Give thanks, give thoughts of peace.

I am not going to write about the things I'm thankful for because it's cliche. I know what I'm thankful for and it's all echoed in everyone else's list of gratitude. Instead, I want to take time to remind myself and any readers that while we celebrate our blessings, Mumbai is burning. I live a life of prosperity. I am wealthy in love and happiness. Juxtapose that with the images of destruction, hate and death flashing across our computer screens and televisions today, and remember that we are not separate from the rest of the world. Despite the oceans that surround us and the American nationalism that floods the country, we are all connected. It is utterly irresponsible to pretend like these horrible things aren't happening, because if our nation was attacked by organized terrorists, we would want the rest of the world to care, too. We should know that all too well. So, absolutely, be thankful for what you have, but try to put yourself in India for a moment and imagine the terror running through their veins and send some of your love there. Hold them in your hearts. Take a little bit of your own happiness and convert it to visualizations of peace for them. Here in America we have an abundance of so much, and today we celebrate the abundance of blessings we have. Let's share. Devote some of your thoughts and prayers to those enduring the wrath of terror elsewhere.