A Bountiful Time
You probably still have Halloween candy in the house but it is time to start thinking about Thanksgiving. You have to plan the menu and decide whom to invite. You may be going to family or friends for the day but you may want to take your special dish, so you have to do some planning and cooking. Many of you start your Christmas shopping the day after Thanksgiving. It seems the holidays go by so fast. Let's slow down and enjoy each holiday. Now is the time to think about Thanksgiving and what it means, except a big dinner.
Thoughtful Thanks
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Most of you learned in school that Thanksgiving is celebrated in remembrance of the Native Americans and the Pilgrims, who sat down for a feast together. Both were supposed to contribute food. Now we are not sure if it really happened this way. It would have been nice if it did. Most of us still keep the tradition of cooking and eating too much food. Turkey, corn and squash are usually part of the feast, in remembrance of the Pilgrims and Native Americans. Why is it called Thanksgiving? Are you giving thanks? Are you thankful for what you have been given? Should you be thankful you could give to someone else? Are you thankful because someone gave to you? Or is Thanksgiving the answer to all the questions and even more. Sometimes we get so involved in planning the menu and guest list for the day, we forget to think about being thankful. Be thankful you have food and friends. You may be busy getting out the good china and crystal and decorating your dinner table. Be thankful you have such beautiful things. Gratitude is a strong emotion. Everyday is a day for gratitude. Be grateful for all you have. Bless all you have. Gratitude and blessing can increase all the things you have to be thankful for. The cornucopia or horn of plenty, with the fruit flowing from it is a symbol of a bountiful harvest. A harvest that always feeds you. You need a harvest of nutritional food for you mind also. Gratitude, thankfulness, gratefulness and blessings are powerful emotions. The more you use these emotions in sincerity, the more you will have to be grateful for. You can make a ritual of your thankfulness and keep that wonderful feeling of gratitude while you increase all you have. Here is Bourntiful Ritual you can perform to show your thankfulness.
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