Nov. 1 – Author’s Day
Nov. 4 – Stress Awareness Day
Nov. 5 – Make Men Make Dinner Day
Nov. 8 – Cappuccino Day
Nov. 9 – World Freedom Day, Go to an Art Museum Day
Nov. 10 – World Science Day for Peace and Development
Nov. 11 – Sundae Day
Nov. 12 – Nurse Practitioner Week
Nov. 14 – Pickle Day, World Diabetes Day, National Family PJ Day
Nov. 15 – America Recycles Day, Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day
Nov. 16 – International Day for Tolerance
Nov. 17 – National Hiking Day, World Prematurity Day, Homemade Bread Day
Nov. 19 – Great American Smoke Out, National Rural Health Day, World Pancreatic Cancer Day
Nov. 20 – Transgender Day of Remembrance, Universal Children’s Day
Nov. 21 – World Television Day, World Hello Day, National Adoption Day
Nov. 23 – National Espresso Day
Nov. 25 – International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Nov. 27 – Native American Heritage Day
Nov. 28 – National French Toast Day, Red Planet Day, Small Business Saturday
Some are just for funsies, but others are worth a moment of reflection and prayers for the people impacted by or affected in some way, and for the general betterment of our world, personally and globally.
When I consider the Thanksgiving story we were taught in school, I am disappointed by those history lessons. On one hand, I believe the Indigenous peoples welcomed the immigrant settlers to their communities, because they were smart and saw business opportunities for trade and alliances to a new world. However, the line was drawn when the military and “Christian” organizations took their land and children, broke treaty agreements, and destroyed their lives, culture, and environment. We don’t have to look very far today to find the evidence and truth of that horrific history. Today, with authors and organizations giving voice to real history, let’s learn about it, from it, and be better humans.
