Ep. 135 – UNPACKING THANKSGIVING BEYOND THE TURKEY - REDISCOVERING GRATITUDE

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In this episode, Marie-Jo Caesar discusses how to make Thanksgiving more meaningful beyond just the traditional feast. She explores the history and customs of Thanksgiving, and the importance of gratitude, and suggests ideas for creating new traditions and fun activities to make the holiday more meaningful and enjoyable.

THE THREE MAIN POINTS OF THE PODCAST ARE:

1. Exploring the true essence of Thanksgiving: This includes delving into the history and significance of Thanksgiving, highlighting its origins as a harvest festival and its evolution into a day for family and friends to come together and express gratitude. It also touches upon the complex history of the holiday, acknowledging the interaction between European settlers and Native Americans.

2. Making Thanksgiving more meaningful through new traditions: This point emphasizes the importance of reinventing traditions and incorporating different cultural elements to add depth and significance to the holiday. It suggests ideas such as hosting a cultural fusion feast, planning a getaway, organizing a virtual gathering, and crafting Thanksgiving decorations. By creating new traditions, the aim is to make Thanksgiving a more meaningful and enriching experience.

3. Incorporating fun activities to enhance the holiday experience: This point focuses on engaging in activities that bring joy and togetherness to Thanksgiving celebrations. It suggests various ideas, including family story time, Thanksgiving recipe exchange, gratitude tree, scavenger hunt, family game tournament, and Thanksgiving movie night. These activities are meant to create special memories and deepen the bond between family and friends during the holiday.

THE KEY MOMENTS IN THIS EPISODE ARE:

0:07 - Thanksgiving Introduction

2:11 - Thanksgiving History Explained

4:44 - Essence of Thanksgiving Celebrations

6:42 - Thanksgiving Gratitude Significance

13:59 - Old Thanksgiving Traditions Revival

15:52 - Enhancing Thanksgiving Meaningfulness

19:58 - New Thanksgiving Traditions Creation

24:08 - Innovative Thanksgiving Celebration Ideas

27:33 - Fun Thanksgiving Activities

31:50 - Thanksgiving Key Takeaways Recap

35:53 - Inspirational Thanksgiving Quote

50:12 The Importance of Financial Literacy

53:08 Invitation to the Boss Up Like a Queen Summit

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Bölümler

1. Thanksgiving Introduction (00:00:07)

2. 02:07 Thanksgiving's History (00:02:07)

3. 06:20 Thanksgiving: Joy, connection, tradition, and gratitude. (00:06:20)

4. Conscious joys, gratitude, positivity, and reflection. (00:09:12)

5. 13:55 Rediscovering old Thanksgiving traditions and blending them. (00:13:55)

6. 15:03 Thanksgiving: bonding, gratitude, and friends giving. (00:15:03)

7. 19:03 Create gratitude decorations, volunteer, show appreciation. (00:19:03)

8. 21:26 Thanksgiving: alter festivities, invite others, try new recipes. (00:21:26)

9. Thanksgiving: dress, dine, and celebrate gratitude (00:27:23)

10. Thanksgiving: grateful gatherings & memories (00:28:37)

11. Thanksgiving: celebrating togetherness & thanks (00:33:30)

12. Thanksgiving: a season of appreciation (00:35:53)