Celebrating Celebration

This is the week of Thanks­giv­ing. Even though the focal point will be a sin­gle meal on Thurs­day, the entire week will carry a cer­tain mood. I like that. There is always a need to change the pace of life. With it comes win­dows of oppor­tu­nity for a change of per­spec­tive. The sea­son of grat­i­tude is very appro­pri­ate. This is one cel­e­bra­tion that I cel­e­brate. I nod a moment to the ori­gin of Thanks­giv­ing, but I really stop and pon­der sim­ple grat­i­tude. Boy I live well!
I have more than enough to eat. I have rel­a­tively good health (not per­fect but close enough). I have friends, fam­ily, work, pleas­ant surroundings…and the list goes on for many pages. Few of these things have I earned — very few. Though I have put some effort into life, I can­not help but think I was placed in the right places at the right time by a greater plan. Sel­dom do I think of any rea­son to change places with any­one else in his­tory.
Yes, I cel­e­brate all sorts of hol­i­days, that the polit­i­cally cor­rect crowd bit­terly oppose. Though I am aware of history’s inequities, I am grate­ful for all that brought life to this point. Judg­ing those that went before us is unfair. From their van­tage point, in the next life, they could be judg­ing us just as harshly. It is bet­ter just to stay out of the judg­ing busi­ness alto­gether.
At heart, I cel­e­brate cel­e­bra­tion. Just wak­ing up each day to what­ever task is enough start the party. This is where you are in life today. Take a moment and toast your­self to your per­sonal expe­ri­ence of life. Raise you cup of cof­fee as if to a king in a magic king­dom. To the grate­ful, each day is a holiday.