Welcome to Sunday Journal, a chance to start your week out with short, quiet reflections and advice for life.
This effort started with a handwritten journal I keep for each of my children, designed to give them a sense of how to become the best version of themselves. If you find this valuable, please share it with others.
Each edition contains three sections: reflections to put into practice, an inspirational quote, and an image to contemplate.
Reflection
As Thanksgiving approaches, consider this: gratitude isnât something we feel once; itâs something we practice over and over.
Itâs easy to think of Thanksgiving as a moment of thankfulness. A meal, a toast, maybe a brief reflection on the good things. But gratitude is something bigger and sturdier than that.
Gratitude is a stewardship â a recognition that what we enjoy today exists because countless others came before us and cared enough to build something worth passing on.
These are gifts we didnât earn but are responsible for preserving. Thankfulness responds to a moment. Gratitude responds to a legacy.
So this year, Iâm thinking about gratitude less as a warm feeling and more as a daily discipline. A way of moving through the world with open eyes, an open hand, and an open heart.
A few ideas for this Thanksgiving:
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