I have absolutely no plans for Thanksgiving.
It's the first time that's ever happened, ever since I started celebrating Thanksgiving in college. (I am an immigrant. I became a U.S. citizen when I was 26 years old.)
With very few exceptions, I've always cooked my own Turkey.
It's the first time I allowed myself to have no plans for Thanksgiving.
I uninvited some guests from a Turkey dinner that was supposed to happen at my house, last minute (sorry guys!).
It didn't feel right to have Thanksgiving this year, for various reasons.
What a relief!
I feel like I have a four day vacation ahead of me.
What would I do if I had four days off?
From EVERYTHING?
I'm about to find out. It's like an experiment. It's unheard of!
I might crash someone else's Thanksgiving for a change, if that feels right.
Or I might go somewhere beautiful. (Not hard in the bay area.)
See something that inspires me. (Lots of choices.)
And feel the contentment of a simple life.
I give the turkey a BIG thanks for that.
Gobble gobble, to you.
I'm thinking about driving up the coast in my bio-beetle with the doggies.
Over and out.
I am going to sell my car, ride my bicycle, and walk to the supermarket. Though it won't be easy to give up some of the luxuries I was raised with, I am fortunate to have these choices here in urban USA. For the sake of the world, it is my imperative to decrease my carbon footprint and explore what it feels like to live responsibly for the survival of humanity, as well as the other beings that inhabit this earth. Wish me luck, and please join me on this journey.
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by Ayako
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