Taking Time To Be Thankful
According the an article in the Washington Post, historians from the Plymouth Plantation , a living museum in Plymouth, Mass., believe that the first Thanksgiving feast was shared by the colonists and Wampanoag Indians. Basically, these people where strangers and Squanto, who had learned English, served as a translator or moderator between them. Sadly, I suspect this scenario is still being played out around tables all over the country today. Families can be tricky and holidays have a way of bringing out the best and worst in them. Each person comes to the table, literally, with their own experiences, memories and perceptions. How one person sees their history, current place and situation in the family may drastically differ from the person sitting next to them. Being together may bring to the surface hard feelings and old wounds left unsettled. Communication may seem forced to the point that you wish there was a Squanto in the group. ...