Entering The Holiday Season
Editorial By Kathy Bibeau

As we enter the Holiday Season The American Spirit Newspaper turns its attention to the Spirit of the Holidays. The Holidays are a magical time. There are the outward celebrations, full of food, gifts and companionship that begin with Halloween and end with the New Year. And then there are the inward celebrations as the Holidays encourage us to reflect, count our blessings and celebrate our accomplishments with one another as we look toward a new year.

In this issue of the American Spirit Newspaper you will find articles that address this special spirit of the Holidays. In the spirit of Halloween we have created a column entitled “Real Life Ghost Stories”, where ordinary people share their extraordinary encounters with ghosts. You may even find, upon reading their stories, that you have a story yourself, and that you simply didn’t recognize your experience as a ghostly encounter at the time.

In honor of Thanksgiving, we have dedicated this issue of the American Spirit Newspaper to the topic of what happens when you count your blessings. The first American settlers recognized the importance of counting their blessings and being thankful for their new homeland and the plenty they enjoyed. They knew intuitively that if they blessed what they had more would be given to them. Fortunately for us, that tradition has been carried on with us today with our celebration of Thanksgiving. It is also a principle upon which this great country is founded and which we honor with the American Spirit Newspaper.

However, unfortunately it is not uncommon for people to have lost sight of the spirit behind Thanksgiving. We may love the turkey dinner but forget the reason why we are sitting down with family to enjoy it. For that reason we hope with this issue to remind you of the power of Thanksgiving so that you may get the most out of this Holiday Season.

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