Thanksgiving
is about traditions of being thankful and individual Family traditions that
give us memories that last a lifetime. Our family traditions can vary from home
to home and at Thanksgiving many traditions include favorite family recipes and
sharing what we are thankful for, these are all good for the soul.
I want to
share with you one of my favorite family recipes and my thoughts on being
thankful year round.
Being Thankful
Thankfulness, gratitude,
gratefulness, or appreciation is a feeling, emotion or attitude in acknowledgment of a benefit that
one has received or will receive. When you focus too much on what you want, the mind
creates reasons why you can’t have it. This leads you to dwell on your
weaknesses. The best way to avoid this is consciously focusing on gratitude and
being thankful.
Set aside time each day to mentally list everything you have to be
grateful for. Recall your past successes, unique skills, loving relationships,
and positive momentum. You’ll be amazed how much you have going for you and
motivated to take that next step towards success.
Family
Traditions
Traditions
offer numerous benefits: they strengthen your family’s bonds, enrich the life
you share together, contribute to your children’s well-being, and create
lasting memories. For this reason, they form one of the three pillars of family culture.
Values. Values
are the foundation of a family culture. Values give a family an overarching
purpose and guide as to how each family member acts and behaves in different
situations
Norms. Norms
are the spoken and unspoken rules of how a family operates; they represent your
values in action.
Rituals/Traditions. Rituals
and traditions are a set of behaviors and routines that provide a family a
sense of identity and purpose.
Orange Salad Recipe
My mother told
the same story every time she served this salad. If you asked, she would not
divulge the ingredients until you tasted it. Then she would talk about how much
my brother liked this salad even though he did not like cottage cheese. So, try this salad and maybe it will become
one of your family traditions.
1 large container of small curd cottage cheese
2 small packages of orange Jello ( the dry power- do not add water)
1 can of well drained crushed pineapple
1 small can mandarin oranges chopped
1 large cool whip
Mix cottage cheese with dry orange jello and mix well. Add the pineapple, mandarin oranges then fold
in the cool whip.
