ANTIQUES Happy Thanksgiving Alameda...between two Millennials vividly . proved the point. One...
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Mayor’s Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony 5:30pm Entertainment begins at 4:30pm Alameda City Hall 2263 Santa Clara AvenueAfterwards continue the merri-ment at one of downtown’s many coffee, tea, and hot cocoa stops to warm up!
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Gil MichaelsFor the spiritually resonant,
Thanksgiving Day is sacred. This is because all the spiritual laws of the universe respond swiftly and favorably to our nation’s collective and powerful Thanksgiving feelings of gratitude and charity. As a result, those who are wise enough to use spiritual laws properly can receive much more to be thankful for.
For example, the spiritual law of being says “like begets like,” so the universe will reward Thanksgiving feelings of gratitude with more to feel grateful for, and reward the joy of giving with more joy to give. Conversely, feelings of selfishness and greed will be rewarded with acts of selfishness and greed.
Mystic Annie Besant stated, “Spiritual law binds the ignorant, but frees the wise.” Sadly, this vital knowledge seems to be mostly lost upon the most secular generation ever, the Millennials. (Millennials are defined as those born between 1982 and 2004.)
A recent radio conversation between two Millennials vividly proved the point. One Millennial claimed to the other that he didn’t believe in karma because he was constantly doing nice things for others, but getting nothing in return. Unfortunately, he was con-fusing the law of karma: “It is done unto you as you believe,” with the law of attraction: “You reap what you sow.”
Not surprisingly, due to his lack of spiritual knowledge, he didn’t realize that the law of attraction was working perfectly. The desire for gratitude he sowed reaped
more desire for gratitude — so he received nothing. Had he been spir-itually knowledgeable and aware of how the law of attraction works, he would have thanked the universe for having something to give. The law of attraction would have given him more to be thankful for, and more to give.
Another glaring example of the Millennial lack of spiritual knowl-edge is the use of “no problem” and “no worries” instead of “you’re wel-come”, as responses to “thank you” and other expressions of gratitude. It’s painfully obvious to all but the spiritually deficient that the universe responds to assertions and feelings of gratitude with a resounding “you’re welcome” to its infinite power, beneficence, good-ness and grace.
Those who are spiritually intui-tive realize that if the universe responded with “no problem,” to an expression of gratitude, it would indicate that the universe is some kind of anthropomorphic entity, because only sentient beings with physical bodies have problems.
Additionally, if the universe responded with “no worries” to a “thank you,” it would imply that the infinite, eternal, all-knowing, all-encompassing universe is a finite entity with something to gain or
lose, requiring a capacity for worry. Thus, using “no problem” or “no worries” to acknowledge gratitude is a sign of spiritual incorrectness. Ironically, most Millennials abhor incorrectness!
It must also be noted that the use of “no problem” and “no wor-ries” instead of “you’re welcome” is a paradox for Millennials, if the many stereotypes about them are correct. If they are indeed a shal-low, vain, detached and narcissistic lot, the power of “you’re welcome” can be very flattering to inflated Millennial egos, so they should be using it!
Instead of trivializing their rare acts of consideration and thought-fulness with a cursory “no prob-lem” or “no worries,” Millennials can be spiritually correct and glo-rify their charitable acts and their egos with the power of “you’re wel-come” to their kindness, goodness, and utter dopeness (Millennial for awesomeness.)
Hence, on Thanksgiving Day, it behooves Millennials and everyone else to give thanks for no problems and no worries, and then to bask in the power of the universe’s joyous “you’re welcome.”
Gil Michaels is always dope at [email protected].
The Power of Saying ‘You’re Welcome’
On Thanksgiving Day, it behooves everyone to give thanks for no problems and no worries.
Do-It-Yourself Gift Workshop for Teens Set
Sun Staff ReportsTeens can make their own bath
bombs, decorate mugs and design their own wrapping paper to give to friends and family.
Drop by the Alameda Free Library on Saturday, Dec. 2, at 2 p.m. for this fun workshop. The event will be held in the Teen Room at the Main Library on 1550 Oak St. The event is for teens 13 to 18 only.
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Christ Episcopal Church at 1700 Santa Clara Ave., shown here in its previ-ous incarnation, has an annual tradition of inviting the community to a free Thanksgiving Day meal. The public is invited 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more infor-mation call 523-7200.
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Dennis EvanoskyToday, the community is
enjoying Thanksgiving dinner at Christ Episcopal Church at 1700 Santa Clara Ave. Members of the congregation and volunteers from across the city are lending a hand to make this day special for many who would not otherwise be able to afford it.
Christ Episcopal Church has deep roots in Alameda’s soil.
The first services were held in the homes of congregation members. The congregation then worshiped at a church that stood at Santa Clara Avenue and Oak Street, the site of today’s City Hall.
In 1890 services moved to a new church at Grand Street and Santa Clara. The church, pictured above, stood until a tragic fire struck two days
after Christmas in 1960. The following February, fire struck another church not far away. Investigators soon learned that Virginia Lee Noble had torched the Church of the Assembly of God on Grand Street.
They also uncovered the fact that Noble was a serial arsonist whose actions led to the destruc-tion of Christ Episcopal Church the previous December.
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