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Be Thanks-Giving Regularly

This should be an all-the-time act, not just one day a year.

Murray "MJ" Blehart
6 min readNov 25, 2019

I don’t wish to get into a debate about the origin of Thanksgiving. History is a fickle creature, often omitting certain bits while exaggerating others. The what, wherefore, and how of the first Thanksgiving is a tale for a completely different topic than this one.

I want to discuss instead the idea of gratitude and giving thanks on this day. Gratitude is the second most powerful means to conscious reality creation and finding and/or creating the best life you can, after love. When you express gratitude it is a positive action, and the energy of it can build incredible things.

Many have taken this holiday to express gratitude. Whether that gratitude is for the tangible or intangible, it is always an excellent practice to make gratitude a regular action on your part.

Giving thanks as a matter of course

My parents and grandparents instilled in me the tremendous importance of saying “please” and “thank you.” These words of gratitude may often seem small, but the truth is they are among the most powerful words you can say.

Gratitude in its smallest measure can have an impact akin to the “Butterfly Effect.” Like the notion that the flapping of the wings…

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Murray "MJ" Blehart
Murray "MJ" Blehart

Written by Murray "MJ" Blehart

I explore mindfulness, positivity, philosophy, & conscious reality creation. I love to help & inspire. Also, I write sci-fi/fantasy. http://mjblehart.com

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