Character Counts in Gratitude on Thanksgiving Day

Happy Thanksgiving Day. I wonder what it means to you. I wonder what is on your list of things for which you are thankful. I wonder to whom you are thankful. At the moment, three little house finches perch on the feeder just outside my office window. They seem very

That’s Gratitude?!?!

One evening during his term as president of the United States, Calvin Coolidge was obliged to attend a formal function. Coolidge never liked to attend dinners, but he couldn’t escape this occasion. During the evening, Coolidge was presented with an honorary cane. The presenter of the cane spoke at great

How Gratitude Would Revolutionize The Thanksgiving Holiday

You may think that the words gratitude and thanksgiving share an identical meaning. They are often interchanged, but are they synonymous? Thanksgiving in the United States is a time when people congregate to give thanks for benefits received during the previous year. Christians, atheists, Jews, humanists, etc.: religious differences often

Quotes on “Gratitude”

Gratitude …begins by recognizing every benefit I have received, and then acts to appreciate consciously those benefits and express thankfulness for them in words followed by deeds of appreciation. “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance,