It’s the Friday before Thanksgiving and everyone is wishing each other a happy Thanksgiving as they leave the office, looking forward to as far as I can make out a weekend full of planning, shopping, standing in long lines to do a litany of endless tasks that have to be completed before the actual day of thanks. It just strikes me as odd that we would spend a week of complaining about all of the things that we have to get accomplished so that we can spend a few hours of gratitude on Thursday.
So I decided to be grateful starting today, I’m grateful that I have family and friends to be able to give to, and that I have such good health that I can be superwoman for a few day to accomplish what I want. I’m grateful for all of the little simple pleasures that this holiday brings like making cranberry sauce with my daughter, and I’m truly grateful for all of the abundance that I have in this life and I must admit I now feel more relaxed and happy. Now if I can only remember this beforeI get stressed out next year! Namaste and Happy Holiday.
February 20, 2008 at 3:11 pm
I find it better to share the load and enjoy the moment! Yeah right! Okay so you sound like me the doer for the family provides the meal and home decorated and buys,wratps and delivers all the gifts and by new year your so exhaused your catch a flu bug for your troubles.
This next year I’m gonna step back from what I do and share the load. I was so exhaused this past Xmas I enjoyed the day but was wiped out for like 4 days after.
So here’s to getting oraganized and sharing the work load for the holidays and for that I am grateful.