Happy Thanksgiving to all the Advance team! I am very grateful for the work you do, for the wonder that is Riverby Books, for the serviceberry bushes in my garden (planted 20+ years ago by a much younger me), for the University of Mary Washington, that still holds fast to the tenents of a liberal arts education, and for so many other things, including my son who is taking the road less travelled and majoring in the one liberal arts discipline and minoring in two others, down the road at Mr. Jefferson's University (Another person and place I am very grateful for).
At times, it can feel that darkness is all around us, that our institutions are failing us, and gratitude can be hard to find and harder to practice as we consider the world around us. We may feel helpless, as if there is nothing we can do as individuals to make a difference, to make an improvement in the status quo, but yet we can. We can each shine our own small, bright light.
Your light may flicker at times, it may nearly go out occasionally, but I can almost promise you that it will also attract other small flames and soon enough, a warm circle will grow and glow.
On Thanksgiving Day, I especially hope this is true for everyone reading this!
Thank you, Fredericksburg Advance, for this thoughtful piece that led me to reflect on my blessings today.
Happy Thanksgiving to all the Advance team! I am very grateful for the work you do, for the wonder that is Riverby Books, for the serviceberry bushes in my garden (planted 20+ years ago by a much younger me), for the University of Mary Washington, that still holds fast to the tenents of a liberal arts education, and for so many other things, including my son who is taking the road less travelled and majoring in the one liberal arts discipline and minoring in two others, down the road at Mr. Jefferson's University (Another person and place I am very grateful for).
At times, it can feel that darkness is all around us, that our institutions are failing us, and gratitude can be hard to find and harder to practice as we consider the world around us. We may feel helpless, as if there is nothing we can do as individuals to make a difference, to make an improvement in the status quo, but yet we can. We can each shine our own small, bright light.
Your light may flicker at times, it may nearly go out occasionally, but I can almost promise you that it will also attract other small flames and soon enough, a warm circle will grow and glow.
On Thanksgiving Day, I especially hope this is true for everyone reading this!
Thank you, Fredericksburg Advance, for this thoughtful piece that led me to reflect on my blessings today.