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Give Thanks at Thanksgiving

Updated on November 26, 2014

Giving Thanks

Stopping to Give Thanks
Stopping to Give Thanks

A Day to Remember to Be Grateful

Thanksgiving is a perfect time to stop for a moment once a year and remember to give thanks. It's a time to be grateful for one's health, family, friends, job, home and having food on the table.

Take a few moments as you read through this lens and to share what you will be giving thanks for this Thanksgiving.

We will be taking a few moments with our family to give thanks and say our "Gratefuls" before eating, as a reminder of all that we have to be grateful for, the good and the not so good.

Remember "In all things, give thanks."

Image Modified Microsoft image.

Always Give Thanks

Thankgiving Vase

Thankgiving Vase of Fflowers
Thankgiving Vase of Fflowers | Source

Stopping to Give Thanks

Thanksgiving is a great time to take a moment, stop, think about all that we have to be grateful for and give thanks.

One of my favorite Thanksgiving quotes comes from H. U. Westermayer who reminds us of how impovershed the Pilgrims were and how many loved ones they lost, but even with all of the hardships, these were the people who set aside a day for giving thanks, a day that has become our Thanksgiving.

I have pulled together many quotes on giving thanks and being grateful, along with a few musical Thanksgiving quotes for you to enjoy.

Remember in the hustle and bustle of the holiday, take a moment, read some quotes, listen to some music and give thanks.

Thanksgiving Vase by Doug WW

The Pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts.

No Americans have been more impoverished than these who, nevertheless, set aside a day of thanksgiving.

— H. U. Westermayer

Vote on Your Reason for Giving Thanks

What will you give thanks for this Thanksgiving?

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We Give Thanks

A Celtic Thanksgiving Song from souliseband.

Celtic Thanksgiving Song - Video

Learn More about Soulise

"We Give Thanks" in the video above was performed by Soulise, an adult contemporary band from Canada.

Americans should, as always, be thankful this Thanksgiving,

but they should also understand just how rare in human history their blessings are.

— Mark Steyn

Giving Thanks: Thankgiving Recipes

Giving Thanks: Thanksgiving Recipes and History, from Pilgrims to Pumpkin Pie
Giving Thanks: Thanksgiving Recipes and History, from Pilgrims to Pumpkin Pie
Learn more about Thankgiving History with Giving Thanks book.
 

Give Thanks

When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the morning light, for your life and strength.

Give thanks for your food, and the joy of living.

If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies with yourself.

— Tecumseh Shawnee Chief

Thanks for Thanksgiving

Thanks for Thanksgiving
Thanks for Thanksgiving
A book to share things to be thankful for at Thankgiving with children ages 4 to 8.
 

Give Thanks on YouTube

Beautiful imagery, beautiful music, a beautiful reminder to 'Give Thanks.'

Marianne Hale's gorgeous photography blesses us all with a series of affirmations. With original music by Kathryn Mostow.

I Give Thanks - Video

We give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way.

— Unknown

Giving Thanks

Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message (Reading Rainbow Book)
Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message (Reading Rainbow Book)
A classic Reading Rainbow Book that celebrates the Native American Good Morning Message, the message of gratitude.
 

Give Thanks Wall Decals

Decorate your Wall with decals

If the only prayer you ever say in your whole life is "thank you," that would suffice.

— Meister Eckhart

A Grateful Heart

In ordinary life we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich.

It is very easy to overestimate the importance of our own achievements in comparison with that of others.

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

I am Grateful... on YouTube

Feel grateful by watching this video with powerful affirmations of gratitude.

I am Grateful - Video

Give Thanks

With a Grateful Heart

Giving Thanks at the Door

In all things - Give Thanks

Give Thanks Pillow Accent

History of the Give Thanks at Thanksgiving Page

Legacy of the Give Thanks at Thanksgivin Page

Before The Give Thanks at Thanksgiving Page was here on Hubpages it lived on the Squidoo website, where it had quite a history.

The Give Thanks lens was created in November of 2007 as part of the Squidaid project to raise funds for those devastated by the Southern California Fires of Fall 2007. This was one of my first charity projects on Squidoo.

In 2008, the lens was part of the Month of Thanks another challenge to lensmasters (Squidoo writers) to be thankful, raise awareness about hunger and make lenses to benefit hunger related Squidoo Charities.

In 2009, the lens was included in the Great Thanksgiving Mosterboard as one of 75 hand selected lenses.

Proceeds from the page were donated to charity.

What are you giving thanks for this Thanksgiving?

Share your thoughts in the comment section below.

We can always find something to be thankful for, and there may be reasons

why we ought to be thankful for even those dispensations which appear dark and frowning.

— Albert Barnes
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