Thanksgiving Thoughts

By Stacey Nolan Young 

With Thanksgiving coming up this weekend most people are looking forward to the holiday, to seeing family and to enjoying a home cooked turkey dinner. It is the time of year when we reflect on the good things in our lives and give thanks for them. I have a few thoughts of my own regarding this holiday.

I am very thankful for my health, for my family and for all of the blessings in my life. Most of all I am thankful for a wonderful husband and a healthy pregnancy so far. Our little one will be joining us in a matter of weeks and Mark and I feel so very blessed.

Speaking of the above, I am very thankful for my toes even though I can no longer see them!

Fossil evidence shows that turkeys roamed the Americas 10 million years ago.

It is easy to get caught up in the little things that can frustrate us daily. It is easy to think about what we could have if this was better or if we had more…etc… but we must all take the times to appreciate what we do have in our lives.

“Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Some turkeys can actually fly! While large domesticated turkeys are generally unable to fly, smaller, lighter domesticated turkeys known as heritage turkeys and wild turkeys can fly.

Too often we appreciate the things in our lives and the people in our lives when they are gone. Too often we don’t tell the people in our lives how we feel until they have gone. Take the time to do so today.

Thanksgiving dinner does not have to be a total shipwreck when it comes to your eating plan. Some of the staples of a turkey dinner are very healthy so choose wisely. Turkey is lean and yummy. Veggies are ever present in these dinners and go ahead and indulge in some sweet potatoes.

Twenty percent of cranberries eaten are eaten on Thanksgiving. They are also high in antioxidants.

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”  ~John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Posted: October 7th, 2009 at 09:59am By: stacey