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GIVING THANKS Once again, we have returned to my favorite time of the year, the Thanksgiving and holiday season. If I were President of our beloved country (and thank goodness for all of us I'm not), I think the first thing that I would use my executive privilege for would be to make Thanksgiving a monthly holiday--or maybe even make it a bi-monthly event. No, maybe what would be best for our country is to make Thanksgiving a daily required activity. Not because of my penchant for pumpkin pie, although, that may have a very heavy subconscious influence on my idea, but, more so, because in these trying times, the only way we will survive what we lose with grace, is to appreciate what we still have, even if what we have feels like not enough. Like almost all of us these days, I have had a challenging year with financial setbacks and a few stubborn health issues. Sometimes these things can start to overwhelm me. And it seems like the resolutions are taking their good old time coming. What saves me from the perils of antidepressants and nervous breakdowns is remembering what I do have in great abundance in my life. Remembering that I have a family, who is there for me when I need them the most, even if we don't always agree on everyday issues. Remembering that I have friends, who see me as someone more special than I usually see myself, and who let me spill my frustrations all over their kitchen counters or sofas, when I really need to. Remembering that I have the ability to laugh at life's unnecessary complexities and the ability to forgive whomever has harmed me that both lift life's burdens from my shoulders and heal my body and soul. Remembering that there are so many others out there who need my help. Today, I encourage you to make a list of the things you have in your life that matter the most. Not the material things like the latest gadget or fashion accessory or raise at work that are more egocentric in nature, but the more important things that touch us on the soul level, like a kind word from a child who never shows affection to you, or a thank you from the partner who usually takes you for granted, or a cooked meal from a neighbor when you were sick, or a phone call from that friend just when you needed it the most. Then take that list, flip it around, and do everything on it to someone else.
posted by Jodi at 1:18 PM
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