Around this time every year my wife, three kids, and I write down the things we are thankful for and tape them to the French doors in our front room. This year one of the sticky notes plastered to the door reads, "The Carolina Panthers."
Yes, I count the Panthers as one the things in my life for which I am truly thankful.
Rooting for the Panthers and being part of the CSR community adds so much to my overall enjoyment of life. While football will always fall way, way below my true priorities of family, faith, friends, and career, I honestly am thankful to have the Panthers as a welcome diversion from the busyness and stresses of life.