Giving Thanks
I am giving thanks for so many things. Today is Thanksgiving and the very first things I will give thanks for is my family. Next I am thankful that I don’t have to cook a turkey today. Oh, I’ll be cooking one, but tomorrow. Today I get to enjoy baking pumpkin pies, from pumpkin grown accidentally in our garden. You gotta love compost and re-seeding.
I know this started hundreds of years ago as a harvest festival then turned to a church service but now, with the American Thanksgiving putting the North American settlers gratitude swing on things, I’ll accept the turkey and give thinks for everything.
I am going to make a shortish list (so, please do not be offended if you’re not on it.) of things I am thankful for.
- Family. Yes, all of you!
- Being loved and being able to love.
- Friends – near and dear as well as far as a star.
- A warm bed at night and for naps if I need or want one.
- My health. I’m here aren’t I?
- Food – most of it anyways. There’s always something people don’t like.
- Living in such a beautiful place with so much nature around.
- My mind! I may have lost it once or twice, but I always find it.
- Amusements. This is a big category but includes books, computer games, movies etc…….
- Animals. Pets, wildlife and the exotics in National Geographic – all of them. They make us human,
- Plants. We can eat them, smell them, look at them and make things from them. They’re pretty important if you want to make things like mojitos
- Rocks. I really like rocks: mica, hoodoos, marble, slate, agate, opals, even coal. All of them – respect them!
- The sun and space. It’s a universal thanks for all of this. (Get it?)
- The things that have no explanation. They give me faith that we can become all that we want to .
- All of you. (even though I do believe I mentioned you in the friends category even if I haven’t met you, yet.)
- Being able to give thanks. I raise my hands to all!
So, I will enjoy the day and let Norm take me for a walk. The house will smell glorious and I won’t have to eat brussels sprouts. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
May your stuffing be tasty
May your turkey be plump,
May your potatoes and gravy
Have never a lump.
May your yams be delicious
And your pies take the prize,
And may your Thanksgiving dinner
Stay off your thighs!
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