We need more gratitude in this world. It is an oil for relationship that heals and calms. It is a telescope that sees the world in bright color and hopeful possibilities. So . . . Let’s start living our lives with the password, Thank you, and see what doors it opens. Let’s thank grocery clerks and restaurant waitpersons. Let’s thank postal clerks and garbage collectors. Let’s thank husbands and children and grandchildren. Let’s thank sisters and brothers and parents and niece

Gratitude begins in a heart That understands everything in life is gift Breath and heartbeat, Mind and cell structure, Gravity and weather, Skill and passion Family and friends, All is gift. To pretend ownership is the height of ungratefulness For gratitude cannot thrive in possessiveness. Possession can lead to over protection instead of stewardship. Gratitude comes from a place in the heart where life has a Creator and it is not you. Gratitude means you live with open hands

Enjoy this reminder as you gather with friends and family. As you review God's work in your lives, determine to live the gratitude attitude by starting every day this way. Tune your heart, mind, and focus to God's perspective and work in your life. It will protect you from living as if the circustances of your life have more power over your attitude than God. #gratitude #thanksgiving