Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

I made jello salad and cranberry sauce this afternoon and listened to Christmas music on the radio. Just getting in the spirit. I love turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, the popovers I make and the pies my daughter-in-law bakes. We'll have three toddlers running around and a chaotic dinner very early to accomodate the early bedtimes, and I will and do already feel very blessed. My granddaughter will be doing her thing with her dad and friends, and our younger son will be among a mob of his wife's relatives and nine grandchildren, so I know they will be having fun as well. Perhaps the Thanksgiving story rankles a little, as I'm on the Native's side, but it's a good myth, and we all know the pilgrims would have starved without their Native neighbors. Being grateful is always a good idea, and it is the antidote to fear. So much fear is surging in this country that anything that encourages gratitude is helpful. I love living and am so grateful for my time here on earth. Life if precious.