Happy Thanksgiving! - November 23, 2023

Today is a day set aside to be thankful. The truth is, I am thankful everyday. The trouble with having days set aside is, what happens when you aren’t feeling it that day? I’ve been super low energy combating the cold and my own fatigue, that it has been hard to get the motivation to do much of anything.

I also believe that when we follow the flow, we will find joy. And today I did.

Despite it being late in the day before I sent out my Thanksgiving Day mementos, I got a great response from people, many of whom I haven’t talked to in a while. That lifted my spirits.

I am thankful for the day off to rest and heal, which I very much needed. I slept for almost two hours today, even before eating turkey! I am thankful I had the opportunity to give my body what it needed.

I was also invited to the local brewery for a private event, a pot luck Friendsgiving. It was fabulous!

I felt the love as I met the lady who runs the bike shop in town. I shared a table with the gal who own the Makers mart. And of course talked to the host and owner of the brewery. I was surrounded by joy and warmth. It felt good to be part of the community.

I think about it, and that’s why we are not allowed to live in the park as permanent employees. However, as I looked around tonight, I was the only one from the park. I think about the disconnect between the intention and the reality and feel saddened.

We live in a world that is full of rules and expectation. How much do we stop and ask why? Or if it is working? I tend to and are often called a rebel. I used to baulk at that term, I did not want to make waves. However, now that I am older with more experience, I find myself encouraged to ask questions. I’ve been shut down many times before, but it doesn’t stop me. I know no other way to be…not sanely at least.

Of course it is now, that it is late and my bed time is approaching that I have the creative energy that I’ve been lacking all day. Part of me wants to stay up and see it through, but I do not want my fatigue to carry over into tomorrow anymore than I can help.

I am thankful for community and feeling like I have a place to go, to feel at home is this little town in the mountains. I am thankful for my family and friends spread across the country. I am thankful for my health, that I am here and able to work. I am thankful for my creative outlets. I am thankful for my cat.

I am thankful that I live a life where I can breathe and get to the end of the day and feel content and joyful in the stillness.

Sending you peace and love this holiday season!