Letter from the editor
We are at our best when we allow ourselves to approach life with a grateful heart. Gratitude allows us the freedom to acknowledge that despite what might be going wrong in our lives, the fact that things are still going, as in moving, is reason enough alone to say thanks.
It is always easier to see the glimmer of light when we turn our focus away from the darkness. Light reveals the good things and overshadows the bad. It is a constant reminder that our existence on the planet is in and of itself nothing short of a miracle that continues to repeat itself every single day of our lives.
During this season, we commemorate the one holiday upon which we can all agree is something that should be celebrated. Despite all that might be going wrong in the world today, the fact that we continue to enjoy freedoms that are literally foreign to so many others around the world, gives us pause for this wonderful holiday called Thanksgiving.
We are a nation of patient and resilient people, if we are nothing at all. Our history says that no matter how bad things get, we are still able to offer up thanks for what we do have and work to fix what we don’t. We are not a nation of whiners and spectators but rather we offer gratitude by doing, such as helping a neighbor who is down on their luck, or a friend who needs to know we are here.
During this Thanksgiving holiday season let us each make a commitment to take a serious inventory of the many blessings that are ours to share. Begin by doing little things like purchasing a couple of extra items of food when you make your regular trip to the market and share it with a food bank or boy scouts when they come knocking at your door.
Teach your children the lesson of giving by allowing them to help with serving others and encourage them to make their own list of reasons why they can be thankful.
Gratitude is love in action — toward our families, neighbors and friends. And the good news is, it costs us nothing except the desire and compassion to show we care.
How good is that...
Deigratia,
Bonnie