Someone told me that you’d smell soy sauce in the air when you get off a plane in Japan. I don’t know about that, but you might smell the freshly baked sweet pies if you come to America today, as Thanksgiving day is tomorrow. Thanksgiving holidays are like New year’s holiday in Japan. Many people makes Osechi on the week of New years eve, as American people bake pies and do some preparation for a Thanksgiving feast on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving day.
My family doesn’t enjoy the Japanese feast, so I never make them. Although I have cooked Thanksgiving meal for my family, I don’t really enjoy theTurkey either, especially the gravy sauce my husband loves. But I love this cozy holiday. Everybody seems happy and I can feel the loving energy everywhere!
Since my husband’s both remarried parents have moved to Florida, we’ve visited them a few years in a row during this holidays, and when we didn’t go, and nobody invited us for the dinner, I felt like we were losers! The last two years though, we were lucky enough to be invited by our good friends. They kindly invited us again this time, but the three of us decided to go to our favorite restaurant Pierre’s in Bridgehampton. I don’t feel like a loser when we are alone for holidays anymore, probably because our daughter is growing up and we can enjoy our time together more. Since she is in Junior in high school now, she has been so busy with her home work, sports, jazz band etc. I want to spend more time with her on the holiday.
The holiday started on Wednesday, and my daughter was home, so we decided to go to the dog park in Southampton for a change. On the way, we did some errands together, then since we were in Southampton, we stopped by the famous bakery, Tate’s, to get a pie. I’m avoiding wheat and sugar, but it’s a holiday, and I just love going to a bakery. The heavenly smell makes me feel so cozy and happy. Today must have been the busiest day, because there was a line at the register. My favorite Strawberry Rhubarb Pie were already sold out, so we got a small Cherry Pie, which was also very good! We warmed it up and had it with vanilla ice cream.. yum.
After the park, we had a nice lunch at Sukizuki, the Japanese restaurant in Water Mill. Since my husband doesn’t eat any seafood (except for burnt shrimp), my favorite sushi is our first choice when we are alone. It got so busy and some food was ready and sitting on the counter for 10 minutes as there was only one waitress. When you’re hungry and waiting for the food for more than 10 minutes, they tend to get inpatient and sometimes they can be very nasty to the waitress/waiter. But nobody was complaining there today, maybe because of the holiday split!
In any waiting situation, I don’t like getting upset, so I always keep smiling and try to understand. I talk to the person in gentle tone, and make eye contact, like moms teaching their toddlers, “Please” and “Thank you” as magic words. That’s the fastest way to get what you want. Am I manipulating people’s feelings? Maybe. But you don’t get what you want by screaming at them. I know sometimes demanding people get their ways but giving thanks is better for our mental health. Gratitude is a powerful loving energy, and it effects on peoples’ feelings. It brings us luck too. We are energy beings, and it travels faster than words.
Several years ago, I had an interesting experiment at my Japanese Healer’s session. She taught me that when you are talking to someone, you can understand each other better if you face your stomach to that person’s stomach. Gut to gut. I was standing with my eyes closed, and she was standing in front of me, about three feet a way. I felt her energy wave shifted when she turned her body away from me. It was like when I was playing with two magnets. You try to bring two same magnetic pole close and you can feel the energy fields resist.
Everybody knows that Thanksgiving day is the day for us to be grateful. Just by saying the words of gratitude brings us goodness because words have strong power. Words become things. Prayers work too. Unfortunately, some people don’t realize how fortunate they are until they loose something like good health, or a family member who may have been a pain but has always been there for you. I have to admit that I was taking those things for granted until recent years.
It happens because everybody is caught up with everyday life happenings. I was always busy with my work and being isolated from my family. Sometimes I would complain about how my husband wouldn’t go out with me to enjoy what I love, and got depressed, even. Everyone tends to think that they don’t have what they want. People get jealous about what their friends have. I’ve had those negative feelings too in the past. I used to get upset and cried often. My miserable era.
It took me a couple of Ovarian cysts surgeries, my little sister’s death, my mother’s Alzheimer’s and the sever Migraine attacks to realize how fortunate I always have been. Everybody has different path to learn things, but the ultimate thing to learn is the same, which is to remember what we really are, and to love unconditionally. It’s simple, but not easy. We are spirits, and energy beings experiencing human life.
I am so grateful for everything I have given in my life, especially my family. Gratitude feels just like when you’re in love. It excites me and makes me happy. I want to keep this feeling all the time. Have gratitude on every little things happens any given day! It will bring you goodness and keep you happy! Happy Happy Thanksgiving!
Love, y.
