2022 Thanksgiving is for Memories and......

Historically Thanksgiving has Always Been for Memories 

Taking your child or Grandchild out for their first Christmas tree cutting, is definitely one of those grand memories. 

And if your mail person is a kind one, perhaps their first sit in the mail truck, engine off of course and emergency brake on. 

I'm sure you can think of a few dozen more, such as their birth, then their first Birthday, and so on. 

Memories is why we give thanks to our families and friends and those special moments. But Thanksgiving dinners and gatherings can as well be about, what those memories can foretell to a degree about our futures. Our futures become a live topic all the day long on Thanksgiving, and for days after. Planning ahead, at least in our thoughts about what might become of our family and our extended families. Will a member stay local or move to a far off location? Perhaps college or university life beckons, or a new opportunity for a job, or a new career opens up or retirement sends us off to a warmer location.

I like spending time ahead of Thanksgiving thinking about these possibilities before the day of, so I can open up conversations, once our company has had the chance to settle in and perhaps after a game or before, but certainly not immediately and certainly not in a manner that is argumentative.  There are times for that type of approach. Thanksgiving is the time for bringing out older family photo albums, or connecting from phone to tv, digital photo frames running, perhaps sharing photos on your device with others. There are so many more ways today to share our treasured pictures. I have been known to bring out any special items that belong to a focused family members keepsakes to share and for family members to hold and treasure during their visit. Mementos are a gift to as much or more than photos depending upon the significance. I hold dear my Grandfathers Fire Chief badges and ribbons as well as my Father's war photos, his career photos and his wallet with items still inside. 

Here's hoping you will have these opportunities for both memories and future thoughts during this very special day.

Happy Thanksgiving and thanks for reading

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