Give Thanks.

I hoping that all is well with you today. Thanksgiving is always done well by our family and always has been. Good group of relatives with no agenda except to relax and enjoy the food and company. Today was no exception. If you are with others, thank God for them being in your life. If you are alone believe that there are people who care about you and if you need to reach out. Spoke yesterday with one of us who was upset because he hadn't called me back from a message I left a while ago. Let me throw this thought out and see what you think. Imagine that everybody who reads these is either a sufferer or a loved one. Now with that premise firmly established, we all know how hard we can be on ourselves for falling short on things we feel an obligation to do. Calling, writing, showing up places on time or at all, each can represent a major obstacle to feeling good about ourselves. Let's go back to our first premise and work from there. If we all understand the difficulty we face each day, sometimes with the most menial, mundane tasks then we should all agree to give free passes to everybody else. In other words, no score keeping, just acceptance. Haven't called or written? Today is a great day to do that. If you don't, maybe tomorrow would be fine too. My point is, this is someplace to give and receive grace. Not buy it or earn it, just receive it. May you be blessed beyond your wildest expectations.