Most countries have a day set aside for some semblance of Thanksgiving. Obviously, here in the US, it is the third Thursday of November. Unfortunately, the tradition of Thanksgiving has devolved into gorging on food, watching parades and football on TV, and preparing to spend lots of money on Black Friday. This year a great number of stores are opening from 10 to 12 PM on Thanksgiving so shoppers don’t have to wait to part with their money.
Yes, it is traditional for families to come together to partake
of the feast, how many of them are even thinking about giving thanks for
anything? What we really should be
giving thanks for on this special day and every day is the opportunity to start
anew each day. Be thankful for waking up and experiencing being alive one more
day, for each day we have the gift of life.
We can choose how that day will be. We may not be able to control the events of
the day but we can control our response to those events. We can choose to roll with it and call it “all
good”” or we can fight it and call it “stupid, bad, unfair, unjust or against
me.” The exact same events can be given
any of these labels depending on how you choose to see it.
So if you want to be genuinely happy then make a conscious
effort to do so. With conscious effort what
might be considered a “bad day” can easily be transformed into a “good day.”
Be thankful for the opportunity to right any of your past
wrongs. Be thankful for others in your
life even if the only person you talk to is the mailman. Be thankful for all
you have and all you have not, today and every day. Happy Thanksgiving!
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