Thankful Thursday

It’s Thankful Thursday hosted by Brian of Brian’s Home. He wants us to post what we’re thankful for.

I think it’s a good thing to do each week. Focus on the positive things in our lives.

Make sure you link up to the Blog Hop at Brian’s Home and get the code to put on your blog. Then visit all the participants.

True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is sufficient, for he that is so wants nothing. The greatest blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach. A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not.  Seneca

Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.  Ralph Waldo Emerson

We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.  John F. Kennedy

What are you thankful for today?

58 Comments on “Thankful Thursday”

    • Thank you, Miss Molly. Sending you scritches and an extra treat. 🙂

    • Yes it sticks if we teach them well. No doubt that you have and will continue to do. 🙂

  1. Wonderful quotes. So many don’t appreciate their “now”, and spend their lives “wishing”. Enjoy what you have and in the moment because life can change in an instant.

    • I hear you and often they are lamenting over the past. Can’t change that one bit. 🙂

  2. Michelle – Hi, I am Michelle, I am married to a wonderful Christian man & my best friend ever, in the world. We live in the Peachy state of GA. I hope to inspire and encourage you through my blog posts.
    Michelle

    I am thankful for a warm house. 🏡🤗 ((Hugs))

  3. We are thankful for work, even though it’s not our favorite thing in the world.

    And if you want to add to your quote collection, “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, and in everything give thanks, for this is the will of G-d for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 It means a lot to me that He says to be thankful “in” all circumstances, not “for” all circumstances.

  4. Mimi’s right. In every thing give thanks. Good post. There is so much to be thankful for.

  5. Kismet – New River, Arizona. – I'm a 16 year old Indian Ringneck parrot curmudgeon in New River, Arizona in the wild west country. If you're a sunflower seed, you're dinner.
    Kismet

    Made a difference? Some differences are negative.

  6. I’d be most thankful if more humans carried the thankful attitude with them. Thanks for joining the Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!

    • I’m with you on this. Thank you for hosting the Thankful Thursday Blog Hop. 🙂

    • I’m thankful for you, Marg. You and your babies have brought much joy. 🙂

  7. We can even be thankful for the horrid people that we meet; they teach us to be anything BUT like them!

  8. Dakota/Caren/Cody – Michigan – Freelance writer, pet blogging professional, product influencer, half of the writing team behind Dakota's Den and "Cat Chat With Cody & Caren" Most importantly, I am a "pet mom" to Dakota, (Shetland Sheepdog) and Cody (my silver gray tabby!)
    Dakota/Caren/Cody

    I am thankful that our Vet who constantly kept getting high BP readings for Dakota, sent us back to the specialist that Dakota had gone to in June (where he had NORMAL BP readings). My Vet was getting readings of 180, 190, etc….well, we went to the specialist Vet today and they got the highest as 154, the lowest was in the 140s. My Vet had said if they got a 170 he would leave it alone and assume that THEY are the problem. Obviously, while I love them, THEY are the problem!!!! Now I am wondering what possibly takes place at grooming (because Dakota gets groomed at our Vet too), that could be making him have “white coat syndrome” there. Waiting for that Vet to get back to me, but am beyond grateful my boy had GOOD BP READINGS! Sending lots of gratitude and love!

    • If Dakota doesn’t like the groomer it’s a rough time for him. We were always very careful about groomers. 🙂

  9. These are all very profound quotes. It makes me a little bit sad that so many people still are so greedy when even Seneca told us so long ago we should just appreciate what we already have.
    Have a wonderful Thankful Thursday!

    • Yes and often people don’t appreciate what they have. It’s sad. 🙂

  10. I love those quotes about being grateful and at peace…especially the Seneca one. It’s my definition of experiencing true joy in life. I linked up late over at Brian’s. I hope you and yours have a wonderful weekend. xoxo

  11. Bette A. Stevens – Central Maine, USA – "I'm a writer inspired by nature and human nature!" ~ Bette A. Stevens Bette A. Stevens is a retired teacher, a wife, mother of two and grandmother of five. Stevens lives in Central Maine with her husband on their 37-acre farmstead where she enjoys writing, gardening, walking and reveling in the beauty of nature. She advocates for children and childhood literacy and for monarch butterflies, an endangered species. Stevens’s children’s activity book, THE TANGRAM ZOO and WORD PUZZLES TOO! was first published in 1997 by Windswept House Publishing, Mt. Desert, ME; a second edition was self-published by the author in 2012. AMAZING MATILDA , Stevens's second children's book, self-published in 2012, won a 2013 Purple Dragonfly Book Award (Honorable Mention for Excellence in Children's Literature - Ages 6 and older category) and placed #9 on The 2013 Gittle List TOP 10for Self-published Children’s Picture Books. Stevens has written articles for ECHOES, The Northern Maine Journal of Rural Culture based in Caribou, Maine. In 2013, the author published her first book for the YA/Adult audience: PURE TRASH, a short story of a boy growing up in rural New England in a family whose poverty and alcoholism mark him as a target for bullying by young and old alike. This short story is a prequel to Stevens's debut novel, DOG BONE SOUP, A Boomer’s Journey released in January of 2015.
    Bette A. Stevens

    Feeling ever blessed and thankful for it all… 🙂 xo

  12. Been over at Brian’s. I am so thankful that Brian’s mom and dad love and take care of the feral.

    • We all do. They both do such wonderful things for all the kitties, inside and out. 🙂

  13. I like all of these! I am grateful for wise people who share their wisdom with us. I have always said it is better sometimes to learn from others wisdom and experience than to make the same mistake yourself.

    Thanks for sharing friend!

  14. Sandee ~ this is a magnificent thankful post ~ sometimes, though, it is hard when one is missing people who have died and loneliness sets in sometimes ~

    So grateful for you in my ‘online life’ ~ Xox to you from Me and Zoe ^_^

    Happy Moments to You,
    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

    • I hear you. I know it’s a sad thing and I think of them often. 🙂

  15. Debbie D. – Suburban Toronto, Canada – Dog Mom and (retired) Canine Innkeeper, known as "The Doglady". Former corporate workaholic. Writer, photographer, digital creator. Animal lover, music fanatic, inveterate traveller. Eternal "hippie rockchick". History, literature and cinema buff. Hockey and soccer fan. Dedicated night owl. German/Canadian binational, multilingual. Let me entertain you!
    Debbie D.

    Excellent quotes and reminders, Sandee. Thank you! Right now, I am thankful that two of my friends who are seriously ill are doing as well as can be expected.

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