JAN’S DIARY – Holidays

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As the years go by, holidays change their significance for us. I can remember growing up excitedly anticipating my approaching birthday - a chance to celebrate, receive presents and have a party! My parents were changing their own attitudes about their special day and eventually my father preferred not even to notice the day of his birth.

I can remember the Thanksgiving dinners of my early years. They were about lots of cooking, good smells coming from the oven in the home, setting the family dining table (which was reserved for special events) and then too many dishes to wash. And there was the feeling of: “I can’t move. Why did I eat so much? I always do this on Thanksgiving.”

Now Thanksgiving is about sitting around a dining room table with friends and truly being aware of feeling thankful. Last year, we went around the group and each of us gave a toast to the one thing we felt thankful for that had occurred during the previous year. It was very sacred, taking the time to consciously experience . . . . .



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