It's that time of year again where we Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving. Many families on this weekend will gather to eat and enjoy each other's company, and most will get an extra day off from work, all in the name of this holiday.
So what is everyone so thankful for? Most are thankful for their health, family, friends, shelter, jobs... and the list continues covering all bare essentials to our existence. But when the weekends over, and everyone goes back to work on Tuesday the thankful wishes sometimes goes on the back burner. Imagine if more than some people had the spirit of 'thankfulness' with them almost constantly through-out the year? What if we choose to incorporate a lifestyle that included Giving Thanks, and take it a step further to demonstrate this gratitude in our thoughts and actions for ourselves and those around us. We could impact people positively, and who knows maybe they would pay it forward to others. Just imagine if EVERYONE you knew had that 'attitude of gratitude' year round instead of only in October. How would our communities be affected? How about our city, or our country? Better yet our world? Lol, yes it may seem a bit out there but you don't know until we all could agree and try.
Giving costs nothing. A small deed, an encouragement, or even cleaning out your closet of clothes you don't wear anymore to give to a shelter for those who are without. When we take our minds off ourselves and focus on the needs of others, we can see how easy it is to give. And when we are in the realm of selfless giving, we will find that the blessings will flow in karma. So GIVE THANKS always and encourage others to do so as well, then we will soon discover that every weekend will be like Thanksgiving.
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