It is thanksgiving and I am in Los Angeles.
The funny thing about this holiday is that everyone or almost everyone seems to be thankful for what they have, who they share their lives with and so on.
You will notice that most of the Facebook status are “I’m thankful to have such an amazing family”,”to be healthy” … What does it mean?
Is it because we know that today since it’s thanksgiving, we must be or feel thankful? Are we forcing ourselves? Do we feel good about it?
What I’m trying to understand is how people can be nice, kind, devoted and thankful on that particular day and forget about it the next morning.

The human brain is complicated we are all aware of that. How can you possibly explain that after watching an amazing romantic comedy you feel the need to say nice things to people or you want to find someone to love?
Are we in control or do we get affected by small little things without noticing?

Thanksgiving is a great holiday. Everyone gets together to share a nice meal to share their thoughts to laugh …
It’s usually pretty simple. It all boils down to a turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberries, gravy, pecan pie, pumpkin pie and good wine. That’s the way I’ve always celebrated it. The food can be incredible if the spirit of thanksgiving is not present, you will not experience the true meaning of this holiday.
Everyone should be grateful for what they have everyday, all year round. When you wake up in the morning take a second to appreciate your heated home, your breakfast and maybe your life will make more sense. I realized a lot lately that’s why I’m bringing this up.

It is yet so simple to say nice things to the people around us, is it easy to act in that respect? I bought Christmas cards so I can send my greetings to people I love. Why? Because I feel it is essential to make others happy, content, loved. It is not much but little details, small actions as a whole, combined, can create an extraordinary strength within you …  A kindness and mindful heart. Now let’s change chapters and move on to Hanukah and Christmas, shall we?

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