Our families, support systems and Blogalicious community inspire us to become better, well-rounded individuals. This week, we’re taking a break from our usual info-filled round ups to recount our blessings and show gratitude with uplifting (and humourous) content.
Gratitude: President Obama Pardons “Honest” & “Abe” Turkeys
Gratitude: 42 Easy Recipes for Thanksgiving Leftovers
You might be eating high on the hog (or bird) right now, but in two days, you’ll be begging for ways to spice up or get rid of those Thanksgiving leftovers. We found 42 easy ways to reconstruct your Turkey Day scraps into turkey pot pie, next day turkey soup or fried stuffing bites with cranberry pesto sauce. Rest your worries and head over to Food Network for these delectable leftover recipes.
10 Inspiring Quotes About Gratitude
“Gratitude is a currency that we can mint for ourselves, and spend without fear of bankruptcy.” Fred De Witt Van Amburgh
“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.” Oprah Winfrey
“Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so, let us all be thankful.” Buddha
“I truly believe we can either see the connections, celebrate them, and express gratitude for our blessings, or we can see life as a string of coincidences that have no meaning or connection. For me, I’m going to believe in miracles, celebrate life, rejoice in the views of eternity, and hope my choices will create a positive ripple effect in the lives of others. This is my choice.” Mike Ericksen
“Gratitude is more of a compliment to yourself than someone else.” Raheel Farooq
“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” William Arthur Ward
“Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.” Charles Dickens
“Gratitude turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity…it makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” Melody Beattie
“Silent gratitude isn’t very much to anyone.” Gertrude Stein
“Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.” Henri Frederic Amiel
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