thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is not only being aware of the abundance of good in the world but embracing it.

Have the wisdom to perceive all there is to be thankful for, and then be thankful for the wisdom to perceive things so clearly.

Lord thank you for thy faithfulness.

Oh what marvels fill me with thanksgiving!The deep mahogany of a leaf once green. The feathered fronds of tiny icicles coating every twig and branch in a wintry landscape. The feel of goosebumps thawing after endured frozen temperatures. Both hands clamped around a hot mug of herbal tea. The aromatic whiff of mint under my nose. The stir of emotion from a child's cry for mommy. A gift of love detached of strings. Spotted lilies collecting raindrops in a cupped clump of petals. The vibrant mélange of colors on butterfly wings. The milky luster of a single pearl. Rainbows reflecting off iridescence bubbles. Awe-struck silence evoked by any form of beauty.Avocado flecks in your eyes.Warm hands on my face.Sweetness on the tongue.The harmony of voices.An answered prayer.A pink balloon.A caress.A smile.More.These have become my treasures by virtue of thanksgiving.

Every occasion is an opportunity to glorify God.

Gratitude is the seed of gladness.

Happiness begins with gratitude." ~ Dr. MaryAnn Diorio

Gratitude is what you feel. Thanksgiving is what you do.

Once we forget those who have contributed time and effort in making an endeavor successful, we forget ourselves.

I can only see life as this most miserable accident that I have been forced to endure simply because I refuse to see it as the most astounding plan that I have been privileged to engage.

Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.

Eucharisteo__hanksgiving__lways precedes the miracle.

Superficial social niceties are far different from the deep emotion of thanksgiving.

Thankfulness is an attitude of possibilities, not an attitude of liabilities.

Thanksgiving is an attitude that must be rooted in the __ift of life_ if we ever hope to be thankful for the __ifts_ of life.

Gratitude, like faith, is a muscle. The more you use it, the stronger it grows, and the more power you have to use it on your behalf. If you do not practice gratefulness, its benefaction will go unnoticed, and your capacity to draw on its gifts will be diminished. To be grateful is to find blessings in everything. This is the most powerful attitude to adopt, for there are blessings in everything.

Thanksgiving is not some formulaic action based on a tedious ledger that neatly tallies everything I have received so I can determine if being thankful is warranted or not. Rather, it__ appreciating the fact that I have already received the privilege of living life which in and of itself will fill the whole of my ledger for the whole of my life.

A sincere attitude of gratitude is a beatitude for secured altitudes. Appreciate what you have been given and you will be promoted higher.