Congress, Washington noted, had requested that he recommend to the people that the day “be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God.” He set aside Thursday, Nov. 26, 1789.So much for "original intent," an important issue in law but here ... not so much. Let me give you my answer to the question, "Thankful to whom or what?"
Be thankful to God, if that represents your beliefs. Be thankful to good fortune, if that works for you. If life has truly treated you well, be sure to look in the mirror and be thankful you made a series of good choices when bad ones might have been more short-term enjoyable.
We make much of our own luck, with hard work and deferred gratification. So look in the mirror and be thankful you are a person who, more often than not, made the choice that led to a good life.
If you cannot honestly say you've made good choices, perhaps you haven't much for which to be thankful. Or perhaps you have had amazing good luck, you decide.
