giving thanks...

lots to be grateful for... on this day, one that has become (for me) a traditional day of thanksgiving...

let's see <bwg> there's family - those i live with and those who are far, far away... friends - those i get to see often and/or talk with often and those with whom i only share time with infrequently or with wide spaced between... friend new, and old... for community - online, churching, and other... for the wealth of nature and gregariousness of my animal friends... for having had a childhood (while sometimes not easy) that gave me a strong foundation in which to finally flourish.

here's hoping each and everyone of you has gotten some time in the past week or so to stop and drink in of some pure life positive momenting...

my sister, shawn, and her family instituted a ritual when they had a foster son that they continue to this day, even though their son has moved on... each night, around the dinner table, they join hands and say something they're grateful for - even when they have company... i thought this was such a great practice that i've incorporated it into our COA (Coming of Age) Program at church. Each Sunday, we start our time together with our Gratitudes... we end withour Graces (something positive they've learned or done that day together that they'll be taking forward with them).

as far as i'm concerned, there is more than enough in this world to dwell in the negative about... every time we can find a moment to touch the positive, we should do so... but, that's just me <bwg>

happy, happy, happy day! hugs til next time...