Thursday, November 28, 2024
The Bounty is Great
I love Thanksgiving. It's my favorite holiday, mostly because I love the idea behind it so much. Gratitude makes life so much better. I know some people who spend most of their time appreciating what they have and see and do, and many others (including some of those who are the most affluent) who mostly gripe about their relatively minor hardships. Which group people fall into seems to be determined by what they choose rather than their relative situations. One group, not surprisingly, is more happy than the other.
It's not hard for me to see all that is good-- my parents taught me to do that from the time I was very young. It might have been their best gift to me. And, of course, I'm very fortunate in so many ways.
And today I see people I love, work that fulfills me, beauty in this world, friends I cherish, and challenges I can handle. A perfect time for thanksgiving, the verb.
