Saying Thank You!
In a previous post here, I told about how the word 'worship' which had always had a sort of groveling connotation in my mind, was transformed by reframing it as 'saying thank you.' This is a day-- in the US, as I have lately been reminded-- that was first celebrated with exactly that in mind: Thanking God for the most basic things, like survival against the odds, and having enough food. Now, in this country, we take survival pretty much for granted, and look for way too much food as a signifyer... Sign in to see full entry.