Gratitude – Not the Feast – Makes Thanksgiving Sacred
Happy Thanksgiving! But how to find gratitude when the holiday itself feels so complicated — or when life feels heavy?
Thanksgiving brings together joy and pain: a day dedicated to gratitude wrapped in a history of violence that requires reparations, a tradition that kills millions of animals, and family conflicts or loneliness that can make the celebration feel anything but peaceful. But gratitude doesn’t depend on perfection — or even on feeling grateful. It’s a spiritual practice that works in heartbreak and in chaos, in solitude and in community.
In this video, Sadhviji shares how we’ve been doing gratitude backwards! She explains how it can transform us when we start with saying Thank You rather than wait for life to give us a reason to be thankful. From the miracle of our breath and eyesight to the freedom to love and worship as we choose, there are threads of grace woven into every moment. When we pull on those threads, our entire life shifts. Watch now to discover why gratitude comes first, not last — and how it can turn Thanksgiving into a profound doorway to grace.
