A More Deliberate Día de Dar Gracias

With el Día de Dar Gracias two days away, I’m being more deliberate about the upcoming day.

I feel most at peace when I’m around kind and courageous people, who are clear in what they believe, and brave enough to stay human in a world that can feel and is very hard.

This year, we’ve opened our table

to those who don’t have a place to be with others along with our longstanding, traditional guests.

It feels right to make room for people who carry a caring spirit with those in kind.

At the same time, we’re choosing not to share a table with some in our own comunidad, even fellow Hispanics, who support cruel policies and administrations

that strip others of safety and basic respect.

No hatred.

No shouting matches.

Just a clear decision that reflects who we are and what we believe in.

I can’t fix the world.

But I can choose the spirit of the home we host in, and the people I break bread with.

Gratitud. Valentía. Cariño. Cuidado. Esperanza.

That’s how I’m being thankful this year.

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