We wake up each morning to a fresh day, a new start.
If you are reading this, you can read, you have internet access, and some kind of an electronic device that science fiction 50 years ago.
We miss those who are not here with us today, because they were an important part of our lives. Celebrate that they were a part of your life.
The United States holiday of Thanksgiving has it roots in harvest festivals of the past. Marking the end of the season of hard work, giving thanks for the bounty of the earth, and wishes that the harvest will sustain us until the next season. My ancestors were at the first Thanksgiving festival that English refugees celebrated all those years ago.
I am thankful for:
Reasonably good health,
A comfortable home,
Good food,
Fresh Water,
Friends, family,
For being able to read and learn,
For an education that changed me as a person,
For having been able to help others live a better life,
For my daily walks,
For all of my blog friends,
For enough. I have something Elon Musk has never had, and that is enough. When you find enough, you find inner peace.
Have a Wonderful and Thankful day!
I was reading your post at the "We wake up each morning to a fresh day, a new start" point and kept reading and it said a 500 giveaway! Im like what? It was an ad! lol
ReplyDeleteBut I like that. Enough. That sums it up perfectly. Most in this country will never understand the concept. Happy Thanksgiving to you boys!🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃
Have a great day.
DeleteWishing you both a happy day.
ReplyDeleteI get to play in the kitchen today.
DeleteYou should be a preacher David! I can imagine you up in the pulpit, pouring forth your Thanksgiving message as members of your congregation shield their eyes from the holy light of Reverend Godfrey's blessings. Happy Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteThank you, I think, but I would have a problem with the religion side of that. Which Gods?
DeleteThe original native Americans who inhabited much of what we now know as Michigan paid spiritual homage to a "being" called Manitou - "a fundamental life force that is present in all things, with both positive and negative manifestations".
DeleteThe Family didn't move to Michigan until the early 1900's, the ancestors date back to Plymouth Massachusetts, "the first thanksgiving." Religious refugees from England.
DeleteBeing thankful, and aware of all you have, is a good thing.
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving.
It is not a perfect world, but we have a great life. Happy Thanksgiving.
DeleteYou're absolutely right about the value of knowing we have enough. Happy Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Happy Thanksgiving!
DeleteHappy Thanksgiving! I'm betting it smells delicious at your house right now.
ReplyDeleteA Turkey just went in the oven 20 minutes ago.
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