I will be honest with you. In the past, as soon as Thanksgiving Day was over, I looked equally forward to Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The fun-filled Thanksgiving weekend occurred in the background of the
This Thanksgiving Day will be different. This significant day will transition as the first day of my year-long effort to become a more thankful and grateful person.
I’m now thinking about how my family and I will make this year’s first day of giving thanks different from our past Thanksgiving days. We won’t.
We will still get together with the people we love. We will yet have a great meal. We will genuinely remember God’s goodness and give thanks to Him.
We will continue our family’s tradition of expressing words of love and thanks to each other. There will be football. There will be shopping.
What’s different? Thanksgiving will not be constrained to a one-day celebration. Instead, Thanksgiving Day will be the first day, the beginning day, of a year-long effort to cultivate an “attitude of gratitude.”
I have one concern. I’m aware that, like my usual New Year’s resolution to lose 10 pounds, my “Gratitude Resolution” might dissipate by week 3.
Therefore, I have a plan to guide and keep me in gratefulness mode year-long. I hope you will join me.
This Year’s Gratefulness Resolution
- Thank God each day, often during the day, for being a great God. It doesn’t matter what the day brings. You are still in God’s care. He is with you through your heartbreak, loneliness, disappointments, as well as the good times.
- Be grateful for everyone else. Remember: gratitude is an attitude. Do not attach gratefulness to your momentary feelings. Keep working to make gratefulness a part of your character.
- Say, “Thank you,” more often. A grouchy “thank you” is not showing thanks at all. Practice being sincerely grateful when thanking others. This especially applies to one’s significant other, family members, and close friends. Do not continue to take their service, love, or commitment for granted.
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Thanks Selma, I really enjoyed reading this. It made me more aware of the importance of expressing my gratefulness for all things to God. I thank him daily, but now I will hone in on the small things too.
Have a happy Thanksgiving!
Thank you, Fay. I love how you said you will hon in on the small things. Thanks for reminding me of that!
Yes, I will join you in this, for He is a wonderful and loving God, thanksgiving should fill our hearts, our lives. Thankyou , thank God for you
Thank you Kordula. We can keep each other accountable!
Excellent Read! Great points on thankfulness. We can all strive to be a little more loving and thankful in our lives.
Thank you Kreceda! God bless.
I agree wholeheartedly and on board! I started last year! And fell just a little bit short. This year I can concentrate on those many things I need to improve. The good to get better and the bad to improve.
Sharing loving thoughts, acknowledging God’s presence in everything and thought. Striving everyday, no matter what. Love you and your Family. Min
Thank you Minnie. We will keep striving together!