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I have no plans for today having already had my Thanksgiving meal. I would have liked to have made a turkey or smaller fowl, but between watching my nickels and not thinking ahead well enough, I will make due and easily in another manner. Actually, I did have some fowl of sorts this morning. Chicken gizzards and hearts make a very good meal and treat for me. And so it was. Who knows what will end up for meals throughout the day, though I think I will do just fine.
I really do hope people find themselves honestly being able to find things in there life for which to be very thankful. Life may not be perfect, there may be serious problems, there are threats both domestically and abroad, and the list of concerns can seem never ending and arrive in a broad array of topics. Which, actually, can be something to be thankful for if viewed one way. What would life be without something to challenge, something to test, something to add the salt of work and planning to the sugar of success?
I live alone. Only two people know me well enough to call me and do so irregularly at that. I am not rich and will never become wealthy. I am disabled, confused at times, and deal with several health issues. And I am grateful every day I wake, no matter how many times, only occasionally dampened by headaches or too much confusion or exhaustion. I like being alive, enjoy company when it arrives, enjoy solitude when that is what is at hand if my felines tend to make solitude a bit of a thing of the past. I am glad I did not die in those many opportunities to die I have had. Life is good. Humbling, frustrating, confusing, complicated, and good.
If you are a alone and feel lonely for it, call someone. The technology of today is remarkable that way. Get online and write a blog or comment at the many blogs who will be celebrating the day. Spread the cheer. You might be surprised at how high the returns on that are. Though I might make another suggestion. Do not let this day pass and just forget it. Like Christmas, let this day not be a singular event but turn it into a way of life. Be thankful every day, and share that.
Just... Have a happy Thanksgiving. Then remember it through the years.
Came by to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving and found a lovely post!
ReplyDeleteI am thankful.
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I suppose I can't be grumpy all the time. I might have to listen to my own advice, or at least show it more often. I am pleased you visited and got something good for it.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the day:) *waves*
Happy thanksgiving Doom, hope you have a good one.
ReplyDeleteMe, i'm not too keen on turkey, chicken, oh yeah. I think it'll do, it's the spirit of the event i think. :)
The spirit indeed. Oyster stew, steak, anything that is special to you and your taste buds and might be had a little less often because it is a bit of work to prepare and cook. In olden times, they would call this a feast day, and the meal would be sacrificial. Still can be, if you bow to God before stuffing for, perhaps, the second time that day.
ReplyDeleteI used to hate turkey too. Ohter people often do not know how to make turkey well. For me, the turkey represents a traditional hallmarks food. And, I just knew, deep in that beast, there was good food... if you would just take a little time learning. (Actually, I didn't learn, I just... knew, somehow, how to make it, and right. I spend a lot of time fussing over it, basting and turning, and keeping a close eye (and nose) on it.) But you can learn. Oddly, unlike most cooks, I eschew the thermometer. Never had one, if I bought some recently. Just for curiosity sake.