This month in the United States, we will celebrate Thanksgiving.  During this time of reflection and remembrance, we are called to acknowledge WHY WE ARE HERE, right now in this present moment.  We are not here to fix, change or belittle another person.  We are here to support, forgive and heal one another.  As we are here, we are called to practice forgiveness, thankfulness and gratefulness.
 
Thankfulness is one of the great avenues of Spirit's presence and power.  When we give thanks, a door opens through which Spirit can work.
 
One of the most significant realizations about the act of thanksgiving is that it is a choice.  We can give thanks when something happens, but we can also simply choose to be thankful.  This provides an avenue through which our lives can change.  Choosing to be grateful in the midst of a challenge is difficult, but it is a choice we can make. 
                                   
During this month may we each give thanks for our lives as we know them now, in this present moment.  
                                                                                                                                                                                       

                           ~Kathy