THANKFULNESS

The folks here on Laughing Water Farm are getting ready for the great feast. It has been a tradition for our children and their families to meet here for Thanksgiving. Sometimes they all can't make it, but we always have a house full.

We sold our turkeys last year so we bartered with the Amish for beautiful, fat, free range turkey. In recent years Jamie has gallantined the turkey. That is taking it off the bone and rolling it up with the dressing inside. It may not be as picturesque in the center of the table, but those slices of turkey with a center of dressing are fantastic.

The carcass doesn't go to waste. Jamie roast it and then boils it for a few hours extracting all the goodness from the bones. There is always a lot of meat that clings to the bones, this adds to the broth which is canned for future soups.

I had a dream date of Thanksgiving to get our addition complete, but alas, the contractor had other dreams to meet and it won't be complete for awhile. That is fine. We have a great deal to be thankful for.

There is a great deal of attention to thankfulness this time of year, some of it a little too embalmed with treacle for our taste. But extra syrupy or not, thankfulness, like forgiveness, gets amazing results.

How does thankfulness work? Thankfulness helps us focus on what we appreciate about life. That awareness itself is a positive, as it raises our consciousness and makes us more aware of the love that surrounds us. It does more. As we have discussed here, many times before, we create with our thoughts. We increase what we focus on. What we expect to happen has a higher probability of being manifest. When we are thankful for the things in our lives, that we appreciate, we give them energy to expand and continue.  

Thankfulness opens up our heart center. It enhances the loving communication between us. It increases our awareness that we are indeed One.

Thankfulness, like forgiveness, works like a tool to help us when we are in a tight spot. When we are down and everything looks bleak, the last thing we might think about is thankfulness. It works. The next time you find yourself in a gloomy pickle. Look for the things that you like about your life and say thank you for them. When we are really down we don't want to hear that. We might be enjoying our tantrum too much or we might just be so numb we don't think we can pivot our mind around to see anything good. If we force ourselves to find something good about our lives our consciousness will rise. Some times we will instantly feel better, other times we need to keep at it for awhile but we will begin to feel better.

Thankfulness is only realizing the truth. We are beings created with love. Love surrounds us. Love is everything. If it isn't love it is part of the illusion and doesn't exist. We have been on a long voyage in an illusion created by fear. We are just emerging from it. In the next few months, we will become more and more aware of the reality that love creates. There will be some chaos but the old world will fade away.

Thankfulness for the love in your life will help the new world emerge. Give thanks for all the wonderful folks around you. See the love in everybody you meet and thank them for bringing their love to you.

Happy Thanksgiving everybody!

Love,  Gregg