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Thanksgiving’s Mixed Emotions

by · Calgary Herald

Each year, Thanksgiving arrives with the changing scenery.

We know it is coming by the turning of the leaves. For some it feels like it comes too quickly. Wasn’t it just summer? Sometimes it feels like it is long overdue. Some long to celebrate with others. When Thanksgiving does arrive, it is sure to evoke mixed emotions in all of us.

This year, some people are having a hard time feeling grateful when we see images of war in the news — women, men and children being attacked or in trenches during bomb blasts. A year has passed since Middle East tensions escalated and the end of this battle feels further away than ever. It is hard to feel grateful when others suffer so profoundly.