Thankfulness

With Thanksgiving fast approaching, many of us start turning our attention to what we have to be thankful for. And, like many of us, once the holiday passes, thankfulness returns to the back of our minds.

Yes, those who are afraid of expressing their feelings might judge, sneer, scoff. I say, let them. We each get to choose how we wish to live. I choose another path.

Could gratitude be a way to inner peace, and perhaps worldly peace? And because gratitude leads to inner peace, it can also be qualified as a type of meditation.

If you invest in a way of seeing the world that is mean and frustrated, you're going to get a world that is more mean and frustrating. But if you can find any authentic reason to give thanks, then you'll be better off.

We don't have to fully understand something in order to acknowledge and see it as a gift. We don't have to make sense of it to say "thank you."

Gratitude is a key element for a happy life. People who cultivate gratitude get a boost in happiness and optimism, feel more connected to other peop...

What do most people write about in their gratitude journals? If you're a cynic, it may surprise you -- money and possessions do not top the list.

This has without question been the most challenging few months of my life, and yet this is the first Thanksgiving in which I have felt the measure of peace I do this year. Why?

As we approach our national four-day holiday of Thanksgiving, you might be wondering: during this "Great Recession," as many are now calling it, what exactly is there to be thankful for?

It is this time of year that we take stock of what we have and overlook what we have not. There is so much to be grateful for.

I never thought I'd say it, let alone do it: I'm keeping a gratitude journal. It's hard for me to even write those words because I know they conjur...

If you think Thanksgiving is the best time to feel thankful and express gratitude, think again. Watch as I take the power of gratitude to the streets.

When we prosper and grow and the situations of our lives flow, when the going is good and the living is easy, it seems only natural to be thankful. But what about all those times when nothing seems to budge?

I'm working on my Happiness Project, and you could have one, too! Everyone's project will look different, but it's the rare person who can't benefit. ...