I’ll keep this very brief. You’re likely as busy as I am.
This is the week we’re all reminded to give thanks. As well we should, this week and every week.
Most of us can think of something to be thankful for. Special friends, acts of kindness, or simply the fact that we are alive and can do something we love. We might even have fans of our own to be thankful for!
But today I want to talk about something else.
To talk about the times when it’s difficult to be charitable. When it’s difficult to acknowledge somebody for the good things they have brought, because we can’t stop thinking about the things that have hurt or angered us.
I have that going on. Perhaps you do, too.
I’d planned to go into depth about the topic, but after writing a lot of unpublished words I changed my mind. Sometimes less is more.
So instead, I’ll suggest you think of people with whom you’ve fallen out, for any reason. And think of something that you could thank them for.
Be kind. Be generous. If you can thank them directly, splendid. But even if you can’t, being that generous, thankful person person as you go through the day will show up for others.
This is Giving.
Thank you so much for being thankful, and being that person.
And happy Thanksgiving to you, wherever you are..
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Another kind of giving
As an added bonus and an additional form of giving, I’m contributing 10% of all my sales this season to the Nature Conservancy’s Africa program. They protect habitat for elephants, all the cats, and many other denizens of this wonderful place, which is depicted in these Limited Edition Prints:
These are signed, authenticated, Limited Edition Prints (editions of 10 only). This batch is only available through the end of the year, and is on sale in November to make life easier for both of us.
Get something special for yourself or a loved one this holiday season. Isn’t it great when you come up with a special gift, and they love it? It is!
Something completely different will be available for Jan/Feb 2024, but any remaining prints from this set will be retired from circulation on the last day of 2023. Gone indefinitely. If not longer. One of them is already sold out!
Thanks, and see you next week!
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