It’s that time of year again for me.
I think it’s kind of common that when you get to a point in a life, you have some balance, and then the balance tips the other way.
I miss and honor those who are no longer with me at Thanksgiving.
It’s not really a fair statement, as I miss them every day. I include them in my prayers daily.Perhaps if things were different, the melancholia that settles over me like a fog could be shaken off.But it doesn’t. I strive to savor those with me, have loving thoughts for those separated from me by distance, and prayers for those who are having a heavenly holiday.
There was a time when grandparents were still around, and aunts and uncles and parents and cousins and, in short, a full table.
If only……**sigh**
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may loved ones be present
in a joyful holiday of the heart 🙂
Thanks Smilecalm and the same to you!
Yes, I believe we refer to this a life’s pendulum. Happy Thanksgiving nonetheless!
Yup Eric…the rub is sometimes you ignore it as a teenager, and as you get older and you come to appreciate people more, and then you are left to shoulder the mantle…Happiest of Thanksgivings to you and yours, Eric!
And some of us get good at shouldering, challenging as it becomes.
❤
So true! It seemed like such an inconvenience when we are young; having to spend time with “those old people”. Now it would be such an awesome opportunity!