The Gratitude Attitude

On a day like Thanksgiving, everyone's thoughts naturally tend to turn toward those things for which they are grateful. We tell each other that we are grateful that we have a home to live in, food on the table, and the love of one another. However, what happens the other 364 days of the year? Do we maintain this same attitude full of gratitude? Do we express it everyday as we do on this special day of giving thanks? Unfortunately, many of us do not. Yet if we always count our blessings it is hard to be anything but always grateful. Listing out our blessings on paper everyday is not a new idea but it is a wise one. It helps us to remember all that has been given to us. It also takes the sting out of anything negative that may have happened to us that day. Perhaps, it helps us to see blessings in even the direst of circumstances whatever they may be. It definitely helps us to remember that Heavenly Father is there and is constantly showering us with blessings and goodness and His love. Though the world continues to lack appreciation for the goodness that does exist on earth, we can blaze our own trail of thankfulness and hopefully leave a positive wake of gratitude in our path for others to both see and follow. Be grateful. Always. And let others know it. Gratitude is always the best attitude.