A postcard from 1910 wishes you a Happy Thanksgiving and a “Jolly Feast.”

The attitude of gratitude is a way of looking at the world and other people that can be developed. Positive forces in the world attract; negativity repels. We can all consider ourselves lucky. After all, we are still here to breathe, and to do much more beyond that. My husband, Jim, the king of good ideas, has decided to celebrate Thanksgiving all week, instead of just one day. This week, in spare moments, I have been tallying up my blessings. Here are a few:

1) I am happy that I had good parents with solid values who treasured the truth and enjoyed helping others.
2) I may not have had everything possible given to me as a child, but I was given the knowledge of how to live a life.
3) I am thankful for all the people who have passed my way: those I have known a long time, and those I’ve seen only in chance encounters.
4) In that regard, I am appreciative of the men who pick up the trash, the policemen who keep the community safe, and the soldiers fighting for Freedom.
5) I am pleased to live a creative lifestyle. My quilts and my writings will outlive me, so I know that I’ve already established my own legacy, and for that, I am happy.
6) I am grateful to have a loving husband who goes way beyond the word “helpful” and is ready to assist me in every way.
7) This week, I am thinking of my son and his family. I’m happy that they are well, and am tickled that I am a grandmother to a little boy and little girl.
I am thankful when readers write to me with their praise, their questions, or their problems that need solving.
9) I am thrilled to be launching a new e-book on CD this week, called “Straight Talk About Quilt Care II” – just in time for holiday giving.

New Hampshire’s Sarah Josepha Buell Hale, “The Mother of Thanksgiving,” spent years campaigning for an annual day of Thanksgiving. President Lincoln listened to her plea and the 4th Thursday of November still stands as our U.S. Thanksgiving Day.

A song for Thanksgiving:

I hope that you will take time to focus on your blessings. We all have our share of trials. However, I’ve always found it better to look at the Roses, not the thorns. May you have a wonderful Thanksgiving Week!

Patricia Cummings

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