A Thanksgiving Tradition Worth Starting This Year

There’s something about this season that reminds us to pause. To slow down, even just for a few minutes, and notice the good.

Thanksgiving isn’t about the perfect meal or the full house or the perfect words. It’s about gratitude. And while life rarely feels simple these days, taking a moment to reflect can bring more peace than we expect.

This year, we invite you to try something small, but meaningful: a guided gratitude list.

Use it around the dinner table. Save it for a quiet morning moment. Share it with family or friends. It’s a way to shift our focus and remember what matters.

A Guided Gratitude List

Take a moment and fill this out in your own words. There are no wrong answers here, just space to notice what’s been good, steady, or unexpectedly meaningful this year.

1. A person I’m especially thankful for right now:

2. A memory from this past year I want to hold onto:

3. A part of my health or body I’m grateful for:

4. Something in my home that brings me comfort:

5. A challenge I faced that helped me grow:

6. A simple pleasure I’ve come to appreciate more:

7. A way I’ve seen kindness this year—given or received:

8. Something I’m looking forward to in the months ahead:

9. A habit, routine, or small moment that brings me peace:

10. A word or phrase that sums up what this season means to me:

You don’t have to share it. You don’t even have to finish it. But the act of slowing down and noticing is enough.

Wherever this season finds you, we hope it’s full of warmth, clarity, and the kind of joy that doesn’t need to be loud to be lasting.

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us.