"I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder."
G.K. Chesterton
Thanksgiving!
Yes, Thanksgiving comes with an exclamation point! How can it not? It is by far the best holiday. It is a break from the normal hurried lives we lead to reflect on what we are thankful for and spend time with friends and family.
Last year, we took a break at Thanksgiving from our normal lawn and landscape writings to ponder the difference between being “thankful” and being “grateful.” So, a year later, on the week of Thanksgiving, we again deviate from our normal discussion to again reflect on thought of thankfulness.
Our conclusion from last year’s Thanksgiving post:
Thankful is recognition of a transaction.
Grateful is a deeper, stronger, more emotional version of thankful.
Grateful is recognition, acknowledgement of the difference others make in our lives.
Seth Godin said it well in a Thanksgiving Day post, “The magic of gratitude is that it improves everything it touches.”
Gratitude is a state of being. A position of gratitude changes your perspective.
Thanksgiving…the week to slow your pace and ponder both the things you are thankful for and the things you are grateful for.
But, is it as simple as that… just being more thankful and grateful?
Could there more?
What if you add “rejoice” to the equation?
Be thankful when someone does something for you. A gift. A helpful hand. A kind word. Acknowledge benefits received with a kind word of thanks.
Recognize the difference others have made in your life with a heart of gratefulness.
And then, rejoice for the blessings in your life.
Thanksgiving…a week of thankfulness, a week of heartfelt gratitude, and a week of rejoicing for the many ways we have been blessed.
Yes, we all have worries. There are relationship worries, financial worries, health worries, career worries, social worries, political worries -- the list could go on and on. We all have worries.
But, we all have so many blessings too.
I bet, if we spend Thanksgiving week reflecting on our blessings, we will find we have far more blessings to rejoice about than worries.
And maybe, just maybe, if we spend the next few days being thankful, with a heart full of gratitude, while rejoicing for our blessings, maybe, just maybe, we will find our worries a little less worrisome.
Thank you for allowing Hall | Stewart to help you with your lawn and landscape this season. We are so grateful for every opportunity we have to visit your site. And, we rejoice as we see your lawn and landscape become your best lawn.
May your week be filled with thankfulness, gratitude and rejoicing!
Your friends… Alfredo, Brady, Cody, Emily, Jesus, Justin, Keith, Leo, Marlon, Michelle, Morgan, Osman, Paula, Rigoberto, Trinity, Watson, Tom and Lorne
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