Thanksgiving

"The date and location of the first Thanksgiving celebration is a topic of modest contention. The traditional "first Thanksgiving" is the celebration that occurred at the site of Plymouth Plantation, in 1621. The Plymouth celebration occurred early in the history of what would become one of the original thirteen colonies that became the United States. However, there was another, more modest Thanksgiving at Berkley Plantation, Virginia on the banks of the James River in 1619. The celebration became an important part of the American myth by the 1800s.[citation needed] This Thanksgiving, modeled after celebrations that were commonplace in contemporary Europe, is generally regarded as America's first. Today, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States and on the second Monday of October in Canada. Thanksgiving dinner is held on this day, usually as a gathering of family members and friends."
-Wikipedia

This is typical of what we see when we look into how Thanksgiving originated. Honestly, I see this as a time when we can shift our focus from the myths or false stories about the celebration of a harvest involving two groups with different concepts of land ownership and resources, to a focus on current gratitude for all possibilities. I am grateful for possibilities that are new everyday. They arise everyday. More things become possible at every turn and for this, I give thanks. Every morning, we all have a new chance to be a little kinder, to improve our relationships, to bring some more beauty into our lives, to appreciate what is here now. I don't want to sound preachy, but feeling thank full is genuine.