Why do we wait for Thanksgiving to be Thankful?
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I so agree with you Mark.There are so many things every day that we have to be thankful for. Our families, and friends around us. The little miracles that some take for granted. I never have a day pass that I cannot be thankful for the blue sky and the green grass, the seasons and all their beauty. I am thankful that there is a world of wonder out there. There is no two animals or plants that are alike.I think we have miracles happening all the time. If we just look close enough we can find something unique and wonderful for the day. The world can be a stressful place at times but are we looking in the right direction?
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It's about giving Thanks for the things we have. To be cherful and be together with family and friends. To share what we have with other's who do not have so much. It's about the feeling you get when you help some one out of troubles. It's when you feel the love that comes from spreading the cheers. That is what Thanksgiving is all about.
817174
Most people wait until the day after Thanksgiving to do it. I don't like seeing them up before then either. Some people put them up earlier because they have some nice weather to do it in and then don't turn them on until after Thanksgiving.
689828
Because we have so much. We never take the time to Thank God for it all. We never relize what something means to us until we loose it. Don't take Life For granted.
873616
Thanksgiving is an American holiday. That doesn't even cover a majority of Christians worldwide, let alone everyone else who calls someone "God".
828193
Thanksgiving is not a time for buying presents. if you are visiting relatives - bake cookies or deserts, or bring a bottle of wine, etc.  Your parents would like nothing more than being invited to a thanksgiving dinner with you and your kids. For kids - I would not buy them anything - but maybe geta a little card telling them something special is OK. Or in the thanksgiving grace before dinner - say something special abotu how happy you are to have them and something special about each one.
726646
Youre being selfish! Its better to give than receive you will get your blessings in return!! Dont be so mean its the holidays.!
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Read here\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving
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Even though not all Americans are Christians and Thanksgiving can be celebrated by any religion or non religion, Christmas is still wildly more popular than Thanksgiving in the US. Thanksgiving happens to be my favorite holiday because it is not as commercial as Christmas or the other holidays and it is all about family. I come from a large family and we have wonderful Thanksgivings. Also, I love turkey and pecan pie and broccoli casserole and spinach dip and stuffing and bread rolls with real butter and on and on and on. \n\nHave you ever celebrated Thanksgiving? I live abroad and I've missed many other holidays, but I've never let Thanksgiving go by without celebrating it with my friends. It is TOTALLY appropriate to the spirit of Thanksgiving to celebrate it with people who know nothing about the day. I love introducing my traditions to my new friends around the world.
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What does being a "person of color" have to do with celebrating or not celebrating this holiday?  The offical celebration of Thanksgiving was not established until the time of President Lincoln.  It is a national holiday when people can take time out before the real hussle and bussle of the Christmas season to get together with family and friends and set a little special time aside to give thanks to whatever Diety they believe in.  There is no harm in having a special day of thanks.  Certainly, you should be grateful for the things of this world constantly, but there is no reason why you can't have a special day.  I agree that many things happened in the past that we of European descent have no cause to be proud of...however, I am, as a 21st century American, grateful for the fact that I live in this country and not another.  I am grateful for a government that sets aside a special day for thanks and that allows me the right to thank whatever Diety I wish in whatever way I wish.  No matter your ethnic/racial origins, you should be thankful for the way things are NOW and not dwell on the past.  A Mandan chief once said  something along the lines of not dwelling on things that cannot be changed (things in the past) and living toward changing those things that can (the future).  So, have a happy day of thanks.
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Im thankful that I will not be spending thanksgiving alone. I never have yet, and I hope I never do. That would be Way too lonely.
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My Thanksgiving Day is full of so many of life's blessings -- and I'm not speaking those of monetary value -- that I'm grateful just to be there with my husband, mom and her husband and sister.  I say all my thank you's to my Higher Power before I embark on my journey to fill my 3 day dietary quota and when we're all there, you can bet I soak up every minute of being there in one piece and you're damn right--be thankful people!  And I'll be glad to watch whatever football game is on because I have terrible reception on my home TV.  :)
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All things Christmasy should be done AFTER Thanksgiving. Decorations, cards etc. Anytime before is too soon.
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THANKSGIVING is a time to remember all we have to be thankful for and to share our resources with others in need.
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I agree with you 100%.  It is Thanksgiving Day.  That's what it's always been, and should always be.  It's not just about eating a turkey, it's about thanks for all that we have.  Personally, I don't even like turkey; I prefer ham.  But I still wouldn't call it Ham Day.  lol
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Have a Happy Thanksgiving.
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My Pastor says you should pray before every meal, especially when you go out to eat 'cause you have no idea what the people who prepared the food did or are like. Besides, it's Biblical. Here's what the Apostle Paul said about eating different foods.\n\n"Because every creature of God is good, and not one is to be rejected, being received with thanksgiving, for it is sanctified through the word of God and prayer.  1 Timothy 4:4-5