{"id":1976,"date":"2012-11-20T14:18:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-20T19:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/thanks-giving.html"},"modified":"2016-09-19T11:49:27","modified_gmt":"2016-09-19T15:49:27","slug":"thanks-giving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=1976","title":{"rendered":"Thanks. Giving."},"content":{"rendered":"

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I LOVE Thanksgiving. <\/span><\/div>\n

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This is the time of year when everyone gets together, makes food, hangs out, and reminds each other that you have things to be grateful for. <\/span><\/div>\n

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As the name implies, this holiday consists of  both Thanks and also Giving. <\/span><\/div>\n

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Thanks: <\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
Don’t blubber about it or cause a messy scene, just let the people you love in your life know that. And honestly? That kindness … that little window into your heart is enough. This kind of emotional “touching base” is important for your relationships and metaphorical heart, but also, oddly, for your physical heart!!<\/span><\/div>\n
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Giving: <\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
This is why I love Thanksgiving the best. Because the “giving” that you give is given as a gift that you didn’t have to purchase at some all night!!, one time only!!, free-gift-with-purchase!!, sales event at the mall. This giving is something that the stores will never run out of, because they don’t carry it there. <\/span><\/div>\n

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Tomorrow, I want to talk nutrition with you, and also to bust up a couple of the myths that we encounter every year at this time. But for now, I just wanted to encourage a warm and wonderful Thanksgiving for you and your family. <\/span><\/div>\n

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