Gratitude & Thanksgiving
- Holly Walker, LPC
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General

Gratitude is a word I’ve heard many times in my life, many of which I brushed aside while feeling like no one understood how I felt. If they did, they certainly wouldn’t use the word “gratitude”, a word I felt minimized and brushed aside what I was going through. Those times when I left home early to arrive at the office early only to find road construction slowing me down or when I was mistreated by someone are the times I had difficulty finding gratitude in much of anything.
However, did you know that when we change our attitude from grumpy to grateful, it can change our lives from miserable to genuine deep down daily happiness? It’s true and research proves it time and again that people who practice gratitude in their daily lives live longer and lead fulfilling lives. Now, instead of feeling angry when I get stopped in a long line of road construction, I feel gratitude that we have roads to drive on and the means to repair those roads. If I feel mistreated by someone, I brush it off and am grateful I don’t treat people that way.