Back in the day, the first day of school was sometime around Labor Day. New notebooks, new friends, and the anticipation of learning new things. The potential was invigorating. It also signals the changing of the seasons, and the glory we see as mother nature shifts gears. It's a great time to be mindful and set a goal to improve something- can be big or small.
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.