Happy Halloween The Season for Tricks and Treats
Dear Margaret,
We’ve spent most of 2020 being “spooked” by COVID-19…and probably exhausted from being cautious and careful. Definitely treats have been scarce.
I suspect many will not celebrate Halloween with the tradition of Trick or Treaters at our door with imaginative and cute costumes this year.
Surprisingly, my grandkids and grandkids of my friends are spending lots of time working on their costumes which they hope to share whether at school, at home with the family, or virtually.
Cole Cacho-Negrete dressed as Tobi from Naruto
Joshy(age 2) and Leah(age 4) Delgado dressed as Captain America and Princess Minnie
I would not have imagined that so many kids would be interested in getting dressed up, despite not being able to trick or treat. For those of us in Miami, we will miss all the costumes at the offices, the normal big celebration in Key West, and people watching! Miami has always been a great place to sit at a sidewalk café and watch the revelers parade around with their outrageous costumes.
In the spirit of Halloween…..I want to share a treat with you…a video put together by Nationwide for the Raymond James “Preserving Your Health and Wealth” program.
The video has simple and easy tips to enhance your immune system and keep you strong.
Highlights of the video cover...
- Managing your Stress
- Sleep…the primary system responsible for restoration and recovery
- Nourishing your way to a healthier immune system
- Maintaining mental and physical wellness while working from Home
The “trick” is the video is an hour long, but please don’t be spooked. Your time will be worth the treat…maybe you can watch/listen while you work out!!
A few other treats I'd like to share…
- A rare treat, the second full moon, or blue moon, will be visible to the entire world on Halloween, rather that just parts of it. The last Halloween full moon visible around the globe came in 1944, during World War II.
- Our team has been healthy with no incidence of the virus.
- I’m appreciative of all of you who have called or touched base to thank us for what we do and check on our well-being.
And for a Halloween brain teaser….
What do you get when you divide the circumference of your jack-o’-lantern by its diameter?
– Pumpkin Pi
Happy Halloween!
Margaret C. Starner
Senior VP - Financial Planning
2333 Ponce de Leon Blvd. Suite 500
Coral Gables, FL 33134
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