rene: I appreciate that and I'm sure AR does too. We are all blown away by how this network has taken off like it has. A wonderful place to grow :)
Marchel: You too! MANY opportunities abound!
Kelly: Sure is! I wondered if I should write a personal one....but I thought that I would get to spend the day with my immediate family tomorrow and I'd have to print out the post to read it to them lol!
Yvette: Believe me, the first half of my year I was blogging away...then it started taking off again. I am thankful for you too Yvette. For everyone I've gotten to know bit by bit...word by word :)
Katerina: Me too for you! Happy Day to you too!
William: You, being one of my dearest friends I have spoken at length to many times. You and I, my friend, have a connection like no other when it comes to finding a friend through souls. We have not met face to face but we both know that when we do it will be a moment of.....clarity :) :) Happy Thanksgiving to you! I am thankful for you William!
Brian: You are a dear friend that I met here that I will continue to be proud of and happy to call you my friend. Though business has taken us to different planes....I'm sure that we will always lead back to a few words here and knowing that picking up the phone will always be the same....a comfortable conversation.
Suzanne: Hey little girl! Me too....and have a wonderful day with your family!
Kathy: That year passed quickly didn't it? You have put a lot of time and effort into contributing to the Rain.....I commend you for sticking to your principles....and not wavering for the sake of a online following :) :) My friend....Happy Thanksgiving.
Chris and Steph: They sure are...with out them where would we be?
Petra: Happy Thanksgiving Petra! It sure is.....and so the reason I keep gravitating back here.
Jon: Yes it is...Happy Day to you too!
Thank you Sally for your "Thanksgiving" post. We are so proud and happy that you call ActiveRain your family and your home. Your AR Ohana is always here for ya. Have a great turkey day!!
BTW - I was in Hawaii for Huricane Iwa back in the early 80's, I remember having to BBQ our Turkey as we were out of power for 7 days. She hit us in Kaneohe the day before Thanksgiving. I'll never forget that, we lived in Temple Valley and much of that area was uprooted by Iwa.
Sally,
Thank you for writing this. We all appreciate it and we are just as thankful for you being here as you are for us. Happy Thanksgiving!!
Brad: You're very welcome...I figured you folks are busy lately so wanted to do something to let you all know I do appreciate you all :)
Bob: I appreciate you taking a minute to drop by too! You're very welcome and Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!
Sally, I'm thankful for your recommendation and your friendship over the last (almost) 2 years. Have a great Thanksgiving!
I really like your post and comments about wonderful members of The Rain!
"Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family"
Jeff: I'm thankful for you too Jeff!
Thanks Robert...the same to you and your family too!
Sally - Getting to know you is certainly one of the things I am thankful for. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
Tom: You have a very Happy Thanksgiving too Tom!
Sally, wonderful post. May you and your family have a very wonderful Thanksgiving.
YES! Thanks to all the wonderful folks at AR who make all of this happen. How else would I meet wonderful people like you?
Sally -- thank you for the post. I am thankful for getting to you a little bit these past few months, and for many others here whoalso have shared themselves, their tips, and their lives. Enjoy the day!
Sally - It would be wrong not to say "Thank You" for your contributions to AR. Your name is synonymous with AR and at least I can say that I have learned a great deal from reading your posts.....Rich
And I am thankful for Sally Cheeseman.
Hi Sally - I'm thankful I went out on a limb and tried something new back in July 2006 by becoming part of this strange thing called "Active Rain". And because of that, I'm thankful I 'met' you and for your friendship and for your absolutely stunning eye-candy pictures your share with us, as well as your wonderful positive messages you continue to share.
Happy Thanksgiving,
Ann
Sally, I totally agree! I often wonder where I would be without blogging here at AR. It sure has been a blessing in a thousand ways. Happy Thanksgiving!
Celeste am I very thankful that I found Active Rain and joined it. Even though I am a newbie reading and learning from great bloggers like yourself is make this place even more fun. Hopefully one day I can meet many of the great AR bloggers like yourself Celeste. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. Great post.
Hey, Ms. Sally, I for one am thankful for your presence on Active Rain! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Julie: Thanks so much Julie...we're stuffed and we did!
Renee: Okay, that's a little mushy...but I'll take it! I think we'll meet next year :)
Alexsandra: As I am too. It's just this place that is so special...to give us the opportunity to be able to connect as we do. :)
Rich: I thank you.... <while scuffing a foot> lol! I learn a lot from many as well. Wonderful place to learn and connect
I too am thankful for not having to deal with any seriors problems this year. Thank God!
I too am thankful for not having to deal with any seriors problems this year. Thank God!
Gary: Same here Gary, same here.
Ann: Oh, the joys of the friendships we make through our written words. I will continue to wish for the day we finally meet and more than you know I am thankful for you...and learning the gift of Localism writing through yours and many others too. Hope you had a wonderful day!
Lizette: That's a fact! Hope you had a nice day too!
Lanre: Ha! You should read some earlier stuff. Believe me..it takes time, hard work and plenty of effort. Hope you had a wonderful day!
Patricia: And I am thankful for you as well! :) Hope you had a lovely day :)
Randall: Good for you...keep it up!
Sally.... I am extremely thankful for Active Rain and basically everything that you had mentioned. And I am even more thankful for Brian Brady & Nima Rezven who introduced me to AR.
Happy thanksgiving to you and your family...
Aloha Sally,
I think we all have lots to be thankful for. Hope you and your family had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Sally -- Everyone at Active Rain has been awesome. I also like the fact they are willing to listen to those who participate and make changes! Thank you for this wonderful group. I come here every day to set a positive tone for the day. Hope you have a pleasant Thanksgiving weekend.
Hey Sally. I agree with the others. This is very well written. Optimism is a great way to look at life
Thanks
Don
Sally-Hope you had a great Thanksgiving, we all have so much to be thankful for.