As far as holidays go, Thanksgiving ranks among my favorite. There’s no pressure to buy gifts. No religious affiliation. No preparation besides the actual meal. Thanksgiving is easy. It’s about sitting around watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, pretending football is of any importance and […]
The Practice of Gratitude
I believe in the practice of gratitude. I believe if you don’t make time to acknowledge what you have, you’re never going to make room for all that you would like. Which is pretty contradictory to the Greek superstition I grew up with where you were encouraged not to acknowledge your good fortune. The folklore […]
In Gratitude For My Mom
When I was younger I lived in fear that my mother would die when I turned 17. As I grew closer to that age I would lay awake at night, the street light casting its shadow on the shag carpet in my bedroom, terrified, often counting down the months and days we had […]
