Happy Thanksgiving.
As you sit down to your glorious Thanksgiving meal and give
thanks for all you have, take the time to think about a few things.
Take the time to relax, look around you and truly absorb all
you have. Not just the “stuff,” your nice home, cars and clothes, but your
family and friends, each and every one of them. They are the gold in your life.
We sometimes forget how lucky we are to have people around us that care about
us, love us, take care of us and protect us, never asking for a thing . . .
never having some hidden agenda. People we trust and love. People who maybe
have saved us in one way or another. People who always seem to be there when we
need them.
Take the time, too, to remember that not everyone is as
fortunate as we are. Maybe they don’t have family with whom to share a
Thanksgiving meal. Or maybe they don't have the money to buy the food for a
Thanksgiving meal. It’s easy to overlook the fact that there are people who go
hungry in this great nation, but there are. Tens of millions of them. Maybe
make a contribution to a local charity in a family member’s name, or donate
some food to a local food bank, or spend a little time this weekend
volunteering at a soup kitchen. It doesn’t take much to make a difference.
Take the time, too, to remember those no longer with us.
It’s a tough time of year for those who have lost family or friends. During the
holidays, all those feelings of loss can be overwhelming, and the seat at the
table that's now empty. We need to heal . . . that wound of loss slowly getting better
over time, but there will always be a scar there, a place where we remember
always.
Enjoy the day and all it brings to us.
Happy Thanksgiving.
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