Happy Thanksgiving to all SIGforum readers, members and their family and friends

November 24, 2022, 11:44 AM

Rey HRH

Happy Thanksgiving to you also, Para and everyone else.

I'd like to pass on something I learned. Some people feel surly about giving thanks on Thanksgiving thinking they have nothing to give thanks about.

But in 1621 when the first Thanksgiving celebration was held with the Pilgrims, the preceding winter had been a harsh one. Seventy-eight percent of the women who traveled on the Mayflower had perished that winter, leaving only around 50 colonists to attend the celebration. According to eyewitness accounts, among the pilgrims, there were only 22 men, just four women, and over 25 children and teenagers. Link

The US has celebrated Thanksgiving every year since Abraham Lincoln's proclamation of 1863. 1863 was in the middle of the US Civil War which lasted from 1861 and 1865. The number of soldiers who died between 1861 and 1865 is estimated to be 620,000 - a number approximately equal to the total of American fatalities in the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Mexican War, the Spanish American War, World War I, World War II, and the Korean War, combined. Link

I think the lesson of Thanksgiving is to find something to be thankful about even in the midst of despair.

"It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946.

November 24, 2022, 11:44 AM

bruthajess

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I've got many things I'm thankful for, including this forum!

November 24, 2022, 11:54 AM

Greymann

Para, thanks and Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.
Happy Thanksgiving to all.

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November 24, 2022, 12:13 PM

OldMick

A very Happy Thanksgiving, Para and to everyone on the forum. Hope you all have a wonderful day!

November 24, 2022, 12:15 PM

mdblanton

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

November 24, 2022, 12:25 PM

mrvmax

Thanks for your long time dedication to the forum. May God bless you and your family.

November 24, 2022, 12:27 PM

Sigfan Roy

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours Para, thank you for the forum.

Happy Thanksgiving to the Sig Forum family.

November 24, 2022, 12:27 PM

Ripley

Your comments move me, Para, this surly poster gives thanks to you. May all here have a wonderful day.

November 24, 2022, 12:40 PM

Appliance Brad

Happy Thanksgiving all. May your day be blessed and you be surrounded by people who care.

To those of you working today, thanks for all you do.

November 24, 2022, 01:30 PM

sunburn

Happy Thanksgiving to all the SIGforum Krewe.
May happiness and prosperity find you all.

November 24, 2022, 01:48 PM

Pale Horse

Happy thanksgiving Para, thanks for this forum.

And a happy thanksgiving to all the members that help make this a great place to visit.

November 24, 2022, 01:49 PM

Mark in Michigan

Happy Thanksgiving

November 24, 2022, 01:59 PM

wrightd

God Bless you and yours Para, and everyone in the Great Sigforum !

November 24, 2022, 02:01 PM

pace40

Happy Thanksgiving to all!!

November 24, 2022, 02:04 PM

mcrimm

I have so much to be thankful for every day. This week is special because both of our children and their families are here to celebrate our new home, eat to much and enjoy each others company.
Mike

November 24, 2022, 02:41 PM

flashguy

It is a day to reflect on all we should be thankful for. I have been blessed in many ways and am thankful. Among the things I am grateful for is this Forum and the wonderful folks who attend here. Thanks, Para, for this excellent Forum! And enjoy the day with your family.

flashguy