Every situation that I'm in, be it my family dynamic or otherwise, is a place for me

to be restricting and growing and changing and learning. And when you view it like that, they're simply a teacher.

Then even if they're being very silly and being very wrong, still a teacher for me.

Welcome to the spiritually hungry podcast.

By the time you hear this, you will be, you've had your

fair share of turkey and gravy in the United States and cranberry sauce. True. But I think that

this, what we want to talk about is this time of year in general, many opportunities to try to be your best self among people

that might trigger you the most, it's just family. So Thanksgiving starts this off.

It's the first holiday in the season, which is marked as the happiest time of the year.

And on the surface, what's not to like?

Elaborate dinners with friends and family, gift giving and receiving,

and curling up in front of the fireplace and comfy slippers are the order of the day. Yet, like so many things, the fantasy doesn't always match reality.

We strive for a Norman Rockwell scene, but often end up with, well, real life.

Well, I was going to ask, what do you think the percentage is? Of people who actually enjoy this time.

Let's be a study somewhere. It's interesting. Like, I love to feel all those feelings, but I find

myself hosting a lot. And then it takes me away from really spending

time with the people I want to the most, like really enjoying that time. So I'm like running this,

that and things are messy. And then my Virgo nature kicks in and then I end up cleaning. And then

that's time that I didn't spend with people I wanted to. So navigating family or group dynamics of any kind during the holidays can sometimes feel

heavy. Some of us even dread it. But we always have a choice to shift our mindset to be one of

gratitude and joy and in doing so completely transforming our experience. So gratitude,

obviously, is one way to make sure you are able

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