Happy Thanksgiving!

Yes! I said it: HAPPY THANKSGIVING! And no, I'm not nuts! The "national" thanksgiving celebration happens every November, which means the last one was almost three months ago - last year for crying out loud! - and the next one is some nine months away! So why am I wishing you "happy thanksgiving"? Because I want us to consider thanksgiving as so much more than a "national" event that is recognized one Thursday in one month each year; I want us to see thanksgiving as an "intentional" action that is taken every day of the year. The charge is to "give thanks in ALL things". All things? Yes! It is so easy to be grateful when things are going great in our lives, but it takes a truly faithful and understanding heart to give thanks even when it appears that things aren't going so great.

Thanksgiving is essential to your wellbeing. When you express gratitude even in the face of seeming limitations, you send a message to the universe that you are ready to receive all the good it has for you. Give thanks for perfect health even when the experts give you their diagnoses to the contrary. Give thanks for financial abundance even as you pull lint from your pockets. Give thanks for the perfect employment even as you send out one more resume. Give thanks for perfect relationships even as you feel the seeming disappointments of past ones. You see, you are made in the image and likeness of that which is absolute good, and It knows nothing about all these maladies that you and I claim. It knows only Itself. It knows only good. So it follows then that good is your Reality, and giving thanks affirms this Reality. When you stand in the authenticity of the Real You, you experience wholeness in your life, world and affairs. I can't think of a better reason to be grateful. Can you?

For those of you who may not yet be engaged in this powerful practice, I encourage and challenge you to begin to keep a gratitude/thanksgiving journal. Take a few minutes each day to record at least five things that you are thankful for that day. You'll be amazed at the sheer joy that this simple exercise brings. Practice giving thanks even before the appearance of that which you desire. This sets in motion all the immutable universal laws that cannot fail you! Remember the universe is rigged in your favor, so give thanks and enjoy all the rewards that thanksgiving brings.

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