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Make it Thanksgiving every day

By Catherine Toth Fox • November 28, 2013 • Musings, The Daily Dish

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Today is the day we all reflect on the things we’re thankful for. It could be as mundane as indoor plumbing or as meaningful as the health of the people we love.

This has been a trying year for me, and I’m thankful to just have made it through. But I’ve been blessed with so much, too, from friends who are always up for a gabfest at a new ramen shop to the sudden recovery of a nagging lower back injury. I’ve gotten to travel to five foreign countries, interview celebrity chefs and professional surfers, crew on the Hōkūleʻa, hike, surf and spend time with my dogs. I’m healthy, I’ve got the best landlords, I have medical insurance — life is good.

But here’s the thing: we shouldn’t have to wait until Thanksgiving to think about the things we normally take for granted.

It’s good that we have days like this. (I feel the same way about Valentine’s Day, too, that we shouldn’t wait until February 14 to do something special for your loved ones.) It’s a great reminder of what’s important — namely, family, friends, healthy and happiness. But we should count our blessings every day. Because like is finicky and unpredictable. You just never know what will happen tomorrow.

So enjoy today. Eat too much and don’t check your emails. Lay around the house and just watch football. Screw the chores and the laundry and just relax. And be thankful you can do that today.

Because Christmas is 27 days away, and you’ll likely not have this chance again!

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4 Comments

  • Reply Dennis November 29, 2013 at 5:35 pm

    Amen Cat! Have a great Thanksgiving!

  • Reply M November 29, 2013 at 5:38 pm

    Hello Cat!

    That’s what I say too and I’m thankful everyday.

    Happy Thanksgiving Cat!

  • Reply Gloria Abaya (MauiTriGirl) November 29, 2013 at 6:18 pm

    Love your blog post and I agree everyday I am thankful =)

  • Reply rayboyjr November 30, 2013 at 8:27 am

    Hey Cat: … hope you have a wonderful holiday season!!! … now that we’re “officially” there … the mood and atmosphere has just turned on … I can just feel it …

    … also feel a little bit fatter … *sigh* … and that’s not going to improve anytime soon … haha …

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Born and raised on O‘ahu, Hawaiʻi, Catherine Toth Fox has been chronicling her adventures in her blog, The Cat Dish, for more than a decade. She worked as a newspaper reporter in Hawai‘i for 10 years and continues to freelance—in between teaching journalism, hitting the surf and eating everything in sight—for national and local print and online publications. She’s currently the editor of HAWAIʻI Magazine.

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