Thanksgiving Dinner

Thanksgiving has come and gone and it was a wonderful day to give thanks for all we have. My wife and I have very little family close to us so we were fortunate to be invited to good friends of ours and share thanksgiving dinner with them. It was a great day to relax and reflect on what we are grateful for.

While I was reflecting on what we are grateful for I realized that I shouldn't have to wait for Thanksgiving Day to have these wonderful feelings of gratitude. Thanksgiving comes but once a year and we all gather around to share these feelings with the people that are close to us. Shouldn't we have these feelings all the time?

I have been on a spiritual path for the last several years and have come to think about being grateful on a daily basis. It is transforming my life in ways that I can't begin to tell you. As a matter of fact, I carry a special gratitude rock in my pocket every day. Every time I take put the rock in my pocket in the morning and then take it out every night it reminds me of how grateful I am for all the good in my life.

Yesterday on Thanksgiving was just one of those special feelings of gratitude that was magnified due to all the people around me feeling the same way. It is a powerful energy when you are in that situation and makes you feel whole. I spoke to people that I have met or known for some time, but never really connected with them before. I met a women that is also very spiritual and she shared with me her new business that she started. It is called Spiritual Ties and she creates bracelets that are symbolic of feelings and emotions. After speaking with her it really hit home that we are all on this journey together, but we find different ways to get there.

We have so much to gives thanks for and should not wait for this one day to give those thanks. The one major benefit for having a day like Thanksgiving is that it brings awareness to ones feelings about gratitude. Now hold onto those feelings and incorporate them into your life on a daily basis. When you do this you will improve your life ten fold. Try not to think about,"What's in it for me" every day, but rather "How can I help someone else".  You will be surprised that if you think that way and feel that way, you can effect change that you couldn't think possible.

I understand that life is full of challenges, but there is nothing that you can't do if you put your mind to it. So be grateful every waking moment that you are alive and know that good will follow you wherever you go. Happy day after Thanksgiving and remember to be grateful today and tomorrow!!