I’m not a naturally thankful person. I know I’m supposed to be. I’ve heard gratitude is the path to success, or at least to contentment. Still, I’m much more likely to notice the things that are wrong in my life than the things that are right. I’m much more likely to focus on all I […]
There is a host of reasons folks have trotted out in recent years to be disdainful of our tradition of Thanksgiving: The way we celebrate has little in common with the way the original settlers celebrated. It’s a celebration of gluttony. It’s a celebration of genocide. We don’t focus enough on the giving thanks part. […]