Happy Thanksgiving

Here in America, Thanksgiving is tomorrow.  When I think of Thanksgiving, I think of past ones with family.  I think of how we would celebrate my grandmother's birthday every Thanksgiving.  I think of all of the talks that occurred in the kitchen while preparing for the feast.  Where 5 or 6 of us would gather to cook for the masses that is my family.

I now think about how that stopped happening 9 years ago, the year my grandmother passed away, October 2010.  Thanksgiving in my family was never the same after that.  I believe as a whole we tried, and failed to hold on to a tradition that we had tied to one family member.  For us, Thanksgiving wasn't about this country that we live in.  It was about celebrating my grandmother, her birthday, and giving thanks to the family that her and my grandfather had created.

We have stopped celebrating that.  Why?  My grandparents have left a rich legacy, 5 children, countless grandchildren, and great grandchildren.  I believe we lost the focus on giving thanks to the family that we have, the friends and acquaintances that have enriched our lives.  The family that my grandparents had nurtured until their dying day.

So my challenge to you the reader is to try and give thanks everyday, don't take life for granted, it is short and fleeting.

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you for yesterday, today, and the future tomorrows.

Podcast

  The 13th Traveler podcast went live today!!  We discussed the chapter Sexual Appetites from the book Pornographers Grief by Joseph Glenmullen.   We looked at how belief systems can affect people from birth to adulthood.  

The podcasts will be streamed live on Sunday's at 10am mountain time on Twitch.tv at https://www.twitch.tv/13thisatweirdo

November 17th podcast will be discussing the concept of finding your "F**k Yeah".  Based on the ideas of Alexis Rockley in her same titled book and how one size fits all fads don't work, and how you need to find happiness within yourself.  I will be discussing my life journey, the ups and downs, the lapses of judgment, and the redemption from within. 

If you would like to be a part of the live broadcast and ask questions that I will answer in real time, please join me!