Benefits of Being Grateful this Thanksgiving

Being grateful is one of the highest acts of existence. The power hidden in this simple action is pure magic: it connects us with divine frequencies, with the creative gift that manifests and boosts what we appreciate. This brings to mind that we are one week away from the most significant celebration for Americans, Thanksgiving (Canadians also celebrate it, but on a different date). This holiday does not have a fixed day on the calendar; it occurs on the fourth Thursday of each November and, although it commemorates a historical event whose truth continues to generate debates, gratitude is a universal and loving act, close to all cultures.According to Philip David, an American hotelier and restaurateur residing in Mexico, Thanksgiving began in Plymouth, Massachusetts, with the pilgrims who arrived from England. Having faced food shortages, they gave thanks for the first harvest. Its fruits and the benevolence of the Wampanoag Indians in the area made survival through the harsh winter possible. Thanksgiving remained an important celebration in Protestant religion and Anglo-Saxon culture in general, but it became a national holiday in 1789, at the initiative of George Washington. “Something that is not clear is that Thanksgiving is not a date of consumerism – like Christmas – but of being and staying with family. Family is what matters on this day.” It is with them and around the table that dishes such as sweet potato mash, salad with nuts and cranberries, pecan pie, or apple pie parade. The turkey is essential. There are all kinds of theories about why this protein is celebrated. The turkey is native to North America, and it is believed that this bird, once wild, along with beef, was celebrated on that first occasion. Family, food, and gratitude, is there a better celebration?Why is it so good to be grateful?Gabriel Ángel, a quantum healing facilitator, says that “when you are grateful, you raise your frequencies, and this generates positive cellular changes in the body. Our ancestors were connected to the Earth. They were grateful for everything they could because they understood that this act was a kind of retribution to the universe, to God, to the creative source, for everything they received.”Looking consciously at what surrounds us allows us to dissect its magnificence. When we are able to do so, gratitude comes easily, and we appreciate the people with whom we share our journey, what we do, who we are, what we have, the fruits of our labor, and, of course, the harvests. There is a gift in everything if we know how to see it. In this frequency, the fear of not possessing dies because there are no limits in the universe's abundance. “The divine system is a system; it has its own rules, its own laws. In gratitude, you connect with those laws, with the divinity, and that certainly generates results: you become a tool of manifestation,” asserts Gabriel Ángel. The gratitude shared at the table, for example, as in Thanksgiving, is not exempt from this charm. Gabriel Ángel explains that we must be grateful for being and being present, for how our food arrived at the table, and for those who surround it; for the providence that generated the moment in perfect machinery. Then what remains is to connect with the joy in every spoonful, every bite.I particularly celebrate the connection that giving thanks generates with hope, with the here and now, with the joy of living. For Gabriel Ángel, what is important is to go to the heart and appreciate. We must pay with love for what we receive: being grateful is another facet of the energy of love. In being grateful, there is receiving: Thanksgiving is the opportunity we have to, through family unity, delicious food, and knowing ourselves blessed, fill our hearts with joy to receive more. If you already feel like getting in tune, here’s a delicious menu that you can share with family:Turkey breast with red fruit sauce as the main dishTurkey stuffing to accompanyMashed potatoes with ham as a classic side dishPecan pie or pumpkin cheesecake as dessert