As the year ebbs on thoughts change much like the seasons here in the Northeast USA. Recently, we celebrated Thanksgiving, a national holiday centered on thankfulness. From my thinking on thanking this holiday is celebrated with many different traditions.
There is a growing core for whom celebrating Thanksgiving is seeking out the incredible sales of retailers looking to capture a "lion's" share of expendable dollars spent by consumers in preparation for holiday giving to family and friends. Now don't take me wrong, I'm not a grinch or scrooge - I just believe there is more to giving than spending.
There is also a growing core for whom celebrating Thanksgiving is filled with self indulgences. This includes the sports fanatic who will gorge themselves on Pro, College and High School football while consuming hour after hour throughout the long holiday weekend watching game after game to the exclusion of precious time which could be spent with family. Meanwhile others will engorge themselves with an overbundant table setting of turkey with all the trimmings and/or other favorite choices of nourishment. When filled to overflowing they will seek a comfortable place of repose and pass into peaceful sleep - some more quietly than others.
Then there are those who spend the holiday thinking on thanking - recognizing the many blessings in their lives and thanking God our creator for his touch on our life and the lives of our family and friends. Sometimes, we are facing challenging times and it is tough to find the blessings. We have all faced difficult times like this in our lives but if we are thinking on thanking we will see the hidden blessings in our life.
Count me among those thinking on thanking - even in the most difficult of challenging times!
But enough of my rambling, where are you when it comes to thinking on thanking?
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