Soooooooo Much Food!
If you’re like most people in the US, me included, this week has a big holiday in it that requires a lot of attention and planning. Maybe you’re hosting, maybe you’re taking a side dish or dessert, maybe you’re traveling to be with family, and maybe your attention and emotions are on how you’ll handle a holiday without someone or someones that you want to be with on Thanksgiving. Here’s a public service announcement:
Stop. Take a breath.
Thursday is Thanksgiving in the United States. It’s often the culmination of weeks of planning and days of cleaning and cooking. Recipes that only come out once a year are handed down through generations of cooks, each one hoping that they’re not the one that screws it up. Lives that are already hectic have more to-do items and expectations heaped on them. For many, the point of Thanksgiving where they become truly thankful is when it’s over.
Take a moment, right now, to do something radical – something just for you. Make a different kind of Thanksgiving list. What, right this very minute, do you have to feel thankful for in your life? I’ll share some of my list:
- I’m thankful for two amazing brothers close enough to visit with more than once a year.
- I’m thankful for wonderful friends with diverse experiences and opinions I can learn from.
- I’m thankful for a comfortable, safe, pretty place to live and a gorgeous car that’s fun and functional.
- I’m thankful to do work that I love for people I love. I know lives are often changed and occasionally saved and I’m thankful to be a part of those lives.
- I’m thankful that what has been a hobby for over 40 years has become a platform where I can positively impact people, their dogs, and the sport of dogs.
The list goes on and on…does that help you start your own list? The intent of this list-making is to ease some of the stress you might be feeling this week. If you want even more stress-relief, check out these Tiny Bites podcast episodes:
Feeling like you need a plus one for the holidays? There’s a Tiny Bite for that!
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Worried your Thanksgiving feast won’t measure up? There’s a Tiny Bite for that!
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Today, I’m adding you to my “thankful” list. I’m thankful to be connected to you here and hopeful that our association is beneficial to you, too.
Wags, Sandy Weaver, Program Director, Center for Workplace Happiness
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