Sitting Down to Get Louder: Thankful Stillness

With the exception of concerned voters’ obnoxious Facebook rants, election jargon seems to have been put to rest for the season. Does anyone else hear an eerie sort of stillness?

After so many months of intense babble, I’m not sure what to think about simple silence. Not even the Christmas spirit, in its red and green glamour, has completely taken over yet. This momentary ripple in time should not be wasted!

It’s a great time to get ahead on studying, right? Finals are coming up!

Probably, but it’s also Thanksgiving, people!

It’s amazing to me how we seem to skip straight from flip-flops and swimsuits to Christmas shopping and sweaters without taking a moment’s notice of the season of thanks.

There were pilgrims and Native Americans and they celebrated. I mean, what else is there to tell? Well, they were thankful for their plentiful harvest and the friendships they had cultivated.

We carry on their tradition by indulging in our own Thanksgiving feast, which may or may not be so great on our figures (ladies…), and by gathering with friends and family in thanks for the life we have been given.

For every person, Thanksgiving will be represented differently. Some will be thankful for enough food for one day. Some will thank the Lord for the healthiness of their loved ones. Some will be thankful to be alive.

Personally, I will be thankful for the small things; for the ones I love and that love me back. I will be thankful for the opportunity to further my education and to progress in life as a successful adult.

What will you be thankful for?