This isn’t going to be your typical “I am thankful for…” reflections on Thanksgiving post. Let’s that that right out there.
As I age I find that Thanksgiving is the holiday I enjoy the most. Not because I believe in the good ole myth that Pilgrims, way back in 1621, decided to pull up a log and have a gigantic feast the local Native Americans. No, it’s really that the family seems to be much more relaxed with this holiday.
I enjoy this day simply due to having family and friends together without the pressures of forcing yourself to give a gift to someone simply because of a holiday. I enjoy the stories of times past, regardless of the fact that I may have listened to it 18 time at this point. I enjoy the smell of freshly baked ham in my parent’s kitchen as my father runs in and out to the grill.
Basically, I enjoy the experience – even when tempers get a bit hot.
Looking at the “Holiday Season” (Thanksgiving to New Years) also points out one of the biggest problems I have as a person trying to find their way in life. I only can take so much – holidays or otherwise.
Yes, I enjoy and love my family and friend, but so many events take place between now and the New Year I want to simply lock myself “in the bunker” and not come out until everything is over. Seriously – how many Christmas events do I need to go to?
As much as I love seeing everyone, it is the very things I enjoy that end up putting me over the edge. Come January 1st, the stories I enjoy so much on Thanksgiving will be as annoying as a giant zit that has happened to strategically placed itself on your left ass cheek and doesn’t want to go away. Come January 1st, I’ll be so sick of ham, sausage, and fowl of all types I will want to go vegetarian, and come January 1st I will be leading the charge when it comes to flaring tempers.
But I digress…
I hope you enjoy your time with you family, if you celebrate Thanksgiving or not, and be thankful for everyday for what you have – not one specific day.
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