First of all, happy thanksgiving weekend!! Eventhough I’ve never celebrated thanksgiving before, I think I kind of like the idea of thanksgiving day. Well, it isn’t about the celebration with turkey or gifts-exchanging (although both would do beyond great) but more importantly, I perceive this thanksgiving day as a day when we just be thankful for whatever we want to.

I once read (and watched) the book “eat, pray, love” and there was one scene when everybody had dinner together on a thanksgiving night. Everybody was happy! after the dinner they were made to sit hand-in-hand with the people sitting next to them then each of them shared one little thankful message with eyes closed. For instance “I’m thankful for my wife who has become such a great lover blablabla…” Then I came to I imagine myself being at that scene. Frankly, I don’t think I would mention only one thankfulness. In fact, I have way too many things to be thankful for. I personally think I am a bit demanding at heart. Just right after I accomplish something, I tend to promptly ask for another, then when I finally get it, I’ll ask again. and it will keep going on like that. Well, one might say it’s the art of life when we are always encouraged to gain and achieve something more, something better than before. It’s good, indeed. I don’t argue until that point. However, what’s so good if we (with our demanding mind and heart) don’t feel happy with all those gifts and we keep on worrying about tomorrow?! In such way, I think it’s good to take a laid-back time for a little while, worry for nothing as in ask for nothing, be relax, and deliver our thankfulness to Him, the almighty. I guess that’s the way to percieve happiness. Have a thankful heart to what we have, what we are, what we do. regardless anything.

I don’t know whether this post will at some point inspire you or what, but it is actually dedicated to nobody but myself.