The Holidays officially start – Thanksgiving!
The American Thanksgiving Day is commonly thought to originate in 1621 when the Plymouth colonists celebrated the harvest – a matter of life or starvation – with a feast, thankful that they had survived. Pretty heavy stuff back then. These days how ow many of us are truly thankful? We get so wrapped up in preparations for the big day that we often lose focus on the real intent of the holiday.
On this Thanksgiving holiday, after you’re stuffed with stuffing, will you count your blessings? Will you run through the list of what you’re grateful for?
– a loving family?
– your horse(s)? (my favorite)
– your health?
– all the friends in your life?
– a worthwhile job?
– or a comfortable retirement?
– fulfilling hobbies?
The list goes on and on and….
Do you consider
yourself lucky to
have these things?
I’ve come to believe ‘luck’ is not the proper word. These are not just lucky coincidences in a chaotic world. There is something else at work here.
I look around me and KNOW I am not lucky… I am ‘BLESSED.’
It’s a great perspective – I recommend it!
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