Food for Thought – Serving Up Thanksgiving Quotes

To all of my family, friends, and fellow wisdom-seekers…
I am truly grateful to have you in my life.
Thank you for being with me now, tomorrow, and every step along the way.

Thank you for all you do…
For all you are,
And all you will become.

May you enjoy time spent with family and friends…
May you appreciate the richness of this moment…
May you allow these words of wisdom to wash over you…

May they still your thoughts,
renew your spirit,
and ground you in gratitude.

 

“Thanksgiving Day is a jewel, to set in the hearts of honest men; but be careful that you do not take the day, and leave out the gratitude.”  ~ E.P. Powell

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”  ~ John Fitzgerald Kennedy

“Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action.”  ~ W.J. Cameron

“Thanksgiving is the holiday of peace, the celebration of work and the simple life… a true folk-festival that speaks the poetry of the turn of the seasons, the beauty of seedtime and harvest, the ripe product of the year – and the deep, deep connection of all these things with God.”  ~ Ray Stannard Baker

“I have strong doubts that the first Thanksgiving even remotely resembled the “history” I was told in second grade.  But considering that (when it comes to holidays) mainstream America’s traditions tend to be over-eating, shopping, or getting drunk, I suppose it’s a miracle that the concept of giving thanks even surfaces at all.”  ~ Ellen Orleans

“To hear someone say ‘Happy Turkey Day’ makes me sad because they have nothing to be thankful for and no one to whom to be thankful.” ~ Robert Flatt

“Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.” ~ W.T. Purkiser

“Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.” ~ Henry Van Dyke

“If a fellow isn’t thankful for what he’s got, he isn’t likely to be thankful for what he’s going to get.” ~ Frank A. Clark

“If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, “thank you,” that would suffice.”  ~ Meister Eckhart

“Thanksgiving was never meant to be shut up in a single day.”  ~ Robert Caspar Lintner

“Thanksgiving comes to us out of the prehistoric dimness, universal to all ages and all faiths.  At whatever straws we must grasp, there is always a time for gratitude and new beginnings.”  ~ J. Robert Masking

“Let us remember that, as much has been given us, much will be expected from us, and that true homage comes from the heart as well as from the lips, and shows itself in deeds.”  ~ Theodore Roosevelt

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” ~ Melody Beattie

“I would rather be able to appreciate things I cannot have than to have things I am not able to appreciate.” ~ Elbert Hubbard

 

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

 

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