The adults’ answers
(“good health” and “this family” were tied for #1) seemed vague and dull. Nobody
bothered to elaborate much, and that was what I found disappointing. I’m a stickler
for specificity and a sucker for statements peppered with colorful details.
I’ve been incredibly
anxious these past few days, dealing with and dwelling on all I need want
to get done before this week’s holiday. But what’s calming me down, more effectively
than the Tension Tamer tea which has actually played a part in riling me up (don’t
have enough time or stamina to get into that one right now), is the memory of those
self-assured faces around that long-gone Thanksgiving table, when no one felt a
pressing need to focus their core concerns on anything (careers, errands,
bills, transportation-related inconveniences, grievances with acquaintances) beyond
“health and family.”
I’m in reasonably
good health; although I wish more members of the clan were still living, I have
my family; I have a set of other loved ones who have become an extension of my
family; all of these people are currently in reasonably good health. Nothing else
needs to be said, other than that the type of stress I’m presently feeling is a
sign of great fortune.
Well, they say that it's the human condition to always succumb to stressors, even when there aren't none. Happy Thanksgiving :)
ReplyDeleteWhen one has said family and health there uis little more to say wherever one is in the world and whatever conditions one is living in.
ReplyDeleteNeverthelers, like you, Í like more specific ideas and and shall be posting about these things in a day or two.
Well, Miss Kadzi, here's to a very Happy Thankful Thanksgiving to you and your family!
ReplyDeleteAfter reading your posting yesterday, I've been thinking, What am I thankful for, specifically? I'm thankful I came to New York 45 years ago (during the "Summer of Love, as it was called, complete with lots of hippies, Hare Krishna people in saffron robes, and anti-war protesters). It is here that my life "began." I'm grateful that I walked into a kite store and met my future husband during my first week here. I'm grateful that during a recession in 1969 (after I had just lost my job at an insurance company), I walked into a photography gallery and got a job in the art world. I'm grateful that my daughter appeared on this earth, unexpectedly, when I was forty years of age. I'm grateful she was (and is) healthy and very bright and capable. These are the wonderful things in my life. I should give thanks for them every single day, not just on Thanksgiving. May all who read the Roving Retorter's blog have a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving Day 2012.
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