Editor’s note: The conductor of the Ask Grandpa columns, following 503 consecutive weeks, died following a brief illness. The announcement was in the October 7 edition of The Voice. Here are gratitude and Thanksgiving passages in keeping with has been included in previous Thanksgiving narratives.
Thanksgiving quotes:
“There are moments when you feel very grateful for the other person in our life. We deeply appreciate his or her presence. To truly profit from this time, withdraw to a place where you can be alone with yourself. Immerse yourself in that feeling of gratitude. Then write down your feeling, your gratitude, your happiness. This moment of gratitude is a moment of enlightenment, of mindfulness, of intelligence. It is a manifestation from the depths of your consciousness.” – Thich Nhat Hanh
“Your thanksgiving is more than a response to what is happening around you or to you. It is a celebration of the Truth, which becomes a causal assurance of a continuity of blessings, leading toward prosperity for you.” – Eric Butterworth, Spiritual Economics
“Gratitude goes hand in hand with love, and where one is the other must be found.” – A Course in Miracles
“Thanksgiving for good may be likened to the rain that falls upon the ready soil, refreshing vegetation and increasing the productiveness of the soil.” – Myrtle Fillmore, How to Let God Help You, p. 146
“When we speak words of thanksgiving to the God within, knowing ‘before they ask will I answer,’ there is something in…thanksgiving that carries us beyond the field of doubt into one of perfect faith, acceptance, and receptivity. Gratitude is the power which attracts and magnifies the hidden potentialities of life.” – Ernest Holmes, The Science of Mind, p. 636
“You sanctify whatever you are grateful for.” — Anthony de Mello
“Gratitude is not a passive response to something we have been given, gratitude arises from paying attention, from being awake in the presence of everything that lives within and without us.” – David Whyte, Consolations
“Gratitude is the door to the abundance of God and all of creation. Through its magical use, you begin to appreciate every wonder of your journey.” – Diane Harmony, 5 Gifts for an Abundant Life
“Gratitude is the heart’s memory.” – Macrina Wiederkehr, Seven Sacred Pauses
“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order and confusion into clarity. It turns problems into gifts, failures into success, the unexpected into perfect timing and mistakes into important events. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow.” – Melodie Beatttie
“Gratitude is the perception that all is well. That doesn’t mean we have to be thankful for the crummy stuff going on. The scripture says, (1 Thessalonians 5:18): “In everything give thanks.” In everything, not for all things. We can sustain a grateful heart even when circumstances don’t appear to warrant it. That’s living in a state of grace, living in gratitude.” – Scott Awbrey
“Giving thanks before the actual manifestation occurs is the royal road to manifestation, because we are not only confirming our faith, but we’re acknowledging the receipt of good from the Giver of all perfect gifts.” – Emmet Fox
“Gratitude goes beyond the “mine” and “thine” and claims the truth that all of life is a pure gift.” – Henri Nouwen, The Return of the Prodigal Son
“There is something about the mental act of thanksgiving that seems to carry the human mind far beyond the region of doubt into the clear atmosphere of faith and trust, where “all things are possible.” – Emilie Cady, Lessons in Truth, p. 110
“Gratitude is one of most healing and empowering emotions we can have. It truly changes lives. It is impossible to feel lousy and thankful at the same time. You can’t do it. You can’t be filled with gratitude and be negative at the same time. Gratitude clears away the bad feelings. There is transformative power in giving thanks. It’s about letting go of the old baggage. It’s about forgiveness. It’s about giving. Gratitude is the spiritual cure for what ails you.” – Scott Awbrey
— Rev. Scott Awbrey, spiritualpassages.org