There's a Lot to Be Said for a Holiday Based on Gratitude

All of Us are Pilgrims and Indians.

"When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around." 

- Willie Nelson

"This is a wonderful day. I've never seen this one before." 

- Maya Angelou

“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.” 

- Epictetus

"Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things." 

- Robert Brault

"Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some." 

- Charles Dickens

"At times, our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us." 

- Albert Schweitzer

"Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough." 

- Oprah Winfrey

"In life, one has a choice to take one of two paths: to wait for some special day--or to celebrate each special day." 

- Rasheed Ogunlaru

"There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." 

- Albert Einstein

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