It has been said that “the opposite of yes, is not no; it is control.” I am starting to believe that this is true. To say, “Yes!” is the highest mark of thanksgiving. To say, “Yes!” is to submit oneself to a greater story than the small one we each live. To say, “Yes!” is to let go of illusions that the past year may have shattered into the many pieces of dreams that are broken and lives that got smashed by a heavy hammer that life can sometimes bring.