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The Giving of Thanks

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This really is a very important holiday this day of giving thanks. Not only is it an opportunity to spend time with family and friends over an especially delicious dinner but, it is a reminder itself of the importance that giving thanks has in our lives.

According to Harvard Health (https://www.health.harvard.edu/healthbeat/giving-thanks-can-make-you-happier ) studies have shown that “gratitude is strongly and consistently associated with greater happiness. Gratitude helps people feel more positive emotions, relish good experiences, improve their health, deal with adversity, and build strong relationships.”

When I take a moment to focus on what I am grateful for it feels like my whole body takes a deep joyful breath of fullness!

I do have so very much to be thankful for even when I am going through a hard time, even when it’s cold and gray inside and out, even when a pain is sharp, even when I don’t want what is to be as it is. There still is room for gratitude.

There is a power that comes with gratitude…the power of well-being.

So, I challenge you to stop and smell the roses so to speak by offering a genuine heartfelt thanks to someone, or by silently offering thanks for something you are in fact grateful to have been given. It’s right there in front of you ready and waiting…just open your awareness and let the gift of gratitude fill up your heart!

What are you grateful for today?