Thank you. We are taught to say it by our teachers, by our parents, by our grandparents, and by our great-grandparents if we’re lucky enough. We’re taught too to say it in the classroom by classroom teachers. Years ago I was taught a song, a rhyme, really.

There are two little magic words,                                                                                                         That will open any door with ease.                                                                                                 One little word is thank you                                                                                                             And the other little word is please.

Thanksgiving is all about please and thank you; please pass that, thank you for passing this. But it’s mostly about giving thanks.

We give thanks in the moment; nothing in the moment matters but the thanks. We feel alive as we spread thanks far and wide to family, to friends, to gods, and to the universe.

We feel alive when we give thanks because we acknowledge the universe and its bounty and all the gifts bestowed upon us, including the magical gift of life. As we stand in the moment giving thanks, we stand in appreciation of life and we feel good. We cannot feel sad or disappointed while giving thanks. Living in appreciation is our birthright. The more appreciation and thank yous we give, the happier we are. It’s just a fact.