Today, before we get into the fun for the newest cover reveal, I thought we could discuss a little bit of the holidays. (There will be two blog posts today, so stay tuned.. We do have the cover reveal!)
Also, there won't be a playlist Wednesday this week due to the holiday, but we shall share some tunes today from the book playlist on the other blog post. I don't think I have shared all of them yet, so we have a few more to go.. (I know, that list is crazy long, huh?)
Many, many years ago we started a celebration called Thanksgiving in the United States. This holiday originally was to become friends with the Native Americans. They shared each others food with a huge feast.. Now, some people in America, don't celebrate this holiday because of what happened with the Native Americans. I think we all know the cowboy and Indian stories. I can understand why those people don't celebrate it. Now, a days, it's more about spending the holiday with your family, a football game, and a ton of food... all to prepare for the biggest shopping day in America the next day. I am not sure how I feel about the fact that this holiday has became so commercial based for the big business industry that we have lost sight of what and how this all began. I also struggle with the fact that my grandfather (mother's side) was what people called a half breed. He was half Cherokee Indian. He grew up on the reservation, and left when he was 15 years old because of the way they were treated back then. You would think that we as a country could have done more for the people we stole the land from, but I guess that was never the plan after that first Thanksgiving.
I try not to think about all of that, and focus on what I find important for this holiday season.
When I was a teenager I spent some holidays with friends, due to my father spending the week deer hunting. It was never that big of a deal... I never realized how that would effect me as a parent. I couldn't imagine not being with my daughters on the holidays. Any holiday actually... I know as they get older that I may not always have this chance, but I sure as heck will try to spend the holidays with my daughters.
What Thanksgiving means to me now, as an adult, is family, friends, and being with ones you love. I am now the mom that gets to cook some of the holiday favorites, even that feels weird at times, because as we grow up we are used to our grandparents and mothers and fathers cooking the big meal. I am very grateful that I am blessed to have my little family and the traditions we have made for our children. I won't lie, we eat a ton of food, whatever is left over we either save to eat later and or give away to others who didn't have the meal. It's about giving .. giving back to others.. being thankful for what I have. Everyone in this world is going through so much, and at times, it's nice to stop and be thankful for what we do have. On this holiday I hope that you spend it with others that you love, and remember that life is short... Live it to the fullest.
Thank you for reading my blog, and if you need somewhere to go for the holiday.. My door is always open!
Peace, Love, and all that Jazz- Dee
Also, there won't be a playlist Wednesday this week due to the holiday, but we shall share some tunes today from the book playlist on the other blog post. I don't think I have shared all of them yet, so we have a few more to go.. (I know, that list is crazy long, huh?)
Many, many years ago we started a celebration called Thanksgiving in the United States. This holiday originally was to become friends with the Native Americans. They shared each others food with a huge feast.. Now, some people in America, don't celebrate this holiday because of what happened with the Native Americans. I think we all know the cowboy and Indian stories. I can understand why those people don't celebrate it. Now, a days, it's more about spending the holiday with your family, a football game, and a ton of food... all to prepare for the biggest shopping day in America the next day. I am not sure how I feel about the fact that this holiday has became so commercial based for the big business industry that we have lost sight of what and how this all began. I also struggle with the fact that my grandfather (mother's side) was what people called a half breed. He was half Cherokee Indian. He grew up on the reservation, and left when he was 15 years old because of the way they were treated back then. You would think that we as a country could have done more for the people we stole the land from, but I guess that was never the plan after that first Thanksgiving.
I try not to think about all of that, and focus on what I find important for this holiday season.
When I was a teenager I spent some holidays with friends, due to my father spending the week deer hunting. It was never that big of a deal... I never realized how that would effect me as a parent. I couldn't imagine not being with my daughters on the holidays. Any holiday actually... I know as they get older that I may not always have this chance, but I sure as heck will try to spend the holidays with my daughters.
What Thanksgiving means to me now, as an adult, is family, friends, and being with ones you love. I am now the mom that gets to cook some of the holiday favorites, even that feels weird at times, because as we grow up we are used to our grandparents and mothers and fathers cooking the big meal. I am very grateful that I am blessed to have my little family and the traditions we have made for our children. I won't lie, we eat a ton of food, whatever is left over we either save to eat later and or give away to others who didn't have the meal. It's about giving .. giving back to others.. being thankful for what I have. Everyone in this world is going through so much, and at times, it's nice to stop and be thankful for what we do have. On this holiday I hope that you spend it with others that you love, and remember that life is short... Live it to the fullest.
Thank you for reading my blog, and if you need somewhere to go for the holiday.. My door is always open!
Peace, Love, and all that Jazz- Dee
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