What Turkey and Pumpkin Pie have in common with resilience and reduced anxiety…

​With thanksgiving just passed, it seems appropriate to bring up the topic of gratitude.  Whilst I haven’t traditionally celebrated Thanksgiving, I've had the pleasure of joining friends at their Thanksgiving celebrations in recent years and was touched by the sentiment of the holiday.  Whilst the food was fantastic it was the moment we went around the table and said what we were grateful for that really stayed with me; I was heartened by all the lovely details that my friends chose to focus on.  Each were experiencing their own challenges in life, but able to see the silver lining.  Some even described their struggles and gave thanks for the resulting learning curve, which was very humbling! 

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