So here we are at the beginning of “that time of year” we lovingly call Thanksgiving.

This is the time when people get together and do things as they celebrate Thanksgiving.

As SolidHostDesign heads into another year of possibilities, potential triumphs and pitfalls

I have found myself questioning all lot of what goes on during this particular holiday.

I see people “celebrating” Thanksgiving but not really giving thanks.

What’s up with sitting in parking lots before the crack of dawn to be first to get some thing?

As bad as things are for too many of us, I observe far too many of us celebrating what we have instead of giving thanks for what we have not had to deal with. I believe if we observed this time with that slant, far fewer of us would have to “observe the holiday” while bearing the crushing burden of unemployment, poverty, homelessness, foreclosure and worse on this day and those to come.

Maybe while contemplating all those things, those of us who are fortunate enough to have should pay closer attention to those of us who do not have much of anything.

Maybe we should consider the idea that maybe things are out of balance for a reason. That maybe we should strive for balance in order to meet our own best interests.

Instead of striving to meet the interests of those who have consistently demonstrated they do not have our best interests in mind at all.

No one can claim to be all knowing and we should always contrast what we read and hear with why we read and hear the things we do.

We should always consider who is putting forth the ideas we are presented with and why they do so and be thankful to be wise enough to do so.

I suspect if we spend the coming months doing just that, we may find ourselves even more thankful for our situations next Thanksgiving.

Just a thought.

Please have a peaceful and fruitful holiday no matter where you are.

All the best to you,

Robert Bennett