A Day of Thanks for Daily Thanksgiving
posted by Tom Gilbert
One of the more profound lessons I have learned in life is that gratitude is not simply a feeling. Many miss that. A warm feeling when you are grateful is good. I'm not discounting that. But feeling grateful is not the fullness of gratitude. Gratitude is a state of being and it is best expressed in action.
On this Thanksgiving Day many gather with family for a traditional meal. Turkey, stuffing and all that goes with that make for a wonderful dinner. And it is good to sit at a table with family and count our blessings.
How we carry that tradition of being grateful on one day - Thanksgiving - into our lives each and every day is the key to both an attitude of gratitude and gratitude in action.
Give fully from your heart to others, especially those most in need of that generosity. A kind look, smile, word and action goes a long way. Surely you realize that for those who you see are in need, the poor, hungry, homeless and infirm. Look closer at those around you. Some of the people who need the gift you can bring on the outside appear fine. Inside they are hungry for something. They might not even recognize that it is the love of God carried to them by someone like you.
Living in the solution that daily gratitude brings yields much fruit. At Thanksgiving we traditionally celebrate the end of the harvest season. God is sowing seeds of love among us. Happy are you who hear the message, embrace it and carry it someone else.
God bless you and keep you. The grace of Christ Jesus be with you always!
One of the more profound lessons I have learned in life is that gratitude is not simply a feeling. Many miss that. A warm feeling when you are grateful is good. I'm not discounting that. But feeling grateful is not the fullness of gratitude. Gratitude is a state of being and it is best expressed in action.
On this Thanksgiving Day many gather with family for a traditional meal. Turkey, stuffing and all that goes with that make for a wonderful dinner. And it is good to sit at a table with family and count our blessings.How we carry that tradition of being grateful on one day - Thanksgiving - into our lives each and every day is the key to both an attitude of gratitude and gratitude in action.
Give fully from your heart to others, especially those most in need of that generosity. A kind look, smile, word and action goes a long way. Surely you realize that for those who you see are in need, the poor, hungry, homeless and infirm. Look closer at those around you. Some of the people who need the gift you can bring on the outside appear fine. Inside they are hungry for something. They might not even recognize that it is the love of God carried to them by someone like you.
Living in the solution that daily gratitude brings yields much fruit. At Thanksgiving we traditionally celebrate the end of the harvest season. God is sowing seeds of love among us. Happy are you who hear the message, embrace it and carry it someone else.
God bless you and keep you. The grace of Christ Jesus be with you always!
Posted by Tom Gilbert at 11/24/2011 10:45 AM 
Categories: Helping Others, God and Love
Tags: thanksgiving helping others gratitude living the solution
Categories: Helping Others, God and Love
Tags: thanksgiving helping others gratitude living the solution
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