For the past two years I’ve posted something about Gratitude during the week of Thanksgiving.

I wanted to continue the tradition but wasn’t sure what I’d write. What does gratitude look like in 2020?

Amidst a year that has failed in so many ways, I have not ceased to feel grateful. Simply listing all the ways in which my life remained wonderful despite the challenges and disappointments… the people, the adapted opportunities, the safety nets, the love… felt a bit like throwing my good graces in the faces of others who have not been so fortunate.

After an incredibly busy weekend of book launching and selling, I didn’t have time to write you something poetic either. So instead, what I am choosing to offer up, in this week in which tradition asks us to count our blessings, are a few wise words. I want to offer up a collection of reflections and sentiments on gratitude in hopes that these words (although they are not mine) will bring a bit of joy and peace and light into your life.

I hope that wherever you are as you read this and however you are celebrating, that you have many things for which to be grateful. If not, I’d ask you to pause and take a moment to think. You might surprise yourself with the number of good things you can actually tick off on your fingers.

Feel free to share these quotes and images on your own websites and social media pages, so that the good words of gratitude can reach even more readers. And don’t forget to tell those who bring good things into your life just how thankful you are. Trust me when I say they’ll be grateful for your kind words.

Happy Thanksgiving from your favorite word nerd.

All my best,

Amanda

P.S. To peek back at my previous posts on gratitude, click here for 2018’s version and here for 2019’s.

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