Carpé Diem - Seize the Day! a message 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 9, 2023
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 Thanksgiving is celebrated on the 2nd Monday in October whereas the American Thanksgiving is on the Fourth Thursday in November.
This year as with the last couple of years, many individuals and businesses are still experiencing the ongoing effects of a worldwide pandemic. And so I think it is important to focus on 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, including loved ones, 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 hundreds of thousands of people all over the world suffering from the after effects of Covid 19. They have not yet 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, fires, 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 - a kind word or gesture, volunteer, donate $$ to the food bank or homeless shelters, 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 and a magnet 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 all of the hard working people making sure we have groceries to buy. 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 someone that feels called to make a bigger difference in the world and you are feeling stuck, or like you are being held back by fear, self-doubt, worry,or anything else, I am here to support you. Book a Complimentary Breakthrough Session here: There is no obligation. I am here to serve & support.
Friend, I am wishing you a harvest of blessings, good health, and good times!
Your Partner in Believing, |
