I Have Something to Say Note from the Editor
Giving Thanks for the Good, and the Bad And so, it is time to open our hearts and mind to count our blessings. But does being grateful mean being grateful for only our blessings? Honestly, this year was a difficult one for me, and I am struggling this holiday season with so many emotions (sadness, confusion, fear, loss) as I process recent this year’s tragic events in my life and around the world. But as I became an orphan at 60 and deal with the above emotions, I am also experiencing a new level of happiness, contentment, and hope for the future while I count the days until I become a grandparent for the first-time next month. We are made by our experiences and how we react to them. That is why I am grateful for the good and the bad that has helped me appreciate even more the beautiful things and moments granted to me this year.
Managing Editor Susan Violante
This year be grateful for both and see your heart grow with appreciation, kindness, and hope.
Have wonderful Thanksgiving blessed with loved ones to share!
85 ABOUT ME Born and raised in Venezuela of Italian immigrants, Susan completed a BA in Political Science and Business Administration before moving to the US . She built a career as a Business Analyst/Accountant, while keeping herself active as a freelance writer in the US; publishing articles, poetry, children’s stories, and illustrations since 1996. She published her first book in 2009, and released her revised edition: Innocent War: Behind An Immigrant’s Past in 2011. Her picture book: Tuma: The Tribe’s Little Princess was published in early 2013 under her own label. Currently, Susan Violante is the Managing Editor/CEO/ Partner of I Have Something to Say Press and Book By Book Publicity, Author, Reviewer, Publicist and Publisher. She resides in Austin, TX with her husband Michel and her dogs, Canela and Karina,
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