Thanksgiving 2020 brings opportunities for joy and happiness despite the fact that families cannot be together as usual. Transform the day (and even the month) into a new experience for yourself and those around you to raise your energy levels.

Gratitude is a thankful appreciation for what an individual receives. With gratitude, people acknowledge the goodness in their lives. In the process, people usually recognize that the source of that goodness often lies outside themselves.

As we head into the Holiday Season, I am inspired to write about joy and good tidings, in a way that is more expansive and enduring than just passing Holiday cheer. I want to share a spark of truth which has the capacity to ignite the glow of a Love Eternal – something possessing a power that can reveal an indestructible Truth beyond merely a time of year or outer circumstances – the Truth of an ever-present wise, tender and omnipotent Love.

For sure, each season of the year can prompt changes in the world. Living in the Northeast of the United States offers its inhabitants a full spectrum of seasons, we get to fully experience all four seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall.

The past few months of pandemics have been quite unusual and confusing times, for both parents and children. Prior to the forced isolation many of us were used to running around and being constantly distracted by the outside world.

There is no doubt that 2020 has been, and continues to be, a tumultuous year. There is not a single person on this planet that has not been affected in one way or another. Additionally, the collective consciousness that is drowning in fear, separation, and violence absorbs into our psyche.

Why are so many of us unwilling to show our true passion for life and what we wish to accomplish? Fear of failure and caring what others may think, judge or say if that happens. Or even judging ourselves far too harshly.

Plants bring life to any space because they are living organism just like we are. We are on this planet to coexist with nature not to be separated from nature. Our energy efficient buildings are so sealed up tight that they keep us separated from all that nature has to offer.

Nature is good for the soul. Our ancestors lived a life much closer to nature. They noticed the passing seasons and how to read coming weather changes.

As I sit on the wicker glider on my front porch and consider the world around me, I discover that the birds are singing as they get ready for spring. I hear dogs playfully barking as people walk by.