#47 “Six bucks and my right nut says we’re not landing in Chicago.” Del Griffith - Planes Trains and Automobiles 1987
Happy Thanksgiving! Truth be told, this is a fabulous holiday. Family, Food, and Football! The 3 greatest things in all mankind, all in one day! So take the time today and reflect on the things you are most grateful for, the things and people which whom you are most gracious to. Remember the values of yourself, and the people in which you surround. Feast and enjoy.... and don't bite off your second cousin's uncle's brother's aunt's head off ok? Which brings me to my next point...
If Thanksgiving is about bringing the family together, why do we compete our tongues amidst a potential family gathering just to maintain composure?
Don't you wish that instead of saying what we are thankful for during Thanksgiving dinner, we would just tell everyone why we really don't like them? I mean one by one.. go around the table and just let it all out? " I don't like you because you are loud. I can't stand you because you laugh at your own jokes." Well, maybe that wouldn't go over as well... but you know, get the cat out of the bag, clear the air. Then everyone can eat in peace.
Legend has it that Thanksgiving is a family's doom day. Supposedly people which whom you don't like, all come together because of circumstance and genetics. And in someway, and some how, someone can't get along with someone else. Do we all pretend to be cordial? Do we pretend to be tolerant? Are we cynics?
Is the stigma around Thanksgiving true? Are there people in your family you just can't seem to get out from under your skin?
Its amazing that we compete even our own families at times where we are supposed to be grateful. Can someone change? Can someone be the person you want them to be? If you are just competing yourself for the old them to change, then why could you accept the new them now?
Embrace and shake hands. Laugh and be humble. Thanksgiving isn't just about you, its about the others you surround yourself with. If good ole uncle Joe is important to brother Tom, then just buckle down and let Joe laugh and tell stupid jokes and put out a good ole fashioned courtesy laugh. The best gift you can give yourself is to win at this inner competition. Win by laughter, win by knowing that you have it all figured out. That you know what's up.
"Well, let me just close this conversation, saying you are a unique individual." Neal Page
Eat, laugh, enjoy! I'm thankful to you my avid readers!
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