Sunday Dinner

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Part of the challenge of life in the early 21st century is slowing down and enjoying life.

I have fond memories of Sunday dinners with my family. These were perfect times to celebrate the weekend and look ahead to the coming week. A good part of my early socialization was done around the dinner table. Sadly, the family meal is something that is dying in our great United States. Recently Paul Douglas, one of the local weather guys here in the Twin Cities, included a quote from the Dalai Lama in his weather column for the the Minneapolis Star Tribune. It said: "It is fascinating: in the West, you have bigger homes, yet smaller families; you have endless conveniences, yet you never seem to have any time. You can travel anywhere in the world, yet you don't bother to cross the road to meet your neighbor. I don't think people have become more selfish, but their lives have become easier and that has spoiled them. They have less resilience, they expect more, they constantly compare themselves to others and they have too much choice, which brings them no real freedom." (Don't ask me how this relates to the weather but I'm glad he included it. Thanks Dale for pointing that out to me today!)