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Happy Thanksgiving!

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“Some people grumble that roses have thorns; I am grateful that thorns have roses.” Alphonse Karr

thanksgivingPhoto Credit: JD Pierre – Pierre Dining Room

On Thursday this week, we will celebrate Thanksgiving. It’s the time of year when we pull our families close over a great meal and express our gratitude. We celebrate the people, experiences, and personal victories that have given us the fuel we need to keep moving forward. I’m always happy to see my family during joyful occasions. I also plan to sneak in a visit to an arboretum or two while we are on holiday. Because after all, we’ll need some exercise to offset all of the great food we will enjoy during the festivities.

I hope your Thanksgiving celebration deepens your connections to friends and family! Don’t forget to make some time to be alone with your thoughts and to strengthen your connection to spirit. Remember it’s important to nurture community and self.

Happy Thanksgiving!

I couldn’t find a specifically themed Thanksgiving song for this week. So, I decided to go with a high energy fun tune…”Can’t Stop the Feeling.” JT and the cast make me want to get my own flash mob together. Enjoy!

Until next week,

Pernà

Sunday Dinner

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There is no better place to find Love than at the Sunday Dinner table. For many families, it is a time when the extended family gets together to catch up and enjoy each other’s company. As a mother, I am overjoyed to have the family over so that I can ensure that everyone is doing okay. For those who may be experiencing challenges, I want to offer comfort and a strong sense of belonging. When we know who we are and that our village is available to us, it helps to weather life’s day-to-day storms.

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Flashback on National Sibling Day! My Siblings and Me. Yes, we need an updated picture!!!

My family and I have discussed rotating where we have Sunday dinner and honestly we have not been able to get anything going. The closest we’ve come is creating a family GroupMe where we check in on each other and share personal milestones; it’s so much fun! Although it’s good catching up over the net, I’d so much rather be in the presence of my beloveds.

I was in the grocery store the other day and saw some crab claws. I immediately thought about making one last gumbo before the Houston heat takes over; because who eats gumbo in 100 degree weather? When I woke up today, on a whim I decided to make the gumbo. All I could think of is that I should have been a bit more organized and invited the family over to enjoy it with me. Don’t get me wrong, I’m going to eat this gumbo and enjoy doing it; however, it would have been so much better to have the whole village over shooting the breeze and hanging out.

They say food made with Loving energy transmits to those who are eating it. I’m not sure I understand this thinking, but I do know that when I do something in Love, I personally feel better and I invite good feelings between myself and others; maybe that’s what they mean. Regardless, I know that I want to restart the Sunday Dinner tradition in my family and I’ll be working on the village to make this happen over the coming month

There are some traditions that we need to examine, revise, or abandon. I don’t think Sunday Dinner is one of those; except, maybe what we can cook those dinners in a health conscious way.

Every time I think of Sunday dinner, I think of my grandmother and the Soul Food movie.  So, let’s end with the title song from the soundtrack.

Until next week,

Pernà