Carpé Diem - Seize the Day! Your Message for the week, arriving in your life when you need it most!
From the desk of Florence Rita Rickards, Certified Transformational Dreambuilder Coach, Certified Life Mastery Consultant and Certified Life Success Consultant
For the Week of October 10, 2022
Have a Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving
Hello, Friend!
What do you think of at Thansgiving time? Traditionally, Thanksgiving has been a time to give thanks for the harvest, for the bounty that we have. The custom of giving thanks for the annual harvest is one of the world's oldest celebrations and can be traced back to the dawn of civilization.
What I am thinking about this Thanksgiving, is all I have to be grateful for! A roof over my head, food in the fridge, connections with friends and loved ones and the ability and heart to do good for others. And in particular, I am grateful for LIFE! For being alive. Knowing that I cannot make my heart beat one beat, knowing that the one who gives me life is far greater than any circumstance, condition or situation I have ever faced or will ever face, is something I am SUPER grateful for!!
Today is Canadian Thanksgiving day (French: Action de grâce), called Canadian Thanksgiving to distinguish it from the American Thanksgiving. Our Thansgiving is celebrated on the 2nd Monday in October whereas the American Thansgiving is in late November. Canadian Thanksgiving has been officially celebrated as an annual holiday in Canada since November 6, 1879.
This year in particular because we are still experiencing the ongoing effects of a worldwide pandemic, I have been thinking how much we have to be grateful for. There are so many in the world who are homeless and have no shelter, no running water or electricity, nothing to eat and no clean water to drink. I also think of those individuals who have no way of protecting themselves from viruses such as Covid 19. And there are those who have had to flee their homes and leave everything that is familiar to them and all of their precious belongings and irreplaceable mementos behind. Imagine being uprooted from your home, your life and all that is familiar and dear to you, and risking life and limb to escape because of an unprovoked War! There are also many thousands of people all over the world suffering from the after effects of Covid 19. They have not regained the health they had prior to being infected.
And then, there are those who lost loved ones who contracted COVID! My heart ❤️ goes out to you. I lost my dear sister Corinne to COVIDl
There are also many thousands of people in the world suffering from the effects of natural disasters such as floods, hurricanes, tornados, earthquakes, etc.
And because of all of this, there are so many ways we can help and so many ways that we can uplevel the planet at this time in our history! We can give in big ways and in small ways! We can share something without spreading illness - a kind word or gesture, volunteer at the homeless shelter (if you are healthy enough), donate $$ to the Gospel Mission so they can provide more hot turkey dinners, or give to some other cause that is helping people. The pandemic and world events has resulted in soaring prices for food and gas and those who were in need before the pandemic are even more in need of help NOW.
Gratititude is the frequency that is harmonious with abundance. When you feel truly grateful for what's already in your life, you become a powerful beacon for everything that's harmonious with the wavelength you are attuned to.
The good and the gratitude will spread like ripples on a pond.
There are so many ways we can show our gratitude. Being patient in traffic or in a line up at the grocery store, saying a kind word to a grocery clerk who has been standing, checking groceries for hours, being patient and kind when waiting on hold for a lengthy time and finally having our call answered. (I sat on hold with one organization for over two hours this past week.)
I am so grateful when I go to the grocery store and I see the hardworking people that have been there throughout all of this! And I am grateful for the food that is on the shelves. Think of all that it takes to get the grocery items and produce to our stores and onto the shelves!
I am so very grateful for all the wonderful people that I have in my life, like you Friend, and I am grateful for all the lives that I have been blessed to impact over the years!
And, I thank God that I am still here, and still serving! If you are feeling stuck, or like you are being held back by fear, self-doubt, or worry, I am here to support you. Book a Complimentary Breakthrough Session here:
Wishing you a Blessed and Happy Thanksgiving, Friend!
Your Partner in Believing, |
