This season, from Thanksgiving through New Year's Day, is my favorite time of the year. The weather changes, the trees turn vivid shades of yellow and red, people seem to smile more, the music on the radio and holiday decorations make things bright and we all seem to have an extra jump in our step
But for many of us, this time of year can also mean melancholy and sadness, whether from loneliness or as a reminder of events that weigh heavily on us. I lost a daughter in November, a sister from drug overdose right before Thanksgiving, my mom passed suddenly not long before Christmas and my two divorces happened in November.
Abraham Lincoln made Thanksgiving a federal holiday in 1863 in the midst of a bitter, brutal and bloody Civil War. Today, we are also in a time of great division and tribalism where there is anger and frustration towards our fellow women and men. We lack the connection as an American family today, seemingly tearing ourselves apart once again.
I have a humble suggestion borne from my own pain and hurt. I have discovered in life that you can’t break an emotional attachment that pushes hate or division with a rational argument. It doesn't work either in private or public life. The only way to rebuild our connections isn’t through logic but by establishing a heartfelt and emotional bond with those around us and in our communities.
There will be much talk about impeachment in the news over the Thanksgiving holiday, discussions about investigations that touch the core of our democracy and of the need for new leadership in Washington D.C. or state capitols. Before we delve into all that around the family rooms of America, how about we try to find in one another a common emotional link? Let us find out what heartbreak someone else experienced and share our own pain.
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