If someone calls you a turkey, it’s usually not a good thing. And yet, Benjamin Franklin liked the turkey better than the bald eagle as the symbol of America.* Why is that??
I decided to learn a little about them and discovered how interesting they are. While clearly there’s one big reason NOT to be a turkey at Thanksgiving (ehem), we’d enjoy the holiday a lot more if we acted like them.
They’re good listeners
Turkeys don’t have physical ears, but they have amazing hearing. Like them, when we find we’re missing resources we think we need to be present with others, we can listen anyway. Let’s be good listeners this holiday.
They’re open about feelings
A turkey’s grey head and neck skin changes colors with their mood – if they’re nervous, excited, scared or sad. Being real lets others know what to expect from them in the moment. Let’s decide we’ll be honest and real in ways that open relationships this holiday too.
They’re surprising… in a good way
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