nice letter from an e-newsletter

Papemelroti regularly sends an e-newsletter to a mailing list, and I just got my 2005 Thanksgiving issue. Thanksgiving as a day on the calendar is not really part of Philippine tradition (but I think gratitude is an innate part of our national character). Christina, the newsletter editor, wrote some pretty simple, insightful words in the letter that introduces this issue:

Dear Friend,
One of my current favorite quotes is "There shall be eternal summer in the grateful heart." (words by Celia Thaxter). So even if the sky (or political climate) is filled with darkness and gloom, amidst rolling thunder, we are able to hold sunshine close when we are thankful.

Since we don't usually celebrate Thanksgiving day in the Philippines, let's make it a point to have an attitude of grattitude every single day! .....Here's to the many smiles you make, even at times when the heart seems to ache, and each smile you give away, when received, dear, will reverberate, rippling to those far and near. And one day when you need it most, downcast and glum in all you do, that smile you gave to others, will eventually come back to you!

Christina
Newsletter Editor

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