Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is a national holiday with a focus on Gratefulness. This Thanksgiving, post a whiteboard, chalkboard, or poster board where those gathered for Thanksgiving can write public statements of what they are grateful for this year. Leave it where...

Summersgiving

Summersgiving June 24, 2023  (Saturday after Solstice) Summersgiving is a fledgling holiday created by a man who wanted to celebrate Thanksgiving in the summer with his friends and favorite Thanksgiving foods. Since many of us had scaled back Thanksgiving celebrations...

Related Qualities – Humility

Humility is a lot like Humbleness Modesty Unpretentiousness Unassuming Demureness Down to Earth Humility can strengthen:   Determination when I need to ask for help with a problem. Cooperation when I think of others first. Honesty by letting go of my ego I no...

No Matter How You Say It: Gratefulness

No Matter How You Say It: Gratefulness Word Origin Gratefulness has its roots in the latin words gratus meaning “pleasing” and the verb facere which means “to make or do” to create the word gratificus – “doing a kindness”. Can you see how being grateful is the...