RSSAsk Daily: How Was Your Thanksgiving?
Nov 30
Society and Culture Holiday Comments Off
Question: How was your Thanksgiving?
Answer: I am thankful for Thanksgiving. I love this time of year, getting a few days off, and having a built-in excuse to stuff my face. I’m also thankful after Thanksgiving. So, here on Saturday, I offer an optimistic speech not worth giving on Thursday afternoon…
I am thankful that my wife and I have our one year old son in our life. I am thankful that we are healthy enough to care for him and are fortunate enough to be able to provide for him. I am thankful for growth and change and learning. I am thankful for new perspectives. I am thankful for a home that is a place of warm, relaxed energy. I am thankful for a low-key and gentle marriage. I am thankful for contrasts.
I am thankful that my other family members -- mother, father, brother, sister-in-law, and their three daughters -- are nearby and healthy. I am thankful to get to see them for a few hours, a few times each year. I am thankful that our toddler son is rarely exposed to difficult children or adults that boss him around. I am thankful that my wife and I don’t have eating habits or traditions that cause stress for family gatherings. I am thankful that I have learned to be more giving and considerate of others, far more than I used to be, and willing to think of more than just my own needs. I am thankful for awareness over myopia, support over frustration, sharing over withholding, and -- most of all -- positivity over negativity.
I am thankful for the holidays and I am thankful for their brevity.
