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The word for the week is "Gratitude.”

I agree with William Arthur Ward, “Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.”  It can certainly begin with a list, but the end result is action. During this season of Thanksgiving, compile a list of those in your life you will show gratitude over the next couple of weeks.  It can be people you love, colleagues, those who service you and don’t forget you!


I express gratitude with action.

#gratitude journal #grateful #thanksgiving

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