Gratitude

L.A. McMurray • November 3, 2025

I have also chosen a few outliers worth celebrating and/or honoring with my celebratory energy,

November 2025 gratitude and Thanksgiving

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.

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