Thanking the turkey.

by Kerry Tolson @kerrytolson.com

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I need to say thank you to a turkey for reminding me of something very important - celebrating my book's birthday; it was 1 year old this month.

What has a turkey got to do with my book you may ask?  afterall, I'm not American, nor do I follow the Thanksgiving  tradition and my book is about stumbling around Nepal, not running away from someone wielding an axe or tips on the best turkey basting recipes.

It was while I was watching with horrified bemusement  the tradition of the American President to grant a pardon to a turkey as part of the  Thanksgiving Day celebrations (apparently 46 million gobblers will be gobbled down on this day – and only 1 gets a reprieve!), that it dawned on me that November was  also a special month for me to say Thank You.

Lots of Thank Yous.

I'm a big believer in saying thanks,  And I just love sending out thank you notes, even it it's

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for something that might seem small and insignificant, like being loaned a book or for a great cup of coffee, to me such activities remind me to be grateful not just for the generosity of others, but also appreciating the work done by others; even if they are being paid to do it. (there are some jobs I never want to do, and  I’m always grateful for good coffee - especially as I'm a hopeless at it. ) 

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