The most important Thanksgiving activity

“Eating delicious food and enjoying your time with family tend to be the focus for Thanksgiving, and that’s fantastic (especially if you’re making a healthy meal) yet the central activity of the day shouldn’t be forgotten: Thanks-giving = Giving thanks. On this wonderful holy day, remember to take the time to meditate on gratitude. Sometimes our minds play tricks on us, especially if we’re going through difficult times emotionally or financially, and we find it hard to identify things to be thankful for. If that’s the case for you, check out our article A Different Kind of Thanks for a new perspective on situations that may be blessings in disguise. If you feel the gratitude and see plenty to be grateful for in your life but don’t know where to start with your thankful thoughts, check out An Exercise in Gratitude. You’ll see that practicing gratitude is a very powerful tool of creation, and that you can use it at any time with anything from the simplest stuff in your life to the grandest of wonders. You can do either of these Thanks-Giving activities quietly on your own or out loud as a group meditation, maybe after dinner and before games and movies. You can also do either as a prayer before the meal. Gratitude, like courage, is contagious, and you’ll find that sharing a sincere moment of thanks creates a common feeling and sets the tone for an even more satisfying gathering.” Source: Silvie+Maryl | Upgrading Minds, Transforming Lives