This is Stevea Robbins.

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Thanksgiving can be more than just a family holiday.

Giving thanks is a form of gratitude, and gratitude can change your life.

At Thanksgiving around Bernice's home, it's always fun to listen to the conversation.

Grandma Cuddles was complaining that she recently had to move her daycare center.

My old one was sold to me with a subprime mortgage.

I held it together for a few years, but then couldn't afford it because the evil

blood-sucking bank repossessed the building.

They've ruined my life, she cries.

Nonsense, says Bernice, looking beatific.

You were lucky. You had the chance to have a much nicer daycare center than you could otherwise

have afforded. This is Thanksgiving. Instead of being sad at your loss, give thanks for the

times you were able to spend in a facility that was far above your means.

I would love to say that Grandma Cuddles softened, realized her error,

and gave thanks. Actually, she glared daggers at Bernice and muttered under her breath,

something about Bernice deserving enhanced interrogation techniques. But indeed,

Bernice is on to something. Thanks is a state of mind. I hate to be trite. No, really,

I hate to be trite, but sometimes trite is true. Gratitude is a state of mind. I hate to be trite. No, really, I hate to be trite, but sometimes

trite is true. Gratitude is a state of mind, and like every state of mind, it can be trained

and consciously adopted. There's an old trite story about two shoe salespeople who visit

a remote Caribbean island. One wires back home. Zero market potential. No one here wears shoes. The other one

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