Thanks and Tell
It is Thanksgiving in the United States and Canada today (and probably a few other countries that I am unaware of).
This typically means a turkey dinner with family and friends if you’re lucky. And living in the USA, many of us are lucky, by comparison to others.
What are you Thankful for?
Think this one through. Are you thankful you have a job? Are you thankful you received a decent severance when you were laid off so you could re-group and find something better? What about the neighbor who shoveled your walk during the last ice storm? Or the colleague who always has a kind word and a ‘hello’ for you - not knowing how that moment energized your entire day. Are you thankful your dog doesn’t bite you when you feed it? Thanks doesn’t need to be big, small, poignant or touching to anyone but you. What are you thankful for?
Tell It Loud and Proud
Thanksgiving is an opportunity to be thankful we’re here today. Maybe yesterday wasn’t great, and tomorrow could be looking bleak, but we have a chance to sit still for a moment and count our blessings, many or few.
The key is to tell about what we’re thankful for. If you’re thankful for your job, tell your boss. If you’re thankful for reconnecting with a friend, tell them! Thankful for the coffee your spouse leaves for you in the morning? Try telling him/her with a ‘thanks’! Even the family dog - tell him/her that you appreciate the tail wags at all hours of the day or night.
I am thankful for the beautiful daughter my wife carried for nine months and delivered this past July. I am off right now to tell them both how thankful I am!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
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