Like I Said

 My wife constantly texts.  I don't.  I send out links to my posts and don't expect much in return.  I probably need to send a thank you note to those who read my blog or respond to a text.  But I'll say it here.  I thank you.  I would still write it if I thought no one bothered.  I try to be more philosopher than theologian in this blog, but lately I have been thinking more as theologian than philosopher.  But I've decided to stay in the realm of philosophy, although granted they often overlap, and in the cases of some famous philosophers, they never touch.

I've had to be more theologian lately than philosopher.  But even theologians have a philosophy about life.  If I had but one philosophy about life and living, it would be that money doesn't always make one happy.  Often it's not the receivers of gifts, or even texts for that matter, that are blessed, but the givers.  One can't strive to make everyone happy.  One strives to find happiness in oneself.  Often this is harder.

This is a week of Thanksgiving and of course everyone can celebrate Thanksgiving.  It's not like Christmas which is divided into categories by various religions.  Thanksgiving is Thanksgiving.  And traditionally Thankgiving kicks off the traditional holiday period, although it seems Halloween does now.  It's so strange to see Christmas items being sold in stores next to Halloween costumes and candy.  

But I digress.  When we think of family, perhaps no day defines family better than Thanksgiving.  Maybe Christmas, but Christmas is more than family.  I could be wrong.  Maybe they both do.  It just seems like the holidays bring people closer together and it starts with family at Thanksgiving.  Maybe that is what I'm trying to say.    

So, what's my point this morning?  Family is whatever one wishes it to be.  You are each part of the family, in my thinking. My wife is used to big family and I'm not.  To me losing a family member is a lot more than a clod from the coast of England, as Jonh Donne so famously said.  I figure my family can never be too big.  But my wife's has been overwhelming at times.  I'm just not used to big family gatherings still after all these years.  

This is not some Cult.  Once a day, I make a post here and send it to a few people.  Why?  One, I love to write.  And two, because I just want you to read it.  I write mostly for family because my wife communicates with family and I don't very often.  I figure if I have something to say I'll tell her knowing she'll communicate it better than I can.  I'm a writer.  Mostly.  Texting? Not really.  I'm poor at texting.  Most of you text more than talk.  I dont do much of either, except with my wife.  I send out links by text.  

So, what I'm trying to say is to have a Happy Thanksgiving.  You have no idea how much I appreciate each one of you.  Thank you for just being there.  I'll smoke my pipe and just take time to appreciate life itself and each one of you.  Thank you for your time and for just being there.   Peace to each one of you.

Dave