{"id":1116,"date":"2013-11-27T19:24:12","date_gmt":"2013-11-27T19:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/?p=1116"},"modified":"2013-11-27T20:28:53","modified_gmt":"2013-11-27T20:28:53","slug":"the-crazy-part-of-thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/the-crazy-part-of-thanksgiving\/","title":{"rendered":"The Crazy Part of Thanksgiving"},"content":{"rendered":"

The crazy part of thanksgiving is we’re not that thankful-at least most of us. It’s not a conscious act that makes us un-thankful. Most people have good intentions. However, as you know, the road to hell is paved with good intentions.<\/p>\n

Can you feel me here?<\/p>\n

I used to wonder in my homeland why people tend to get thankful at Thanksgiving and during the general holiday season. I don’t any longer. It’s very clear that we Americans like entitlement<\/a>. Yes, you heard me, we like entitlement(s). Look around and look within, the beast lives within. Whether we’re impatient for traffic to “get moving” or anger that we didn’t get a pat on the back from our employer, we feel like we’re owed.\u00a0I won’t even pull out my list of embarrassing things in my past that made me feel entitled. I live a different life now than I did in those days past. Just the same, I have to keep careful watch over my reactions to circumstances that don’t cater to me.<\/p>\n

Here’s some encouragement to consider:<\/p>\n