HAPPY THANKSGIVING
On the eve of this holiday I would like to wish all those on DU a happy Thanksgiving. It is a universal need and joy to be thankful and to express gratitude.
I remember as a little child in Germany, Thanksgiving (or Erntedankfest) as it is called is celebrated the first Sunday in October.
On the eve of the holiday we would go to church to hear preaching and choral presentations, plus do some singing. After the service we would have a lantern parade followed by fireworks. On the Sunday of Thanksgiving, friends and family would gather and celebrate with shared foods and laughter.
So it is with a glad heart that I am able to to celebrate tomorrow. To be thankful for family, for challenging and sustaining work, to be able to live in such a beautiful part of the country (Seattle area) to be able to express ones self politically and last but not least, to be in community with so many friends.
May we all be able to take time time to relish what gifts and graces that are placed in our lives. May you all find joy in the holiday and most of all, may you be in community to enrich others' lives as you receive that same gift from them!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING-
Mike C
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Happy Thanksviving to you, yours, & All here at DU!
During my many deployments to Germany, the German people were, and still are, some of the most generous citizens on the planet and I enjoyed my stay in that wonderful country.
I have very fond memories of the German people and their generosity and hope to visit Germany again before I leave Planet Earth.