This holiday is I believe the most raw of all our holidays. It is not glamorized or commercialized like others nor does it revolve even around religion (meaning no one is left out). This holiday is the one time that I think Americans take the time to find their families and their gratitude and recenter. It is a humbling experience that Americans can all share. Though families hold a lot of drama and sometimes these events are stressful, there is a shared connection that cannot easily be pushed away like at other holidays. We have to take the time to look at what is important to us and attempt to show it.
So the big question then...what am I thankful for? I am thankful for so many things that I do not want to sit here and list them. I will say that my family and friends are always my greatest blessings. They are the most challenging and therefore the most rewarding. I am appreciative of my work and that I have such fun people to spend the holiday with here. And though I felt quite alone today I am grateful for those people who contacted me today to greet me. With that, I will head to sleep with a belly full of food and despite being thankful will feel slightly sorry for myself about having to be away from my home.
aw i feel sorry for you to read that you were quite alone yesterday.
ReplyDeleteI understand that given the fact it is a special holiday for you that means something and that as everybody are eager to show what is important to them on this special day you felt powerless because left out in a way, it is still one day in the year. You can do that everyday and enjoy what you like this way.
That is why I tend to have a certain aversion towards these feasts, the expectation is often a turn off and yet if you are alone, you will feel somehow that you are missing something..
go figure