<p>Thanksgiving week is observed in the United States and Canada in November, with schools closed for the celebration. The history and stories related to Thanksgiving date back to 1619. </p><p>Today the spirit of thanksgiving encompasses gratitude, family togetherness, community bonhomie, and traditional food shared at a single table. Businesses hold discounted sales as a show of public gratitude.</p>.<p>The essence of thanksgiving is beautiful and ought to become a daily practice. Man universally should learn to be grateful to what he directly or indirectly receives—say thanks to the hand behind this wonderful creation that sustains us, to the flora and fauna that help maintain the ecological balance, to the teacher, neighbour, and last but not least, friends and family who stick around when he crumbles. Gratitude is a positive emotion creating happy vibrations and linked to well-being. </p>.<p>It is simple to say the words, “thank you,” yet most people hum and haw and prefer to be silent. This may be their ego within that says, well, they deserved what was received from another, so where is the necessity of expressing gratitude? Many a time deserving people are deprived of recognition, so when some good comes your way, learn to be grateful. Silent gratitude is not useful unless it showcases itself in some sort of immediate counteraction. For instance, a co-passenger helps you with your luggage, and in turn, you give your extra water bottle to him as he has forgotten to get one. </p><p>One should learn to be grateful for the routine, like uninterrupted water and power supply or delivery of the daily lunch box at work, because if there is disruption in any of these, it turns into a big thing. Fill your heart with gratitude and see a transformation in the way you view and accept situations. </p><p>The circumstance that you are in may not be one of the best, but be grateful that it is not worse than this. Look around and see people suffering more turmoil and pain, and be grateful for what you are suffering. Be grateful for the presence of the divine in nature, always at work. Gratitude reaches out to the hardest of hearts and can also be instrumental in invoking this emotion in an ungrateful person. Try it.</p>
<p>Thanksgiving week is observed in the United States and Canada in November, with schools closed for the celebration. The history and stories related to Thanksgiving date back to 1619. </p><p>Today the spirit of thanksgiving encompasses gratitude, family togetherness, community bonhomie, and traditional food shared at a single table. Businesses hold discounted sales as a show of public gratitude.</p>.<p>The essence of thanksgiving is beautiful and ought to become a daily practice. Man universally should learn to be grateful to what he directly or indirectly receives—say thanks to the hand behind this wonderful creation that sustains us, to the flora and fauna that help maintain the ecological balance, to the teacher, neighbour, and last but not least, friends and family who stick around when he crumbles. Gratitude is a positive emotion creating happy vibrations and linked to well-being. </p>.<p>It is simple to say the words, “thank you,” yet most people hum and haw and prefer to be silent. This may be their ego within that says, well, they deserved what was received from another, so where is the necessity of expressing gratitude? Many a time deserving people are deprived of recognition, so when some good comes your way, learn to be grateful. Silent gratitude is not useful unless it showcases itself in some sort of immediate counteraction. For instance, a co-passenger helps you with your luggage, and in turn, you give your extra water bottle to him as he has forgotten to get one. </p><p>One should learn to be grateful for the routine, like uninterrupted water and power supply or delivery of the daily lunch box at work, because if there is disruption in any of these, it turns into a big thing. Fill your heart with gratitude and see a transformation in the way you view and accept situations. </p><p>The circumstance that you are in may not be one of the best, but be grateful that it is not worse than this. Look around and see people suffering more turmoil and pain, and be grateful for what you are suffering. Be grateful for the presence of the divine in nature, always at work. Gratitude reaches out to the hardest of hearts and can also be instrumental in invoking this emotion in an ungrateful person. Try it.</p>
