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October 10, 2005
Thanksgiving Day……yeah, it’s all good…..
It’s a theme that’s been done to death, but so what. Thanksgiving Day. So what’s it about?
Dead turkey? For sure. The first official turkey night of the year. A seasonal harvest feast that marks the beginning of the season where the lingering smell of turkey won’t completely leave the house till the second week of January next year.
But like so many other holidays and festivals, we often get caught up in the act of celebrating, lost in the details to the point that we lose sight of the root of it all. A day where it was a celebration of thanks for good that had happened to both individuals and the society around them. Literally, a day of giving thanks.
And so in this spirit, I reflect today on what I have to be thankful for. It’s a good thing to do I think, a good exercise when it is easy to convince yourself of how miserable your lot is or how lonely you are. Because sometimes, what you realize, is how very wrong you really are, and just how good you have it.
Me, I’m thankful for my parents,
With me still and who care enough about me,
To make me work for what I have.
I’m thankful for my Grandmother,
Who will sit and tell me in her quiet voice,
For probably the hundredth time,
How it was to grow up in Saskatchewan,
In a house made from the very ground they farmed.
I’m thankful for my children,
Perhaps them most of all,
They give me two reasons to keep on going,
When I’m ready to simply fall.
I’m thankful for all the people who have loved me,
You must know I’ve loved you all.
I’m thankful for the places I’ve been to,
And the places yet to come,
Some in the cold and high in the mountains,
And some by the ocean warmed in the sun,
Where children can play and splash in the water,
Like they do in the memories of my own son and daughter.
I’m thankful for having people in my life,
I love enough to miss.
I’m thankful for having people in my life,
Who I’m glad to hug and kiss.
I’m thankful for the things that I have,
That I can share and enjoy with a smile.
And I’m thankful for the things that I don’t have,
That give me a reason to dream for a while.
Happy Thanksgiving…….
~ AP
Posted by Anonymous Pundit at October 10, 2005 10:59 PM