Jenny Drury is a member of the 2019-2020 Public Relations Committee
A couple days before Halloween, I went in to a Michael’s Craft Store looking for the finishing touches to my Halloween costume. To my surprise, it was easier to find gingerbread house kits and mistletoes than an angel halo headpiece or a fake pumpkin. The holiday spirit is so joyous, but what happened to the day where you surround yourself with the people you love the most and stuff your face with so much food until you go into a food coma?
Sometimes we get too caught up in the fast-paced world we live in. It is really hard to just take a moment and enjoy everything at your disposal. Rather than looking at Thanksgiving as a reference point to the upcoming holiday season or looking forward to Thanksgiving because you know Black Friday follows, we should continue to cherish the importance of this holiday and use it as a time to pause and reflect.
Thanksgiving is a time where one can be around their family and reflect on everything they’re grateful for. It is a time to acknowledge the smallest details that keep our lives going.
There are so many times when I see college students, myself included, getting too caught up in the craziness of our daily lives, and we begin to complain and take things for granted. More often times than not we forget about how fortunate we are to simply be at college. I wanted to find more ways to express my gratitude and give back to the less fortunate.
There are a number of kids at UNC Children’s who simply are not well enough to travel home to spend Thanksgiving with their families or whose families do not have the funds to visit them at the hospitals for Thanksgiving. Although CFTK is able to assist some families in reuniting with one another for the holiday, there remain a number of families who are unable to all get together. So rather than referring to Thanksgiving as the holiday that gets us one step closer to Winter Break or stressing out because there will be so much finals studying, sit back and appreciate all of the things that got you to where you are today. Say thank you to the person that holds the door for you; call your parents and tell them you love them; if you are able to travel home for Thanksgiving break, appreciate that you have the means to do this; tell your friends how grateful you are. There are so many ways and opportunities to express gratitude, so use Thanksgiving as the day to really start doing so.
Sometimes we get too caught up in the fast-paced world we live in. It is really hard to just take a moment and enjoy everything at your disposal. Rather than looking at Thanksgiving as a reference point to the upcoming holiday season or looking forward to Thanksgiving because you know Black Friday follows, we should continue to cherish the importance of this holiday and use it as a time to pause and reflect.
Thanksgiving is a time where one can be around their family and reflect on everything they’re grateful for. It is a time to acknowledge the smallest details that keep our lives going.
There are so many times when I see college students, myself included, getting too caught up in the craziness of our daily lives, and we begin to complain and take things for granted. More often times than not we forget about how fortunate we are to simply be at college. I wanted to find more ways to express my gratitude and give back to the less fortunate.
There are a number of kids at UNC Children’s who simply are not well enough to travel home to spend Thanksgiving with their families or whose families do not have the funds to visit them at the hospitals for Thanksgiving. Although CFTK is able to assist some families in reuniting with one another for the holiday, there remain a number of families who are unable to all get together. So rather than referring to Thanksgiving as the holiday that gets us one step closer to Winter Break or stressing out because there will be so much finals studying, sit back and appreciate all of the things that got you to where you are today. Say thank you to the person that holds the door for you; call your parents and tell them you love them; if you are able to travel home for Thanksgiving break, appreciate that you have the means to do this; tell your friends how grateful you are. There are so many ways and opportunities to express gratitude, so use Thanksgiving as the day to really start doing so.