Gratitude - A Feeling of Appreciation

Happy Thanksgiving! It’s been said so many times that this holiday season will be a little different…

Even though it’s different, it’s important to make the most of it and celebrate in the best way we can. Today, in the Smith home, we’ll have a traditional Thanksgiving meal with our daughter and her family. We’ll miss our two daughters who can’t be here and my mother, who lives in a memory care unit as well as my sister and her family! We usually have a big crowd and so much (too much) food!

I got up this morning, feeling a little down and came downstairs to meditate…which always helps. After, I messaged a few friends, wrote in my journal, and started to feel gratitude for all the things and people in my life! As I was writing, I remembered a poem that I published here several years ago and thought it would be a good one to revisit!

I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving and remember how great this life really is…in spite of the circumstances we have no control over right now!