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Many Good Thanks

2/13/2017

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I am so very thankful to have the physical strength and stamina to be able to shovel snow, shovel snow, shovel snow, . . . Last night, I had a good night's sleep. When I woke up this morning to the sight of snow moved by a snow plow into my sidewalk and driveway, I was very thankful to not have any aches and pains from the previous few days; I was again able to shovel snow, shovel snow, shovel snow, . . . .
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Thankful for My Family

11/24/2016

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I am very thankful for my family and their support. We have done many fun activities together, such as Thanksgiving dinners. We also have made heart magnets for our refrigerators. Whenever I look at this heart on my refrigerator, I remember the fun that we had making our heart magnets together. I also smile because of the love of my family and the love of my God.

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Thankful for Animal Rescue Organizations

11/22/2016

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I am so thankful for the many organizations that rescue animals. Here are two of my pets that were first rescued by non-profit organizations. One of the cats was in an animal rescue center for just a month; the other one was in a rescue center for over four months. Once I adopted them, both cats quickly became my fluffy, purring family members. By adopting pets, I have learned about how even cats are grateful for the wonders of food, a home, fun activities, and love.
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Autumn Thankfulness

11/19/2016

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Every autumn, I am so thankful for the beautiful colors of the leaves on the trees and the fallen leaves on the grass in my yard. I'm even more thankful that I have a small yard. While it's large enough so I can see the beauty of autumn, it's also small enough so raking the leaves will be fun, rather than tiresome.
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Thankful for Democracy

11/10/2016

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Whether my choices for political candidates have won or not, I'm still so thankful to be living in a democracy and to be able to vote. Yes, I really do want people with different views from mine to also vote, so we can debate different ideas and have a variety of choices to consider.

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Thankful for Author Activities

3/25/2016

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I am so thankful for my many author activities. Even before the March 2016 release date of my third novel, Roger Williams in an Elevator, I had begun writing a fourth novel. I love seeing how my own ideas actually change as I put them on paper in different settings with a variety of characters and actions. At my many author events, I've had so much fun networking with people from many different fields. Being an author has been a blessing in so many unbelievable ways!

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Many Good Thanks: A Prayer Poem

12/1/2015

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To my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ:

I praise you, Lord, for loving me
for many years in wondrous ways.
In sunny joy, my eyes can see
with all your guidance helping me.
I thank you, Lord, for being you.
Please bless yourself and others too.

Amen

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Many Good Thanks: Pets

11/24/2015

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I am so thankful for my pets. Whether they are playing with Christmas trees or massaging my feet, they brighten my life with their energy, love, and purrs.
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Many Good Thanks: File Cabinets

11/16/2015

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I'm so thankful for objects that help me to multi-task in my everyday life: file cabinets, cupboards, notebooks, folders, directories, cell phones, computer files . . . . I'm also thankful for having so many items that need to be organized into various settings.

While writing, I'm thankful for having a multitude of creative ideas that need to be organized. Outlining, listing, and drawings are some of my favorite organizational techniques.

The creativity of my writing and other activities is enhanced with logical organizers.


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Many Good Thanks: Being Thankful for Traffic

11/13/2015

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Until recently, whenever I was stuck in traffic, I would get upset. Then one day, I was actually very thankful to be within the traffic, rather than within the car accident that had caused the traffic.

Now, whenever I'm stuck in traffic, I try to do more positive things. I remind myself about the niceness of having a car. I also tell myself to just relax. Whether I want to or not, relaxation can include listening in my car to nice music for a longer time than I had initially expected. Having a little bit of extra relaxation time is a reason to be thankful, rather than a reason to be upset.

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Many Good Thanks: A Now-beautiful Tree

11/9/2015

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On August 4, 2015 severe wind/thunderstorms  damaged multiple trees, cars, houses, and other objects in Rhode Island. I've been calling these storms "mini-tornadoes." Thankfully, I only lost my power for about six hours on that date. I have also been very thankful that no branches from area trees did damage to my house or my car. One nearby tree did lose several of its branches, including one large one that looked like it was just hacked out of its center. This giant branch and some smaller ones fell into my backyard. A few of my tomato plants were destroyed, but most of my garden was thankfully okay.

Now, this same tree actually looks really beautiful in an interesting way with the leaves near the cut-out area turning colors more quickly while most of the other leaves are still primarily green. I am so thankful that such a positive image has emerged after the numerous problems caused by those mini-tornadoes.

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Many Good Thanks in 2015

11/3/2015

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Thanksgiving is a time when many people, including myself, are thankful to God for their many blessings. Just being alive and being able to say "thank you" to my Lord and to the many wonderful people in our world is a blessing all by itself.

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I'm not the only one who is thankful for the many people and blessings in my life. A Huffington Post Webpage published on November 3, 2015, "Being Thankful" (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/being-thankful/), shows the thankfulness of a large variety of people.
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Many Good Thanks

8/29/2014

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PictureBrownscombe, Jennie Augusta.
The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth. 1914.
Wikipedia.org. Web.
29 August 2014


Many Good Thanks
According to Mayflower Dreams, '"Many good thanks" is a Pilgrim common saying. This phrase means "Thanks a lot" (Petit 396). The Pilgrims were thankful many times, including during their 3-day Thanksgiving celebration with Native people in 1621.
Like the Pilgrims, we also have been thankful at many times and in many places. If you would like to share ideas about Thanksgiving or another wonderful experience, you can do so on this blog page by clicking onto "Comments." Karen Petit will be showing some of this page's Many Good Thanks blog entries during upcoming Mayflower Dreams presentations and/or book signings. Thanks so much, and may God bless you!

Twentieth Century John Robinson Journals
Dr. Karen Petit's grandfather, John H. Robinson
(1908-1988),
was a descendant of
the pastor to the Pilgrims (Rev. John Robinson: 1575-1625). In the 1950's and 1960's, John H. Robinson wrote some journals. His entries included his thanks for being being blessed by God. He was able to travel on many wonderful trips, including one to Hawaii. John Robinson also was thankful for his family and for his job at the Rhode Island Yacht Club. The photo images in this blog section show a few pages from his journals.
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Thanksgiving Message
Despite the many problems encountered by the Pilgrims, they were still thankful to God for the many blessings in their lives. This thankfulness is described in Jen Cowart's article about an interfaith "Thanksgiving Message 'Cultivating Gratitude.'"

According to Jen Cowart, in November 2013, the Cranston Interfaith Clergy Association and members of their congregations heard a guest speaker from Jerusalem: Rabbi Michael Klein-Katz. In addition to talking about the Pilgrims, Klein-Katz also spoke about a Harvard Medical School study of gratitude. Six methods of "living a grateful life" were mentioned: "Writing thank you notes to others, thanking others mentally by thinking of them, keeping a personal gratitude journal, counting one's blessings, praying and meditating."

More information about Thanksgiving and gratitude is available in Jen Cowart's article "Thanksgiving Message 'Cultivating Gratitude,'" which appeared in the Cranston Herald, cranstononline.com, on November 27, 2013. This article is still online at: http://cranstononline.com/stories/Cultivating-gratitude,87769?search_filter=thankful+and+god&content_&town_id=3&sub_

Thanksgiving Poem:
A May Flower in November 1620
by Dr. Karen Petit


The flowers of May were blooming away
in summer's great warmth and fall's wintry air.
A petal broke off, went sailing astray,
into the wind, with a Separatist’s prayer.

It paused in the sky with the blue turning gray;
then continued its trip 'til wooden beams were near.
When one of them cracked, the petal did say:
“I fear for my life! This storm’s so unfair!"

"But I know, in this world, many are things unfixed."

"'cause I trust in my Lord, to Him I’ll pray.”
With prayers and repairs, the beam was soon fixed.
“I thank thee, Lord, for strengthening my 'May.'”
The voyage moved on; many problems eclipsed.
In November within a New World’s bay,
the flower became Mayflower in-mixed.


Thanksgiving Bible Verses
  • "Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you" (1 Thes. 5:18 RSV).
  • "The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts; so I am helped, and my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him" (Psalm 28:7 RSV).
  • "Have no anxiety about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God" (Phil. 4:6 RSV).
  • "O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures for ever!" (1 Chron. 16:34 RSV).
  • "Then we thy people, the flock of thy pasture, will give thanks to thee for ever; from generation to generation we will recount thy praise" (Psalm 79:13 RSV).

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