{"id":320,"date":"2010-11-25T05:06:31","date_gmt":"2010-11-25T13:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matthewliberty.com\/?p=320"},"modified":"2010-11-25T05:06:31","modified_gmt":"2010-11-25T13:06:31","slug":"thanksgiving-is-a-good-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threeadventure.com\/matthewliberty\/2010\/11\/25\/thanksgiving-is-a-good-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Thanksgiving is a good start"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"zemanta-img\" style=\"margin: 1em\">\n<figure style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  \" title=\"NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 26:  Crowds watch the Than...\" src=\"http:\/\/cache.daylife.com\/imageserve\/0gby0Gi4flemn\/100x150.jpg\" alt=\"NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 26:  Crowds watch the Than...\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Thanksgiving is a great day to hang out with family and friends, eat a ton of food, and drink some great wine; but it also makes me think of the soldiers and their families who don\u2019t get to spend time together, kids that are suffering from illness or hunger, people that are scared because they\u2019ve lost their jobs and are losing everything, the homeless, the kids that are bullied at school, and so on.<\/p>\n<p>Thanksgiving is a good start, I think more people think about these issues this time of year and realize how fortunate they are as opposed to \u201cthose other\u201d people. Why can\u2019t we get involved all year round? Why can\u2019t we help each other more? Why can\u2019t we solve some of these issues?<\/p>\n<p>We need to come together more, we need to extend our hand more often, we need to be a moving human part of our communities, we need to get involved. This journey is miraculously amazing, and the awe inspiring power of human beings when they come together is breath taking. Be thankful, yes, but continue to build your communities and help one another. 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