SHARING MY GRATITUDE
Thanksgiving is the traditional time to express gratitude, but of course it’s always good to practice being grateful.
Many of us write in gratitude journals. Some of us subscribe to emails that remind us to be grateful. And at our best, we strive to be grateful for the good we are given through the day, week or year. I must admit I do not stop often enough to remember the gifts I am blessed with, one of which was the opportunity to spend time with my mother during the last years of her life.
My dear mother passed away on October 21st at almost 99 years old. Below is what I read at her funeral. It’s my offering of gratitude for this year – thank you for the opportunity to share this remembrance with you.
Mildred Wolochin Wendell was born Jan 1st, 1926 on the lower east side of NY almost 99 years ago – at 31 Pike Street under the Manhattan Bridge. She recently said, “Which is now the fancy neighborhood”. She told me that she was the 2nd or 3rd baby born in the hospital that first day of the year.
Her mother, my grandma Sarah was one of 5 children. Sarah came on a ship by herself at age 12 or 13 to meet her father and brother already here. I can’t imagine the unpleasant steerage compartment she must have traveled in for weeks. This is probably where my mom got her strong spirit. Actually, when I asked mom about her own secret of longevity she often said it was because she ate dirt as a child. Somehow she liked to grittiness of it in her teeth. There must have been better, cleaner dirt back then…
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At this time of year, may we all remember to be grateful for what we have and for those we love – both those who walk the path with us today, and for those we have loved along the way.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING
May you enjoy this time with love + gratitude
wherever you find yourself and with whom.
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