Thanksgiving - Not Just a Holiday - Thank you Tony Robbins

Is Thanksgiving Day more than just a holiday? The two words of thanks and giving are powerful words that reflect actions; things that we can do to live a more fuller life.

This week is the Thanksgiving holiday week and everyone is getting prepared for it with food and family planning. Another preparation that is going on with many are reviewing all the blessings that we are thankful for, and how we can give to help others as a result of our own gratitude.

Two years ago I had the thought that Thanksgiving Day can be celebrated to some extent every day. That is doesn't need to be limited to one day per year. Of course I'm not referring to the family gatherings and food aspect of the holiday, but to the process of giving thanks and of giving to others.

Gratitude - We Give Thanks

We live in such an abundant and free country here in the U.S., and yes, in spite of all the challenges that we face individually and collectively, we can truly be grateful for what we have here compared to other countries. We can be grateful for the arts as well as business, our friends as well as our families, and those blessings in our life, both large and small, that we have received. Even challenges can be a blessing in disguise as we learn after the fact that it helped us in some way.

Gratitude is a deeply spiritual practice also, and is usually a part of prayer, meditation, and conscious thought during the day. If we made a list of all the things that we are grateful for we might be surprised that we can not finish it in one day. The list may go beyond our own life and include the lives and contributions of others such as those who have passed on and made a major contribution to humanity such as the Nobel Peace prize winners or business leaders, or teachers who created life changing events for thousands of people, such as Tony Robbins.


Giving - The Amazing Value of Helping Others

I just finished a book by Tony Robbins, someone whom I admire and have seen live at one of his events, Unleash the Power Within (UPW) about five years ago. His new book, titled Money - Master the Game , is a game changer. This book is a must read for anyone to get a better understanding of the investment world, and Robbins interviews the top financial investment experts in the industry, many whom he knows personally. The book, in the end, is not about him, or you, but about helping others. The chapter on giving just blew me away, and made me realize that I can make a difference in helping a child escape slavery, receive food and water, and get an education. You cannot help but be engaged with this book. It was a page turner and hard to put down. The younger you are when reading this the better advantage that you have in planning ahead and enjoying the time proven value of compounding and planning ahead. Tony also uses examples from his early life that are dramatic and powerfully inspirational.
  
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