Today was the annual trek to shop for Thanksgiving dinner groceries....ugh! Long lines, impatient early Christmas shoppers, and where and when did the holidays become so commercial. Yesterday I talked about being thankful for what we have, and what we are given in life. Today I feel like so many people have totally forgotten what the reason for the holidays truly are. Is it about how much your serving platter cost? Or if it is made from lead chrystal? Is it about how big your dinner spread is? Or how many side dishes you serve? NO! The real reason for the season is family and/or friends. This year, due to my shoulder surgery/injury I will not be out in the woods hunting like I normally do, so I am preparing dinner for my family. We usually go to some great, close friends that are more like family. After a trying year dealing with financial burdens, mental illness and this aggravating shoulder injury, causing tremendous stress, it will be nice to just spend this day of thanks with the ones I hold dearest to my heart, my husband and our children. I did find it slightly amusing all the commercialism involved with marketing Thanksgiving products. We have cartoon characters and such selling us our dinner items....these are items that we are going to buy anyways, but because these products are now "endorsed" by some famous character, we can expect to see the price increase by at least 10-15%. Why? Because we buy it!
The lesson....if you want to buy into the commercialism, and in all honesty, it's kind of hard not to, just make sure to take a moment and remember the real reason. Take an inventory of what is most important in your life...whether that be a family, close group of friends, a pet, or whatever else makes your heart go pitter patter. I think all is good in balance...balance = the key to a successful life!
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