It occurs to me that despite all of the fun on the 4th of July with the BBQs, parades and fireworks, the real meaning tends to get lost (like a lot of other holidays). We really need to honor and celebrate the true concept of independence day.
Let's face it. The freedoms that we often take for granted didn't just happen by accident. The reason that we are able to live in an independent and free nation is because of the sacrifice of so many people in the military over the years.
Here's my idea. Friday morning, before the day's festivities begin, take a few flowers, go to a local cemetary and find the grave of a soldier. It doesn't matter if you don't know him or her, just find one that doesn't have any flowers on it and leave yours. Maybe say a quiet word of thanks.
Now, before you say this is a commercial for our flower shop, let me say that Visser's Florist, and most other flower shops will be closed the 4th. That's not the point. Go out in the back yard, pick a few flowers from your garden, tie them together with some ribbon and use those. It's the thought that counts. And, I absolutely guarantee that if you do this you will feel better on this 4th of July than you have in a long time.
Happy Holiday.
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