Finish Off the Verse—Nerxt Year Break the Curse of Black Friday
Today is THANKSGIVING! Imagine if Thanksgiving lasted as long as “Black Friday” activities. My goodness could we all tolerate weeks worth of finding things to be grateful for? Would we start looking in the paper and on the web, not for sales, but for the material to highlight in a three or four week period of giving thanks. Would we start to realize how many things we could do to increase the. Gratitude available to everyone available on the planet. What if retailers had to publish one good deed along with every item they. Wanted to sell? Wouldn’t that be cool. I challenge any retailer to satart doing that next year and may.start contacting a few just to see what their response would be. Feel free to do that yourself if you want.
Okay tomorrow is actually “BLACK FRIDAY” so let’s finish off the mantra/ poem today. Since it’s Thanksgiving let’s try starting out by closing. Your eyes and thinking of five people (no more) that you are incredibly thankful for. Now think of two ways...without speaking you will let them know during the next year how thankful you are....Then pick one of those people and under your breath say...”this one’s for you. Read and Recite the following
(Again..I’m typing this from memory and if you have been reading along..you know how it goes lol.
B is Beginning and that’s where we all are
Breathe deeply. At home in stores. And your car
L is for learning to like my current status
Heed not what the sales tags keep screaming at us
A’s for Alllow you best gifts to shine through
Give freely of yourself it’s the best you can do
C of course is for caring for yourself and each other
Each Father, Each Mother, Each Sister, Each Brother
K is for Kindness we all need for survival
And to build up our strength for Black Friday’s arrival
F if for family and friends old and new
Be gentle with them—they’ll be gentle with you
R is for reflection please check your attitude
If you find any holes, please fill them with gratitude
I stands for intention buildsome by day dreaming
Dreams come from your soul, not other folks’ scheming
D is for Devour events large and small
They are all precious cherish them all
A is for actions that speak louder than wordsAnd they’ll make spirits soar with the angels and birds
And... Y is. For Yes it’s a great word to share
More often than not peace and joy is found there.
Reading and repeating this will help me get through tomorrow. However, that’s not enough...Tomorrow I think I’ll reflect upon how I can change the Black Friday experience heading into next year and invite you to do the same.
For now....take a walk let the pie settle and know I am thankful for each of you and each gift I have been granted.
Peace —Out
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