Beginning in 2019 you’ll be reading more of my “work” from Simply Lisa B. You’ll learn about the books I wrote, my road to wellness and why a murder this year set my soul on fire to teach woman (and everyone) how to be safe and well and peace is possible with very little effort! LB
What do you think about when you hear the word “thanksgiving”?
Do you think family, friends, food?
Do you think about volunteering?
Do you think about all the presents you need to buy soon?
Do you think Black Friday?
What comes to your mind?
So many years it’s been about family and then a few years of volunteering to feed the homeless and then there was the year I was thankful to get to November in one piece without breaking down into a pile of mush (it was a long stressful year).
Soon the lists of things You are all thankful for will be showing up on our social media, these have always bothered me because I don’t think we should put a list up once a year and consider ourselves “thankful”. What about the other 364 days?
Don’t get me wrong I’m thankful, forever thankful for so many things: breath, live, family, friends, a great job, a wonderful home, the ability to move, a healthy mind and body, peace, security and so many things. I’m grateful for every smile, laugh and change I can create in anyone’s life.
Our world can really give us things not to be thankful for and social media is really throwing things at us faster then we can comprehend. Before we even have time to digest one social media event another one is right behind it, and another and another. We’re being bombarded.
What can we do?
We can.. are you ready for it?
Be Thankful!
Not every cloud has a silver lining, not every story has a happy ending. Life is a journey and we have to make the best of it because there are no take-backs, no do overs and once it’s lived, it’s gone.
Recently I have discovered myself as an empty nester, this by far has to be one of the cruelest and horrid things a person has to go through. I hate it! Hands down the worst pain I’ve felt in a long time. I think back to how I treated my mother and I now know how crushed she must have been. I know too, my children will feel the same pain I have felt and I wonder why as a civilization we have not learned from this?
After the tears and frets and yes the feeling sorry for myself I became to realize how lucky I really have been. My children are not 18 they are older and I have had the opportunity to spend more time with them then most parents get. I’ve got wonderful kids who have picked great partners who all stay in touch.
My silver lining would have been to have a huge mansion and us all live close forever (think Queen of England close). Of course I’d not get that silver lining.
So I’m thankful for what I did have. I still don’t agree with the way Americans dispose of the older generation. I hate the fact so much wisdom is not being passed down however it is dying with those that hold it.
But I found a way to be thankful, to continue on and to be content.
So maybe Thanksgiving isn’t always about being Thankful, maybe it’s about being content where you are and learning a new way of thinking.
Facing the adversary head on with a new line of thinking, bring peace to our souls.
I’ve not been able to have a Thanksgiving Dinner with my family for three years now, I work 12 hour days and so far I’ve worked every Thanksgiving. But when we do, it’s going to be grand I promise you that!
So, what are you choosing to be thankful for this year? I’d love to hear from you!
Let’s be Thankful everyday and celebrate Thanksgiving more then just one day in November!
Simply, Lisa B.
