Thanksgiving Day in the US
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and Canada I believe....it's a day many give thanks for the harvest and the blessings of the preceding year.....but many lose sight of it all.
I've always loved the "turkey and all the fixins" day, and family getting together, but things change and people move on etc....friends are now families in many lives... and friends get together, eat in or eat out and for me I'll be at my daughter's and grandkids for a nice family dinner....
Yesterday was a zoo at the market I shop mostly, people buying many turkeys, lots of "booze" as I buy my supplies of water.....we don't drink alcohol in my little family NOW, been that route....but in moderation it is fine. But it's overdone too.
Major shopping stores are now even open for shoppers to get their great deals.....I could never be bothered with that.....some LOVE the thrill of a bargain....I do, but it's not a thrill.....
Well, everyone, a good day to all wherever you are.....Joy
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marey joy47826
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What a lovely exchange! Thank you joy so much for the reminder of the power of words and of the legacy we will leave behind us with just a few well chosen phrases and the expression of our values.
thank you so much for thinking of your neighbour who was all alone.
yes i too will join you and george with some serious clearing out and giving away.
so what phrases can we share that are of value? i am rather keen on this one :
'don't put anything onto your body that you wouldn't put into your mouth'
thankfully we have been building the architecture of alternatives in our column joy with toothpaste (yours), deodrant (mine) and various other contributions which will remain for others to hopefully find and perhaps attempt to make themselves.
I was wondering about the principles behind 'thanksgiving day'. I assume it was intended to express gratitude. thinking of others is in a way the epitome of gratitude...it shows a sense of greater awareness ....as distinct from being self satisfied. wouldn't it be nice to find people looking for things who we can directly assist? gum tree is one way. in my day we used to go to 'jumble sales'....we used to have so much fun....car boot sales might be the modern equivalent.
well you've got me thinking about where would be the best way to pass on/share any excess of things xxxxxxxxxxx
joy47826 marey
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Food was so good, but we ate too late for this ole grandma but it's OK, I made it thru the day.....slept thru to 6:30AM and it's gotta be from the turkey that contains L-tryptophan (sp) and I'll bet a lot of other folks slept better last night.....I sleep good due to my sleep combo, which I've posted here, but usually wake at 2-3AM but last night all the way thru to 6:30AM before a bathroom visit. Many do take 5-HTP for sleep and calming effects with contains L-Tryptophan.....
TGD is from our founding fathers and the pilgrims who landed in the US...and the american indians...all thankfulness.,
A bit of trivia....many many overdo TG eating and drinking and I read some time ago that one can consume 18,000 calories with all the food and drink etc..... I keep my portions down and don't drink alcohol anymore.... J
marey joy47826
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I eat heartily when I do eat and appreciate and am very grateful for my food...unfortuneatly the thyroid thing means that I'm not metabolising well and so I do have a bit of a spare tyre that I don't seem to be able to shift. Tho I'm working on it! That is wonderful news to hear about your grandchildren and how they appreciate health and also about Michelle Obama...she is a fine example and a very compassionate woman. Its a shame they may have to leave soon? I do hope you don't get another really reactionary President....the World really can't take it.
By the way George was very appreciative of your comments...he told me...specifically about your sharing and caring. He said what a good influence you are when you speak in that vein. Thought youmight like to know! Also if you 'd like to know who has taken the trouble to award you with a vote then if you look on your profile page you'll see!! George is always very generous in that respect.
I was interested in your sleep combo as had been reviewing those interventions. As far as I remember 5-HTP promotes deeper sleep with more active REM sleep whilst Tryptophan perhaps helps with going off to sleep...would you say? Don't think that's definitive but in comparisonn the two have different qualities so its very interesting that you chose to use both. Thanks so much for sharing this. I had been thinking about trying a support regime...but for now I AM MAKING MORE EFFort to try to improve my circadian rhythms...which do get rather 'out'...prob due to no-one nagging me to go to bed...so i'm too often up or don't go to bed properly..like last night.
Thanks for the comments about TGD ....but maybe the indigenous indians aren't so wild about caucasian arrival? I'm one who is very interested in the simpler way of life and believe that the future lies in the past to some extent if we are to survive we will need to remember our ancestral abililities. I have intervened with actions to try to protect native interests in different parts of the world when I hear these are under threat and I greatly admire those who do even more to protect others our planet and wildlife xxxxxxxxxxxx