Thanksgiving

November 28

I am thankful for Thanksgiving. It may seem like overkill to be thankful for being thankful. But it is so true. Thankfulness is a state of mind. When you find so many things to be thankful of, there comes a time when you are thankful for being able just to do that. Our country has set aside one day a year in which we feast to our blessings. It is a magnificent gesture.

My friends Anne and Hawley Wolfe had a tradition at their house when their children were young to fill a jar with notes of the things they were thankful for. Then, at specified times they would pull one out and read it aloud to remind themselves of all their blessings. They called it their Thankful Jar. When they told me about that tradition, I loved it so much I wanted to reproduce it for this blog. So I filled this jar with all the blog topics up to this point (331 in all) and snapped away with the camera.

In keeping with the food portion of Thanksgiving, I leave you with a photo taken at a local food market of some pale pumpkins.

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thanksgiving

to be thankful

for being so thankful

is a sign that

the jar is nearly full

so many things

for which to feel most blessed

thankful for being thankful

we sincerely express.

© rt tulley