Bloom where you are planted, or consider the lilies of the field.
Nature teaches us resilience and hope, and we can find examples in unexpected places, like these poppies ready to open with their roots in a rock wall in Anchorage, Alaska, nurtured only by Mother Nature.
Another lesson is to be awake to see beauty in random places.
Thanksgiving Day has so many special aspects that highlight how much we have to be grateful for. You get to pick your focus- family, friends, football, feast, foliage and so much more. It is easy to get swept up in the planning, or to feel sadness if something from the past is no more- Taking a few moments to get quiet, and focus on what is going right can turn that around.