Depression Getaway with Wendy Love

Yes, it really does look just like this where I live! Awesome, glorious, magnificent and almost unreal, unnatural, like a painting. This weekend in Canada we will be celebrating thanksgiving. And what a beautiful time of year to be thankful!

How do you like this universal thank you? So, if this idea of using thanksgiving to help with your depression is a good one, and it is, then just how do you begin? Do you need to thank people directly for something specific? Well, you could if you want. Should you keep a running list of things you are thankful for? Sure, you could do that too.

Today is Thanksgiving for Canadians. It was defined in 1957 by the Canadian parliament as "A Day of General Thanksgiving to Almighty God for the bountiful harvest with which Canada has been blessed – to be observed on the 2nd Monday in October." Most of us know thanksgiving as a wonderful festival and celebration of thanks. It is celebrated at various times and in many different ways all over the world. I have fond memories of thanksgiving celebrations in my own family. We often celebrated in my country home in Peterborough, Ontario, and my city relatives from Toronto would happily make the trip to the country at this beautiful time of year.