This morning, I awoke waxing nostalgia for years gone by until David said—Mom, this Thanksgiving offers us reason to feel ever so thankful when compared with two years ago. My first reaction (but two years ago, we were all together) was followed by David’s response—two years ago, we were all worried that we might be celebrating your last Thanksgiving, and thank goodness, here you are.
As David’s reasoning stimulated my heart to smile, my spirit perked up and my mind chose to refocus upon enjoying my loving family, both near and far, today.
This conversation took place while we were on the patio, stringing fairy lights, first around oleander branches that rise above Ravi’s fairy village and then, additional twinkle lights were strung around the fairy homes on the ground. Ravi will delight in this magical sight once we blindfold her and place the remote control in her hand followed by instructing her to push the on button so that upon removing the blindfold, her eyes will feast on the dazzling transformation that will surely delight my grand daughter’s highly imaginative spirit!
As it turns out, we’ll be in need of patience, as Steven and Ravi cannot be with us, today, after all. Steven, who saw his doctor, yesterday, has a miserable sinus infection, so he’s at home on prednisone and antibiotics, and hopefully, he’ll feel a bit better, tomorrow, which happens to be Ravi’s seventh birthday.
Though every past Thanksgiving post has been filled with good cheer, today’s clarifies the difference between a happy heart and a grateful state of mind. Thanks to my conversation with David, my spirit’s eagerness to celebrate the reconnection of both has been renewed.
Wishing you a happy, healthy, grateful and festive Thanksgiving feast with loved ones, both near and far … and if a fairy or two graces your table with its magical presence, please clap three times, so these wondrous little creatures will know that you’re a believer, too!
🙋🏻♀️Annie
PS David just reminded me that last year, he and Will and I (having quarantined together) had celebrated Thanksgiving pandemic style, being that vaccines had not yet been available, which is why our Arcadia door had separated us from every loved one who’d paid us a visit. So the fact that Jessica joined us, tonight, suggests that our indoor celebration has already increased by one.
In order for two heads to be better than one, at least one of the two will remind the other of positively focused facts that must not be forgot if both spirits are to remain afloat..
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