THANKSGIVING -- DO WE?
Sometimes I wonder why we call it "Thanksgiving" and in truth it's not my favorite holiday!
I like to give thanks all through the year....in large and small ways. Not just tomorrow when there's a huge turkey on the table and people around me I wouldn't do all that work for if it was just a normal day.
I know. I know. I'm admitting something really negative.
Bah to Thanksgiving. The holiday.
Hoorah to thanks-giving all year long. Hoorah to doing unexpected things for people when it's not a holiday.
Hoorah for doing nice things for people anonymously!
Hoorah for giving to your local food bank on the off-season....for buying school clothes for a family you know can't afford them for the children.
Hoorah that the pilgrims had the courage and spunk to come here to a New Land and that the indians were kind enough to help them out.
Hoorah for so many nice people out here in Blogland.
Have a lovely day...no matter how you spend it, who you spend it with and whether or not you agree with me! Hoorah for the freedom to say what we think and feel.
And as always...thanks for dropping by. I will try to be a little more "uplifting" the next time I write. Right now I'm buried in yams. LOL
posted by Annie @ 9:00 PM
2 Comments:
I love the title. And the message. I do have to agree that we ought to be thankful and generous and festive year round. Sometimes it just takes a holiday to inspire us into action. Plus I love any excuse to eat pie.
Good luck with the yams. They can be dangerous little veggies.
I agree with your basic premise. It does seem that a specific day shouldn't need to be designated as "gratitude day". On the other hand, if it gets some thought flowing and generates some action, I can't condemn it completely. I ignore it but that is only because I don't feel a need for it. Gratitude is something I've intentionally built into my worldview. There are other things I need reminders for but no one has designated them as holidays yet. LOL
Peace,
~Chani
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