Thanksgiving
It is almost impossible to believe, but here we are again. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, version 2024.
What blessings have you experienced over the last twelve months that deserve a little extra serving of thanksgiving this year?
Sometimes the stresses of what we don’t have overwhelm our ability to recognize the bounty of blessings we have already received.
Now, more than ever, it seems like the world around us is obsessed with magnifying dissatisfaction. Social media gives us unhelpful insights into the “perfect” lives that others are pretending to live. Our senses are flooded with advertisements that are craftily designed to make us unhappy with what we have so we will buy something we absolutely “need.”
It is hard to keep a healthy and thankful perspective when ingesting so much junk every single day of the year.
The reality is that our most valuable earthly assets are likely not our possessions or the value of our investment portfolio. Hopefully when we search our lives for reasons to be thankful, we find people that have made a significant difference in us, memories of joyful time spent together, health in body and mind, freedom from oppression, and faith.
May you and your family find abundant joy, a humble and thankful spirit, and a satisfying contentment this Thanksgiving.
From our families to yours, have a very blessed Thanksgiving celebration!
Quote of the week: Cicero: “A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all other virtues.”
