The Thanksgiving holiday is a time to recall our gratitude towards friends and family. Many think of Thanksgiving as a time of feast, and although that is definitely a big part of it, it is important to remember breaking bread goes beyond good food. It also represents the community and relationships you build and foster, a core value of this American holiday. Please enjoy these wonderful quotes about Thanksgiving so that we all can show our gratitude for the joys we have been granted in this life.
“I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual.”
Henry David Thoreau
“Gratitude, help us to see what is there instead of what isn’t.”
Annette Bridges
“In November, people are good to each other. They carry pies to each other’s homes and talk by crackling woodstoves, sipping mellow cider. They travel very far on a special November day just to share a meal with one another and to give thanks for their many blessings.”
Cynthia Rylant
“Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.”
William Arthur Ward
“I love Thanksgiving because it’s a holiday that is centered around food and family, two things that are of utmost importance to me.”
Marcus Samuelsson
“I started out giving thanks for small things, and the more thankful I became, the more my bounty increased.”
Oprah Winfrey
“Thanksgiving is a time of togetherness and gratitude.”
Nigel Hamilton
Source: Town and Country Magazine
