It’s that special week when we celebrate Thanksgiving, and it always puts me in a different frame of mind. I am grateful for so many things in my life, and yet sometimes I fight the emphasis our culture puts on us to degrade ourselves to make ourselves worthy of the gifts we receive. I mean, we are worthy of receiving love and support, right? I think our culture tends to think that we have to humble ourselves to the point of prostrating in front of each other as if we didn’t deserve each other’s goodwill. It’s a very confusing thing. I think we are all truly special and valuable in the universe as individuals and as a collective, and I think that many bad things come from putting ourselves and each other down as a result of our beliefs and cultural philosophy. With that in mind, I am grateful for all the gifts I have received from so many people and from whatever force we believe in that grants us our talents and our awareness in this life. There is so much beauty and overflowing goodness that comes our way when we are open to it. I am eternally thankful for that. I think that is the true spirit of Thanksgiving.
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What have I been up to?
I had 11 senior facilities last week, and although many are suffering from illness and are requiring masks, they are getting by and are thriving for the most part. I’m thankful to have a presence in the lives of the folks in these facilities, and I’m happy to be able to add some measure of comfort and love.
My Wednesday online show was another group of songs I haven’t done at my online shows before. It is so much fun to introduce people to songs they’ve never heard before - or at least haven’t heard me play before. I think everyone had a really good time. We’ll do another batch of these songs soon.
My Sunday online show was favorites and requests, and we were missing some regulars with the holiday and so much going on, but it was still a fine turnout with many great songs requested and played. I love this group so much.
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What am I up to this week?
My Wednesday online show 7-8:45 mountain time will be Thankful songs to celebrate the holiday. There are so many wonderful songs about being thankful in so many ways. I even have a new one from Jim Salestrom who has been ill with cancer for a decade . I’m sad to hear that, but I’m grateful for his touching and joyful song about gratitude. Come on out if you can!
My Sunday online show 7-8:45 mountain time will be favorites and requests as always, and this is always a special evening. I’m sure we’ll be carrying some holiday energy into the show, and so I expect a sweet night. Come on by if you can spare the time!
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That’s it for this week. I appreciate so many people ordering my sunrise calendars that I wrote about last week. Here’s the link if you’d like to take a look at them and order one for yourself - https://www.lulu.com/search?page=1&q=Tom+Munch+&pageSize=10&adult_audience_rating=00. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, and I hope to see you soon.
Best always,
Tom
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Details this week:
Who: Tom Munch
What: playing and singing an online concert of Thankful Songs
Where: facebook.com/tom.munch and tommunch.com/online-concerts
When: Wednesday, November 22, 7-8:45 pm mountain time
Who: Tom Munch
What: playing and singing an online concert of favorites and requests
Where: facebook.com/tom.munch and tommunch.com/online-concerts
When: Sunday, November 26, 7-8:45 pm mountain time