Why do People Celebrate Thanksgiving?

Celebrating Thanksgiving with Gratitude and Love

Can we count our Blessings?

Impossible! It would require an eternity. The easiest thing for us to do, is just be grateful for what we are and the gifts we enjoy in our lives. And, to acknowledge that this celebration is really about our creator.

Why do people Celebrate Thanksgiving? photo Ellen Kaplan

Thanksgiving is a time to reflect and connect with GOD. It’s a time to humble ourselves with a grateful heart for the beautiful GRACE that is pouring into our lives everyday. Perhaps we should change the title “Thanksgiving” to “THANKS-BEING“?

Having the privilege to be in this world and to partake of God’s amazing GRACE, is a miracle in itself. So why not celebrate our everyday existence?  Some of us do. But most people don’t. At least we have this Thanksgiving day when many families in this country gather together to commemorate this beautiful day with a grateful heart. Of course, they also celebrate the great food too!

Love yourself. Love life. Love people. Love your work. Love everything. When you do that, you are loving GOD. You are not simply giving thanks: You are BEING THANKS!