In which it is Thanksgiving in the States
Today is our national celebration of Good Stuff--a day to remember what we are most grateful for. This is actually one of the things that makes me proudest to be from this country, the fact that at some point in our history we got together and said, "We need to set aside a whole day to come together, count our blessings, and eat ourselves senseless while we root for our favorite college football teams." Well, maybe that's not quite how it came about, but you take my meaning.
Personally, I am full UP with things to be grateful for, most of which y'all already know about. I have a family that brings nothing but the great and good into my life; I have friends who are so devoted and loyal that if I ever confessed to murder, their collective response would be, "We've got shovels"; and I get to do what I love for people who are so kind and so gracious in their appreciation it quite regularly takes my breath away. Thank you, readers, for your generosity, your enthusiasm, and for loving my characters as much as I do. It is a pleasure to write for you.
Now, I will leave you with a few words about gratitude from folks who were far more eloquent than I.
Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful.~Buddha
You say grace before meals. All right. But I say grace before the concert and the opera, and grace before the play and pantomime, and grace before I open a book, and grace before sketching, painting, swimming, fencing, boxing, walking, playing, dancing and grace before I dip the pen in the ink.~G.K. Chesterton
If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, "thank you," that would suffice.~Meister Eckhart
Personally, I am full UP with things to be grateful for, most of which y'all already know about. I have a family that brings nothing but the great and good into my life; I have friends who are so devoted and loyal that if I ever confessed to murder, their collective response would be, "We've got shovels"; and I get to do what I love for people who are so kind and so gracious in their appreciation it quite regularly takes my breath away. Thank you, readers, for your generosity, your enthusiasm, and for loving my characters as much as I do. It is a pleasure to write for you.
Now, I will leave you with a few words about gratitude from folks who were far more eloquent than I.
Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful.~Buddha
You say grace before meals. All right. But I say grace before the concert and the opera, and grace before the play and pantomime, and grace before I open a book, and grace before sketching, painting, swimming, fencing, boxing, walking, playing, dancing and grace before I dip the pen in the ink.~G.K. Chesterton
If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, "thank you," that would suffice.~Meister Eckhart
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3 Comments:
And thank you, Deanna, for all you share with us. Have a happy and blessed Thanksgiving.
Lynn
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you have a lovely time with your family.
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What Meister Eckhart said. So true. Happy Thanksgiving!
I have had great fun explaining the holiday to folks here in Oz. I wax poetic about pilgrims/native Americans, tradition, feasts, family, thankfulness, etc. They look slightly puzzled but seem to appreciate the concept.
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