The art of Thanksgiving is gratitude in action.
It is giving thanks for the gift of life
by living it triumphantly.
It is giving thanks for your talents and abilities
by accepting them as obligations to be invested for the common good.
It is giving thanks for happiness
by striving to make others happy.
It is giving thanks for beauty
by helping to make the world more beautiful.
It is giving thanks for inspiration
by trying to be an inspiration to others.
It is giving thanks for opportunities
by accepting them a challenge to achievement.
It is giving thanks for the creative ideas that enrich life
by adding your own creative contributions to human progress.
It is giving thanks for each new day
by living it to the fullest.
It is adding to your prayers of thanksgiving, acts of Thanksgiving.
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