It's American Thanksgiving today. I am Canadian and we had our Thanksgiving last month. But regardless of the date these days remind us to be thankful and to reflect on blessings in our life.
On Canadian Thanksgiving I was busy preparing the big family feast and creating the festive atmosphere in my home. Today instead I find I am able to sit back and enjoy the energy of the season from a more detatched vantage point. American Thanksgiving feels like the beginning of the full blown pre-Christmas season. Knowing my American friends are having family gatherings and enjoying a long weekend is a vicariously warm feeling.
I am thankful for my friends, new and old. For lessons I have learned. For the blessing of each new day (sorry to sound corny, but I am!). For my family and my home. For my health, and that of those I love.
Oh... I could put it this way...
On Canadian Thanksgiving I was busy preparing the big family feast and creating the festive atmosphere in my home. Today instead I find I am able to sit back and enjoy the energy of the season from a more detatched vantage point. American Thanksgiving feels like the beginning of the full blown pre-Christmas season. Knowing my American friends are having family gatherings and enjoying a long weekend is a vicariously warm feeling.
I am thankful for my friends, new and old. For lessons I have learned. For the blessing of each new day (sorry to sound corny, but I am!). For my family and my home. For my health, and that of those I love.
Oh... I could put it this way...
"For this day and it's light.
For rest and shelter through the night.
For health and food,
love, family and friends.
For every gift your goodness sends,
I thank you Lord.
Amen."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
