Hello Members,

It finally feels like fall and the leaves are changing colors; this is one of the many reasons why I love where we live. New Mexico goes through all four seasons and that is not the norm in a lot of other places. I always try to find time to just relax and take in the scenery even if it’s for only a few minutes. It helps me to appreciate the smaller things in life, when chaos is all around, I have to remember to take a minute and just breath.

Before we know it, we will be gathering with family and friends for the holidays and that’s when things get hectic. Preparing meals, buying gifts, having house guests and planning parties can be overwhelming at times, so try to remember to take a minute, step away, take a deep breath and appreciate the chaos. One day that chaos will be a memory that you will look back on and smile. Some of my favorite memories as a child was the craziness of the holidays, like coming up with the best costume for Halloween, the smell of food cooking all day filling the house at Thanksgiving, and the anticipation of finding out what was in those colorful packages under the tree for Christmas. I look back on those memories and hope that the chaos that goes on now will be wonderful memories for my family and friends to look back upon and smile.

Gia Espinoza- American Subcontractors Association of New Mexico

~I have learned to live my life one step, one breath, and one moment at a time~

Muhammad Ali