Giving Thanks ALL Year Long...

  Thanksgiving Season is upon us, once again; this, the time of year, whereby folks are' reminded' to appreciate, and, feel thanks, for the things which they have. I LOVE this season, simply, because, it does 'encourage' one to stop...take a moment...and, reflect on the fortunate and fortuitousness of one's existence; and, yet, each year, at Thanksgiving Time, I realize something. I feel this way ALL the time, and, this awareness, for me, is the GREATEST gift of all, for which I am grateful. However, this, certainly, does not hold true for everyone. Statistics prove that during the 'Holiday Season', many, people, become depressed, dismal...'down and out'; for some, there is an increase in negative-feeling(s), and, sadness. I've given some thought to this, over the years, and, my feelings are these; that, for some persons, who DO NOT feel gratitude, or, who are not, happy, or, joy-filled, throughout the year, there is a sense of a 'forced-feeling' which they experience, during the Season of HAPPINESS, JOY, and, LOVE, in their effort to enjoy themselves. Many, who desire to be filled with the 'Spirit' of the Holiday Season, struggle to find those feelings, within, not, realizing, that, if one is not filled with these 'emotions', in general, attempting to 'conjure them up', simply, for the sake of the Season, can be, anything, but, satisfying; and, often, comes as a reminder to those individuals, that he or she is NOT happy, in general. This is one reason that I believe that it is important to ALWAYS 'count one's Blessings', and, to TRY to acknowledge, on a DAILY basis, those things for which we are thankful; So, that, then, when the Holiday Season IS here, we are, genuinely, able to celebrate our APPRECIATION and THANKS, for we, already, KNOW, what we are grateful for. And, thus, this Season can, simply, be, the time to commemorate those, things, for which we feel gratitude ALL year long. Just Sayin'..