This day feels decidedly different from every Thanksgiving I can remember. That doesn’t mean it can’t be special, though, and I’m doing my level best to focus on that.
And in that spirit, I will say this: I’m grateful for the fullness of my life.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving, however you are celebrating this year. I will see you back in this space on Monday.
The weather last Sunday was not ideal for getting out, it was raw and cloudy. And we went for a walk anyway. First, because it gives me blog fodder. Second, because it’s good to get moving. Third, because we’re enjoying finding new places to go together.
Dale suggested a portion of the rail trail in the next town over and I agreed readily. He’s actually done this walk many times while hunting but it was the first time for me.
I was fascinated by this tree. I think it’s a beech tree and all of those knots are amazing. Maybe a little creepy, too? Definitely cool. Not cool was the sofa that someone had dumped next to it.
Not surprisingly, there were cairns. I think we see these more often than not and I love the reminder that someone else walked here . . . someone who took the time to gather stones and pile them up . . . someone who is saying hello . . . look at this and be present.
In this week of amplifying gratitude, I am grateful for these walks with Dale.
Well, friends, it’s Thanksgiving, the day those of us talking about gratitude on Thursdays have been training for! Here’s my 3 for today:
And there you have it – a little schmaltzy today but it’s Thanksgiving and if you can’t be schmaltzy about what you’re grateful for on Thanksgiving then when can you?
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, friends.
Last week I signed up for Michelle GD’s Gratitude Week. Let me just tell you, it’s been a tough week when it comes to gratitude. In fact, one of the first things I did on Monday morning was to email Michelle. I asked her, point blank, “how do you find gratitude when you can’t get past the pain?”
Those of you who follow Michelle won’t be surprised at all to learn that she answered me eloquently and beautifully, giving me permission to do only what is right for me. Her suggestions were wonderful and heartfelt and her email was like a balm to my wounded soul. With her help (and yours) I have found some things to be grateful for this week. There are, surprisingly, more than three but I’m just going to share three here today.
And there you have it. Gratitude and grief, inexplicably and inherently intertwined in my heart this week. It’s not easy but it’s life right now.
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Are about embracing the change of seasons.
Yesterday I ruthlessly pulled out the geraniums and planted mums and ornamental peppers in the window boxes. (I left the lobelia because it finally looks good after struggling all summer.) I switched out the wreath on the front door. And I mentally welcomed autumn. I’m a summer girl and this is not an easy thing for me to do but I’m a big believer in accepting things we can’t change and I can’t change the fact that the seasons have changed – whether I like it or not.
Maybe sometimes Mondays are about accepting where we are.