Istijlál (Majesty), 6 Qawl (Speech), 170 BE - Thursday, November 28, 2013 about 10:44 AM Pacific Standard Time
On this cloudy and chilly Thanksgiving Day I am grateful...
1. ...for Dr. Oz and Dr. Roizen's Health Advice column, which appears in Thursday's Review-Journal, because today the main topic was Pain relief not limited to medication. Drs. Oz and Roizen give five self-care techniques to reduce the discomfort of chronic pain. I already practice one of the techniques on a daily basis, but today I will begin practicing more of them.
2. ...that I chose to spend this Thanksgiving by myself because now I can focus on prayer and meditation without interrupting anyone else's Thanksgiving Day. This gives me a chance to look at the changes of the past year and determine what I want to do for the next twelve months to make my life more productive.
3. ...for the turkey burgers I received when I went to one of the food pantries last week. For lunch I had two turkey and cranberry sandwiches. This is the first time I have ate a turkeys sandwich with cranberry sauce and they are delicious.
4. ...that I have a free senior cellphone with 250 free minutes each month.
5. ...for the beauty of a cloudy Thanksgiving morning with yellow and orange oak leaves falling to the ground.
6. ...that eggnog was in the grocery store when I went shopping yesterday. I had a cup of eggnog for breakfast for the first time in several years.
7. ...for the pumpkin pie I received when I went to one of the food pantries last Saturday.
8. ...that I have dentures so that I can enjoy a turkey and cranberry sandwich.
9. ...for being able to afford a cable modem so t hat I can stay connected with my family on Thanksgiving and every day of the year.
10. ...that I was able to enjoy a piece of pumpkin pie while watching the news this morning. This is a tradition that Mom and I started several years ago and I thought I might cry this morning but I did not. Instead, I remember how much Mom liked pumpkin pie.
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Thursday, November 28, 2013
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving in the United States of America
‘Idál (Justice), 5 Qawl (Speech), 170 BE - Wednesday, November 27, 2013 about 8:46 AM Pacific Standard Time
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day in the United States of America. Today the writing.com newsletter were published and arrived in my e-mail box and the above quote by Meister Echart, is in the spiritual newsletter. A Season of Thanksgiving is the title of this week's edition and it got me to thinking about Thanksgiving and gratitude.
This year, I am planning a traditional-nontraditional Thanksgiving dinner. I am having turkey, but instead of a whole turkey or a turkey breast I am fixing ground turkey. I have some potatoes, so I will fix those with the turkey. I have pumpkin pie, I have some vegetables that I can fix as a salad, and I have a couple of melons.
I will purchase a couple of cans of whipped cream (I cannot remember what it is called) this afternoon when I go to the store to pick up a prescription and a couple of other items. I have some chicken bullion to make grave with, but I do not think I have any flour. I may purchase a small bag of flour this afternoon or I may just get some sour cream and margarine for baked potatoes. Since I do not have much money on me or in my bank account this late in the month, I have to be careful and purchase only what I need.
Despite the fact that I am not planning a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, I am grateful for what I have. I am also grateful to those who gave me these items because without the generosity of strangers and food pantries, I would not have much of a Thanksgiving. Tomorrow, I will make a Thankful Thursday Thanksgiving entry after meditating on the ten things I am thankful to have or to have experienced this year.
"If the only prayer you said in your whole life was 'Thank you', that would suffice."
Meister Eckhart
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day in the United States of America. Today the writing.com newsletter were published and arrived in my e-mail box and the above quote by Meister Echart, is in the spiritual newsletter. A Season of Thanksgiving is the title of this week's edition and it got me to thinking about Thanksgiving and gratitude.
This year, I am planning a traditional-nontraditional Thanksgiving dinner. I am having turkey, but instead of a whole turkey or a turkey breast I am fixing ground turkey. I have some potatoes, so I will fix those with the turkey. I have pumpkin pie, I have some vegetables that I can fix as a salad, and I have a couple of melons.
I will purchase a couple of cans of whipped cream (I cannot remember what it is called) this afternoon when I go to the store to pick up a prescription and a couple of other items. I have some chicken bullion to make grave with, but I do not think I have any flour. I may purchase a small bag of flour this afternoon or I may just get some sour cream and margarine for baked potatoes. Since I do not have much money on me or in my bank account this late in the month, I have to be careful and purchase only what I need.
Despite the fact that I am not planning a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, I am grateful for what I have. I am also grateful to those who gave me these items because without the generosity of strangers and food pantries, I would not have much of a Thanksgiving. Tomorrow, I will make a Thankful Thursday Thanksgiving entry after meditating on the ten things I am thankful to have or to have experienced this year.
Sunday, November 09, 2008
I Am Not Going To Microwave a Turkey This Year
Jamál (Beauty), 6 Qudrat (Power), 165 B.E. – Sunday, November 9, 2008 about 8:31 AM Pacific Time
For the past three or four years at either Thanksgiving or Christmas, I have microwaved a turkey for our holiday feast. I am not going to do that this year! Each turkey I have had microwaved has been too big for the oven. The turkeys were given to us, so I had no choice of the size. I had to work with the bird I had on hand.
However, this year the bird goes into the freezer and stays there, until I can cook it in a regular oven. Because the turkeys were too big for my oven, I had to carve the turkey before cooking it. That in itself is a project, which takes most of the morning. After I carved the bird, I picked the pieces I to fix for our dinner and put the rest in the fridge. However, I had to cook it later in the day because I could not put it back in the freezer until it was cooked.
I am not going to microwave a turkey this year. I am tired of Microwaved turkey. I am tired of carving the bird before it is cooked. This year Mom and I will go out for Thanksgiving and Christmas. I do not know where we will go, but we will go out to eat on those two holidays.
For the past three or four years at either Thanksgiving or Christmas, I have microwaved a turkey for our holiday feast. I am not going to do that this year! Each turkey I have had microwaved has been too big for the oven. The turkeys were given to us, so I had no choice of the size. I had to work with the bird I had on hand.
However, this year the bird goes into the freezer and stays there, until I can cook it in a regular oven. Because the turkeys were too big for my oven, I had to carve the turkey before cooking it. That in itself is a project, which takes most of the morning. After I carved the bird, I picked the pieces I to fix for our dinner and put the rest in the fridge. However, I had to cook it later in the day because I could not put it back in the freezer until it was cooked.
I am not going to microwave a turkey this year. I am tired of Microwaved turkey. I am tired of carving the bird before it is cooked. This year Mom and I will go out for Thanksgiving and Christmas. I do not know where we will go, but we will go out to eat on those two holidays.
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