A Thanksgiving Offering From Tessa Lena That Isn’t About Correct-ism, Truth-ism, Or Slaying The Dragon

2 am here.

I just came home from a Thanksgiving dinner party at the AirBnB rented by the parents of a close friend of my son from New York. The father cooked, and the food was heavenly. Many things were discussed, but the T word never came up, and everybody was jolly and happy.

I was thinking about all of you and wondering how you fared, or are faring.

Were you able to see your families? Your kids? Or stay home and do something you enjoy?

I wanted to give you something today, since you (reading this) are always on my mind.

It’s Thanksgiving Day, and what I feel for you (reading this) is a feeling that transcends “gratitude.”

Thanks to you, I was—let me think how to say this without too much melodrama—

I wasn’t supposed to ever have a chance to do this.

I can’t express it.

“Thank you” doesn’t come close.

This morning I listened to something I really wanted to share with you, and here it is, from our friend Tessa:

Happy Thanksgiving!

Tessa Fights Robots

You are enough, I am enough, we are enough. And together, we stand strong

This story is my take on one of the most treacherous energies trying to be present in all of our lives. That energy is the feeling that in order for one person to be “enough,” another person needs to be “less than…

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2 days ago · 60 likes · 25 comments · Tessa Lena