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The Discipline of Thankfulness

By Bonnie Donovan

Nov 28, 2025
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Being thankful is one of those ideas we talk about often but rarely slow down long enough to practice. We say we should be grateful; we remind others to count their blessings; we post about gratitude as if naming it automatically makes it real. But the truth is that thankfulness is a discipline—a choice we make, especially when life gives us plenty of r…

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