EDITOR’S NOTE

November is here again. Another year hasN © 2021 Sensi Media Group. All rights reserved. passed and, with the anticipation of Thanksgiving, celebration is in the air. There was a time, pre-pandemic, when many complained that the holidays seemed to appear too soon in the year, posting diatribes about holiday decorations on display in September. There were even throwback proponents who refused to embrace the

FIND holidays—at all—until the actual day of Thanksgiving.

US The pandemic may have shifted these attitudes a bit. In 2020, people decorated for the holidays early, some even did so over the summer months. Brightly colored lights

ON and Christmas trees appeared. So many people rejoiced at the fi rst week of October, celebrating the season and the permission to have fun. In November 2020, communi-

SOCIAL ties made extra eff ort to include underserved and at-risk folks in holiday celebrations.

MEDIA The theme: “Everyone is in this together.” Did you know that Thanksgiving is celebrated on various dates around the world? An offi cial holiday in the United States, Canada, Grenada, Saint Lucia, and Liberia, it is also celebrated in Germany and Japan unoffi cially. Around the globe, it’s recognized as FACEBOOK a day of gratitude, giving thanks, and rejoicing with a bountiful harvest of plenty. Like Sensi Media In the world of cannabis, many are thankful for legalized medicinal cannabis for

Group to infuse your newsfeed with more personal health and relief. Others can celebrate living in states where recreational canof our great cannabis nabis is also legal. According to politico.com, two in three Americans live in a state that lifestyle content. has approved the sale of recreational cannabis. At Sensi, we are thankful to see progress toward federal legalization and strides in the decriminalization movement. The pandemic has taught us to remain in the present moment. So many of us have TWITTER dealt with exceptional challenges this year, including the passing of loved ones and

Follow @sensimag many other kinds of sacrifi ce, loss, and heartache. Gratitude keeps us on the path to for need-to-know news and views from creating a better tomorrow.

Sensi headquarters. A big thank you for joining us during this holiday season as we journey to 2022. It is my honor to continue to serve you, our readers, as part of Sensi magazine. In gratitude, INSTAGRAM

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The pandemic has taught us to remain in the present moment.… Gratitude keeps us on the path to creating a better tomorrow.

Debbie Hall debbie.hall@sensimag.com