Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday in November, is a uniquely American tradition and one to be proud of. Regardless of whether you are an American and Thanksgiving Day is ingrained in your psyche, the idea of “giving thanks” or gratitude is a universal concept that we are all guilty of overlooking and forgetting from time to … Continue reading Thanksgiving: An Attitude of Gratitude
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HALLOWEEN – IT’S NOT FOR EVERYONE
Halloween! As a kid growing up in 1960’s New Zealand we couldn’t have been further away from the hype and hoopla that was Halloween, as portrayed by the movies and the odd television show we would see from America (we got our first black and white TV in 1965). So, for me, Halloween was never … Continue reading HALLOWEEN – IT’S NOT FOR EVERYONE