Thanksgiving and Gratitude

This week is Thanksgiving holiday. Of course, in our culture, this means lots of things - turkey, family, shopping, football.

Lately, i have been feeling a lot of gratitude. That's good for me. It has been awhile, but for two or three years, I kept a gratitude journal. The gratitude journal was a spiritual exercise of sorts, from Simple Abundance. Basically, the practice involved writing down at least five things a day that i was grateful for. There were days when i would write, but not feel anything i could associate with gratitude, and i was wondering if i was getting anywhere with it. Although it has been a few years since i did this exercise, i have been remembering to be grateful in my prayers at night. Lately, i have been moved to tears because of the gratitude i have felt for friendship, guidance, and experiences. That, to me, is probably the most profound expression of gratitude and thankfulness that i have had.

So, as we move forward into the colder, darker, more introspective part of the year, i hope to keep the light of gratitude and thankfulness burning brightly.