You’ve heard the advisories from public health officials about how to celebrate Thanksgiving during a pandemic at a time when cases and hospitalizations are rising.
Avoiding many of the traditional things in America for a uniquely American holiday, many say it’s their favorite holiday, because so much of it is about family.That’s the airports are more crowded again, because despite travel advisories, many people want to spend the holiday with their families, like they always do.
But of course much of what we always do for Thanksgiving is not what we should do with the virus widespread and spreading.
But no matter how we plan to spend Thanksgiving and who we spend it with, and how many, or how few this year, and even if it’s by ourselves, there is something we all can do to make this year’s holiday happier and healthier.
It’s called practicing gratitude which can be defined as the state of being grateful.
As a story at Healthline-dot-com puts it, “Gratitude involves recognition of the positive things in your life and how they affect you ranging from acknowledging a beautiful flower you pass on the sidewalk, while wearing your mask of course, to showing appreciation for a person and why they are special in your life.
They even offer practical ways to practice gratitude that include telling someone you’re grateful for them or something they did, even if it was a long time ago. Or doing something for someone to express your gratitude.Or taking time to journal or meditate or pray about all the positive things in your life, even life itself.
Practicing gratitude on Thanksgiving is something we all can do, even, and especially, during the pandemic of 2020.
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