By Ken McCarthy
Thanksgiving is, hands down, my favorite holiday.
It doesn’t compel frantic gift giving (like the commercialized version of Christmas).
It doesn’t promote excessive alcohol consumption and forced gaiety (like New Year’s Day).
In fact Thanksgiving is so laid back, it doesn’t even require that folks exchange cards.
Instead, Thanksgiving celebrates the basics: food, family, and friends and the deep fun that accompanies taking the time to enjoy life’s simple pleasures.
As icing on the cake, Thanksgiving encourages us – in its characteristically quiet and understated way – to take note of the things in our lives that are positive.
— Gratitude is power
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