What Shatters Us Into Gratitude
I have a cousin who begins writing a holiday letter around this time of year, and he writes in ALL CAPS TO PROCLAIM THE BIGGEST STORIES OF THE YEAR FROM WORLD AND DOMESTIC POLITICS.
And each year, I look forward to it.
Do you want to know why?
Because too often, we say we are concerned about what’s happening in the world, but it doesn’t even create a whisper on our holiday greetings.
Yes, I know, this time of year is about family, and gratitude, and focusing on our blessings.
But what if it were your kid shot at college night at the Thousand Oaks nightclub?
What if it were your mother gone missing from her apartment near Paradise, California?
What if it were your cousin on the border, hoping to gain asylum?
Isn’t all this also about family?
There is so much good in our nation. I think it bears repeating while so much crazy-making is also happening.
I have much to be grateful for this year.
As the founders said: life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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