Thanksgiving
For me Thanksgiving is the quintessential Fall harvest celebration. The perfect time to enjoy the fruits of the labors of Spring and Summer; relishing family, friends and food. The ‘thanks’ part is relatively easy; the theme is built right into the very fabric of harvest. The ‘giving’ part maybe not so easy.
A few years ago I was introduced by a good friend to his ‘tradition of giving’. A week or two before Thanksgiving he would go out and buy 25 to 50 turkeys. Then he would strat giving them away. Some went to food banks and other charitable entities, but his great joy was handing out 10 or 20 randomly. (At Christmas he would do the same thing with jackets and blankets).
As the Holiday approaches I invite you to participate ‘in a random act of giving’ in addition to your usual charitable contribution. It need not be grand or expensive for that is not the point. A five or ten dollar gift certificate for your favorite grocery store, coffee shop, gas station, pie shop; a bouquet of flowers; or just buying a turkey or two to give away. It is fun. It feels good. It enriches us all. Enjoy!
Happy Thanksgiving!!