You know, if you make Thanksgiving a celebration of abundance and gratitude rather than a paean to overindulgence and media shrieking that urges you to buy! Buy! BUY!! (which is actually a means of insidiously reinforcing a scarcity mindset by disguising it in the robes of abundance), it's actually a pretty sweet holiday, well worth celebrating.
Today I spent time with family, and also with people I didn't previously know, and I felt welcomed by all. There was too much food, of course, but the Too Much was in part because so many different people contributed to the meal, and it's hard to look askance at people sharing what they have and what they enjoy. I sent messages to people I love, telling them that I'm grateful to have them in my life.
I'll save my disgust for what tomorrow is about until tomorrow. Today, I feel gratitude.