I wonder how many people really celebrate Thanksgiving for what it’s meant to celebrate? Or for the understanding of its roots?

This weekend is Canadian Thanksgiving and I have so very much to be thankful for. If I take absolutely no time to think it through or to come up with some profound response, this then genuinely is what is top of my mind for this point of time, today:

I’m most grateful for the hard working and sacrificing mom I had growing up (She raised me as a divorced mom with NO help from anyone, financially or otherwise. It was a time when divorced women were so strongly frowned upon in society yet she walked through her life with her head held high and made a life for us.) Now in this time, I’m grateful for a healthy son who loves and raises his two intelligent, beautiful daughters (my granddaughters). And, for the natural world that nourishes my soul.

Although it wasn’t the first thing that sprang to mind as in the previous paragraph, I am also grateful for all the people who I have met and with whom I’ve crossed paths in my life. I know that each one has, and many continue to, influence my life’s path.

“Be thankful for what you have. Your life is someone else’s fairytale.” — Wale Ayeni

As Charlie Brown once said, “What if today we were all grateful for everything?” Yes, Charlie Brown, what if. And don’t forget, Thanksgiving was never meant to be one single day. Thanksgiving should be every day.

May all of you appreciate where you came from, where you are now, and where you are headed. May all of life’s gratitudes be present for you today and always.

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5 thoughts on “Thankful at thanksgiving, pandemic or not”

  2. Well said about Thanksgiving! Mom was hesitant about going to my cousin’s house for Thanksgiving because they usually invite the extended family from outside Illinois. Mom’s 80 and Dad’s 83. So spouse and I will probably host a small Thanksgiving at parents’ house after hosting Thanksgiving at the in-laws’ house. Agreed about Thanksgiving, pandemic or not, for it’s a time when we really need each other. Excellent photos for the season, too. And thank you for stopping by yesterday. I somehow lost all of my feeds and have been slowly getting them back by looking back at previous comments. Happy Thanksgiving!

  3. Happy Thanksgiving, Diane, and thank you for the beautiful photos you share with your readers. So much in my life turns on gratitude – generosity and contentment to name just a few. From it, many other positive and beneficial qualities flow.

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