Gratitude makes you feel better. You probably already know this.

Gratitude, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. Two good examples: My cousin Dell Blair looks at cracks in the sidewalk and sees works of art. And Shannon Soper once showed how beautiful a carrot is. It’s especially amazing to me when people find things to be thankful for during hard times, when most people wouldn’t feel gratitude.

Last of all, my favorite lesson: Gratitude can be simple. More and more I think being thankful for the small things might be the best kind of gratitude.

Happy Thanksgiving!

And aren’t you thankful that tomorrow we can finally start posting about things we’re ornery about again. 😬 (I'm joking!)