An Attitude of Gratitude

Who have you to thank for your life as you now know it? A spouse? A friend? A parent? A teacher? A coach? A mentor? God? When have you last told them, "thank you for all you've meant to me"? Albert Schweitzer was right when he wrote: "At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us." So, who will you connect with this week to say, "thanks"? I'd like to challenge you to call, email, post, text or write a heartfelt thanks to someone each day this week. Yes, it is Thanksgiving week, so maybe all of this sounds very cliche, but we often do much less than the best we know. So, do it. Live with an attitude of gratitude this week, and maybe you'll get so good at it, it will become a lifelong habit. Master Eckhart seem to understand the importance of this when he stated: "If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, "thank you," that would suffice." Happy Thanks-Giving, Everyone!