In the USA, we are celebrating Thanksgiving this Thursday. It's a big family day, a big dinner day, a big football day, and a holiday to give thanks for your blessings.

How lucky we are to have a holiday to give thanks.

Have you ever noticed how much better you feel when you're thankful? Have you ever felt upset and then looked at some of the things you’re grateful for and snapped out of some funk?

A few weeks ago, I sat with 2,500 people in Kalamazoo, MI., and listened to the critically acclaimed musical duo The War and Treaty. The last song they sang was Let There Be Peace on Earth. It was moving.

Later that night, I thought more about the song and felt I understood what it was saying for the first time.

Can a girl write love poems or is that supposed to be left to men?