Perhaps you mourn someone special on this special day.  This is understandable.  Their alleged absence seems to stare you in the face.  What if you knew that they are there, staring you in the face?  Would you cry in woe and sadness, or smile and send them love?  They are there.  They are no longer in a physical body, but they enjoy the holidays just as much as you did when they were physically present.  What else would they want to do than to celebrate with you?

They are gone from sight, perhaps, but every bit as much present as the table beneath the tablecloth.  You cannot see the table for the cloth, but it is still there.  They are there as much as the hand beneath the glove.  You cannot see the hand, but it is still there.  You cannot see your loved one for the cloak you still wear.  Your body is the cloak, the veil.   You may not see your loved one beyond the veil you wear, but they are there.

Invite them to the table.  Toast their presence.  Be thankful, oh so thankful for their love, the love they brought you and the love you have for them.  Be thankful for their ongoing presence in your life and in your heart.  As the grief wells up, as it does in the human mind, may the soul reach out, tap you on the shoulder, and remind you, “That is love.”  In that moment of realizing that what may feel like a painful emotion is a reminder of the love that never dies, may you be thankful, always, for this life, filled with its ups and downs, and the Love that makes the ongoing connection possible.