Something Worth Reading
s we welcome December and reflect upon the year, we are filled with deep gratitude and love. 2020 has presented us with multiple challenges and opportunities. It has allowed us to find strength within and stand firm on our faith to trudge forward, yet we still are not out of the crisis. We have learned so much from this year and about each other, good or indifferent. We pull strength from our fellow business owners and entrepreneurs. From our team and local everyday heroes that all continue to show up even when life is uncertain. We all have a personal journey, one we get to call our own, and how we decide to live it is only up to us and us alone. No one can hold you back, and if you feel the urge to quit, keep moving forward, keep pressing on.
If you only carry one thing throughout your entire life, let it be hope. Let it be hope that better things are always ahead. Let it be hope that you can get through even the toughest of times. Let it be hope that you are stronger than any challenge that comes your way. Let it be hope that you are exactly where you are meant to be right now, and that you are on the path to where you are meant to go‌ because during these times hope will be the very thing that carries you through. Nikki Banas
That is the incredible thing about being a human on planet earth spinning through space at 1,000 miles per hour. When you feel like things are spinning out of control, remember they are spinning under control. None of us are alone, and if you feel you are, reach out to us or those in our stories; we are here and want to help. We have seen our communities pull together through this crisis, and that is what we focused the entire December issue of Colony Magazine. From Shopping Local to supporting our last Christmas Tree Farm to Locals Sharing Hope and a Year of Perspective. Our community is Resilient; we have seen that. We can be extremely divided, too; our hope is as we move forward out of this contentious year, we can remember what is truly important. Treat one another with respect, kindness, and love. Remember that no one is responsible for you but you. Be a good human, and please be sure to laugh, smile, and sing! Happiest of Holidays to you and yours.
All our love, the Mattson Family This month’s edition of Colony Magazine is brought to you by all the local advertisers that fill our pages; thanks to them, we are able to bring you your local Hometown Magazine.
if thou wouldest win immortality of name, either do things worth the writing, or write things worth the reading. — Thomas Fuller, 1727