November 12th - Chicken Soup for the Soul Day

by Richard Rowell; Co-owner of Brand Shamans & Write W.A.V.E. Media

Some good stuff for your soup (Image © Pixabay, Public Domain)

Originally created by Chicken Soup for the Soul Enterprises to help sell their well-known book series, every November 12th is Chicken Soup for the Soul day. Some see this day as an opportunity to celebrate homemade chicken soup., a long well-known cold remedy, although its the steam and spices that do more than the actual chicken.  (Apparently, there's an amino acid which is released from chicken during cooking, chemically resembling a drug called acetylcysteine, prescribed for bronchitis and other respiratory problems - hat tip to Gone-Ta-Pott.) In any case, today's a great time to fix a bowl of your favorite soup - preferably homemade.

But the actual reason Chicken Soup for the Soul Day exists, according to its creators, is for it to be "a celebration of who you are, where you've been, where you're going, and who you will be thankful to when you get there!" That seems like a good way to celebrate both soup and yourself. Nothing like a bit of positive reflection!