A Time of Thanks and Remembrance

Sent from Chicago Ill. 1911 from Mrs. John Teas to her sister.

"Dear Sis,

Do you remember three yrs this Thanksgiving?

As ever your loving Sis. Hope you are all well and

happy."

 

 




 



 

"Love and Kisses

Aunt Lillian"

From Helen (hand delivered)

               

    Today is Thanksgiving Day, a day in which giving thanks to all the beautiful blessings that have been given to us as people, as a nation, and as a universe sets one in awe of the creator that has given us these riches. Unable to find a real live turkey to photograph (maybe next year) I used these old vintage postcards . How wonderful it is to revel in the idea that in the past people actually communicated with letters and cards on a frequent basis. But to stay with the meaning of Thanksgiving, I'd like to dedicate today's post with thoughts of gratitude. First, I want to take this opportunity to say Thank You! I'm grateful for the Internet and this website for allowing me to reach people around the world. I'm thankful for people like you who read my posts. You keep me going. Again Thank You. Secondly, I move forward sharing these words with you from Mother Teresa.

From Mother Teresa

 

People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self- centered;

Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of having selfish, ulterior motives;

Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies;

Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you

Be honest and frank

What you spend years building, someone could destroy it overnight;

Build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, others may be jealous;

Be happy anyway

The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;

Do it anyway.

Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough;

Give the world the best you've got anyway.

You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God;

It never was between you and them . . . anyway.

 

Have a blessed Thanksgiving.