“Feeling gratitude and not expressing
is like wrapping
a present and not giving it.”
William Arthur Ward
Tomorrow in the United States we are celebrating Thanksgiving Day. I thought the day was about getting together with family members, eating turkey, all the other foods associated with the holiday and feeling sick because I ate too much. It never dawned on me it was a day of thinking about what you are grateful for and sharing your thoughts with others.
Many years ago when I first started on my self-growth journey, I was at a seminar and the leader suggested that we share what we were grateful for at our Thanksgiving meal. My first taught was that my family would think I was crazy and I was not going to do it. The next day I made a decision to try the exercise.
While everyone was enjoying our Thanksgiving meal, with fear in my stomach, I asked, “Everyone to say one thing they were grateful for.” At first everyone looked at me with that look in their eyes. Then my husband said, “He was grateful for being with everyone today.” Everyone joined in and it has become a family tradition to list our grateful list during the meal.
What I am grateful for this year:
• Personal Growth. I have grown personally by leaps and bounds. Today I look at life from a different perspective by enjoying each day as a special gift.
• Family and friends. I am so lucky to have family members and friends whereby we support each other.
• Eating healthy and exercising. Taking care of my body so I remain healthy, energized and active.
• Love Yourself – It Matters! Community. A community that supports each other in living life peacefully, happily and learns from life situations.
Now it is your turn!
Try asking everyone at your Thanksgiving meal what they are grateful for and let us know what happens. You can leave a comment on the Love Yourself – It Matters! Blog.
Also, I invite you to leave your Grateful List on the blog and share it with others.
Wishing you a happy Thanksgiving Day sprinkled with many special memories!
Helen
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
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Helen,
This is a great tradition. One which I practice at any Thanksgiving table at which I am sitting. This is truly a great day to raise our awareness by being thankful.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
Hi
Welcome to my blog. I would love to be your friend and write to each other.
Just leave your comments on the blog. Helen
Hi Mark:
Wishing you the best Thanksgiving Day ever. Helen
I came across your blog from another one, my sister died from a food eating disorder and so I understand where you are coming from, but the problem is people don't know to love themselves. I look at the picture of you before and after and I believe if you are happy with yourself thinner that is a good thing, but the secret is in loving yourself for I think you are beautiful in both pictures before and after. The biggest problem is societial judgement upon us. My mom is over two hundred pounds and and in her eighty's she still works and as she puts it she also volunteers to help the elderly. We have been on her to lose weight but truth is she wouldn't be anymore beautiful than she is right now, her heart her love for life and the way she goes out to help others. I have found that the weight is not as important as loving yourself. I don't think that is the message magazines, tv an diet companies want u to hear.
I am happy for you that u have found success with your diet program, but I also hope love yourself because both pictures reflect a beautiful woman.
Happy Thanksgiving enjoy the pummkin pie.
Hi Rachel:
Thanks for visiting the Love Yourself - It Matters! Blog.
I have also found that loving yourself and being kind to YOU is the key to achieving anything you
want.
Helen
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