Thanksgiving Day, is a time to spend time with family and friends; watch football and eat turkey and in general have a good time. But as the name suggests, Thanksgiving Day is a day when we should spend some time reflecting on the good things in our lives and give thanks for it. Most people live their lives with a perpetual black cloud over their heads, like Eeyore...

I was at a Starbucks today. There was a line of customers waiting for service. I was at the register being served by one of the two barristas, when I hear the manager tell the other barrista, to call “Next Guest, please step down”, instead of just “next”. Satisfied that he did his job, he steps away and the barrista calls “next!!”. I watched the whole...