I LOVE Thanksgiving. My co-workers actually make fun of me for saying that about everything this time of year, but it is true. It brings out the best in people! I love to log into Facebook each morning and see what my friends are thankful for in their lives. I won't mind do much when 'no shave November' is no more, but I will miss the thankfulness and positivity I'm seeing everywhere!
Last night, The X Factor dedicated their show to Thanksgiving. Wow. It was heartfelt, emotional, and the best performances any of the contestants have put on to date. Nicole Scherzinger made a comment to one particularly cocky contestant that if he remains thankful and humble he will go all the way. It was quite amazing how much more passion was put into the music and how much more it meant to the audience to know that the song was dedicated to someone who changed the life of each person performing on stage. Bravo, X Factor! Great television and an authentic, positive reminder of what the world should be enacting this week and always.
Crossroads Church does a Last Wednesday service in November that always reminds me of the millions of things that I take for granted and roots me back in reality. It generally falls the day before Thanksgiving and consists of members of the church talking about things that they are thankful for through the struggles they are enduring. It is powerful! There is always something for which to be grateful and if we concentrate on those things it makes everything else seem a little less dramatic. I get caught in the trap of stressing and worrying about all of the little things that might not go right and I forget to think that for the most part the consequences are not so bad.
My plan for the upcoming year is to write at least one thing per day that I am thankful for in that moment and hope that it will have some impact on the way that I view my day to day life.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving!!!
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