With Thanksgiving in the US just a week away, in addition to thinking about menus and gathering family members, we also traditionally focus on what we have to be grateful for. 

There has been so much written about the importance of gratitude in recent years, and so much research done on its benefits, it almost seems unnecessary to remind ourselves to be grateful.

As interesting as it might be to try any of 100 ways to express gratitude (as suggested in this article), I wonder if we might be better served by a simpler practice.

Rather than making a list of three or five or more things for which we are grateful each day, I wonder how much more impact we might feel from a practice of sitting quietly for a short period of time to notice just one thing for which, in that in that moment, we feel deeply thankful. 

Naming a large number of things we are grateful for is not the most important thing, nor is ticking off a number of suggested actions from a list like the one mentioned above. What is important is the authentic sense of joy and happiness and, yes, gratitude that we can truly feel in a moment of focused awareness. When we can do that, we will find ourselves more deeply connected to life and our actions and our experiences will benefit positively in profound ways. 

Happy Thanksgiving!

Warmly,

Neil

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