Giving Thanks

Thanksgiving is about celebrating the harvest, giving thanks for abundance and the food on the table. It is about sharing with others the bounty you may have that someone else does not. That’s the general idea.

What about giving thanks to the people in your life? Not for. We can give thanks for the people in our lives silently or in prayer or however you find it easiest to communicate innermost thoughts. What about actually saying the words verbally or in writing that express what that person or the people in your life mean to you? To those who have offered comfort or solace? To those who have stood by you at times when the road ahead looked bleak and unforgiving? To those who have been teachers or mentors? To those who make you laugh? To those who understand you, sometimes when you are having difficulty understanding yourself? To those who remind you to never take yourself too seriously? To those who brighten the room when they walk in? To those who send a text or mail a card just to say “been thinking about you?” and it made you feel remembered? To those who are getting a coffee or a tea for themselves and often remember to get one for you too because they know you’re busy and they remember how you take it? To those you sometimes take for granted?
You get the idea. The list is endless. Add your own and remember to give thanks, not just on Thanksgiving — every day.