Steve Roberts once wrote: “Thankfulness is a state of mind that we choose to have, where we are feeling gratitude for what we have been given. To be thankful means that you are grateful. (As an aside, you learn a lot when you study the origin of a word; grateful comes from the Latin word, gratus, and the English equivalent is the now unused term grate which means thankful.”
Practice Gratitude
Every Thanksgiving we gather around the table and give thanks for our family, friends and the good food we’re about to eat. What about the rest of the year? Starting a daily practice of gratitude can help you recognize the positive in your life instead of focusing on the negative. Being thankful and grateful for all the good things you have can actually make you happier.
We Are Thankful
Each year, at this time, the Merdes Law Office staff reflects and shares that for which we are most thankful. Even though 2021 saw the continuing challenges brought to every one of us by 2020, we each found that we all had something that inspired us to say “Thank You.”
Over the next week, Merdes Law Office will share our 2021 messages of thankfulness with you.
We hope they bring a smile to your face and a reminder that there is ALWAYS a reason to be thankful.
The Merdes Law Firm has been helping injured Alaskans for more than 30 years. It’s who we are. And while we hope you never need us … We’re here if you do. ~ Ward Merdes
Source: Ward Merdes; Steve Roberts; Parade
