Thanksgiving may be a date on a calendar when people “Give
Thanks,” but if you take a look at that whole idea, there’s a huge problem with
it… it shouldn’t be just A DAY – it should be EVERY DAY.
While it’s nice to at least get humans to stop and be still
enough to say “Thank You” on one day in a moment, the idea that gratitude is
ignored the other 364 days of the year is heinous.
Other holidays which have the same problem:
Earth Day. Again, it
shouldn’t be just one day, we should be taking care of our Earth every
day. We all live here, it’s our
responsibility to do so.
Valentine’s Day. Shouldn’t we show love and appreciation all
year round?
Veteran’s Day. It’s nice to recognize the men and women of
service on a day – but these folks have fought for our freedom on more than
just a day and should be celebrated for their service all year long.
The list goes on…
All of these holidays and others which are placed on the
conventional calendar are reminders that we need to stop to recognize them. However, the whole spirit behind it is
completely lost when the rest of the year, it seems the spirit of these
occasions is somehow forgotten. We need to be conscious of the meaning of the
holidays the rest of the year.
Here’s a challenge for everyone: Take a moment and reflect beyond the holiday
that is on the calendar and see if you can be thankful and have gratitude every
day.
See if you can respect our planet every day. Celebrate those
who serve every day. And show love and
appreciation all year-round.
These are things to be thankful for beyond the convention of
the usual list of things and way beyond the date that is on the calendar, which
tells you to do so.
Our harvest and bounty is abundant. If you take a step back
out of your vessel and examine the long list of things to be thankful for, I
assure you that list is much longer than your wish list ever could be. If it
isn’t, perhaps perspective and priorities need further examination for a
healthier shift in your celebration of life and what it is really all about.
There is never a lack of things to be thankful and grateful
for. Each and every single day you wake
up with the opportunity to be here and BE YOU – you have a gift that can keep
on giving beyond the season of giving by offering support, your heart, your
time, your love and your openness to see the blessings in front of you.
In turn, others are thankful for you and
believe you matter – if you just stop to appreciate your gift of sharing in
each moment.
Your entire life can be transformed with this tiny shift of consciousness. With that shift you have the ability to transform
the energy around you and help others, the same way.
Isn’t that what holidays should be about? Make every day a holiday.
With gratitude.
Namaste.
