How exactly is that you give thanks

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How do you give thanks?
Is it just a platitude, or do you actually DO somthing as a means of giving thanks?
From an outsiders point of view it seems kind of hollow without any action.

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[akarunway 1]

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How do you give thanks?
Is it just a platitude, or do you actually DO somthing as a means of giving thanks?
From an outsiders point of view it seems kind of hollow without any action.

I go feed the homeless every so often. Action speaks louder than words eh?

I hold it true, whate'er befall;
I feel it, when I sorrow most;
'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.

[kbordson 8]

Appreciative thoughts and actions.
Sometimes actions are more important... if words just don't fit. Sometimes a simple "Thank you" means the world.

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Sometimes actions are more important... if words just don't fit. Sometimes a simple "Thank you" means the world.

To a specific gesture or event yes, I agree a simple Thank you can mean a lot.
I'm not asking about that sort of event though, I'm asking about Thanks Giving, as a USA national event, what do you do to give thanks on this day?

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[Frenchy68 0]

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How do you give thanks?
Is it just a platitude, or do you actually DO somthing as a means of giving thanks?
From an outsiders point of view it seems kind of hollow without any action.

Much like the original Thanksgiving: i take the food a person gives me, then commit genocide on this person and his/her family. Then once a year, I have a "Thanking" thought for them poor bastards...

"For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

[kbordson 8]

Unfortunately Thanksgiving as a National Event is about overeating and Black Friday.... I do not want to be anywhere near any stores tomorrow!!!!!!!!

But then agian... there are Veteran Day Sales, Memorial Day Sales.... Respectful and honored Holidays have become a commercial opportunity

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in reply to "How do you give thanks?
Is it just a platitude, or do you actually DO somthing as a means of giving thanks?
From an outsiders point of view it seems kind of hollow without any action. "
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hey it's not Sunday

I gave thanks when the Christian Bikies saved me one night after a car accident that went bad .
These guys must have sensed the disturbance in the force and sent a scout to rescue me . They dealt with the phuckers who'd crashed into me, They dealt with the coppers ,They fixed my car , They wouldn't let me go the next day until their priest? turned up for a chat.
He told me they do this sort of thing all the time saving little blighters from falling even further down the mine.

I gave thanks to a greater power than myself for helping me in a time of need.
Being like those Christian Bikie helpers might be close to that action you're talking about.

[jcd11235 0]

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How do you give thanks?
Is it just a platitude, or do you actually DO somthing as a means of giving thanks?
From an outsiders point of view it seems kind of hollow without any action.

Much like the original Thanksgiving: i take the food a person gives me, then commit genocide on this person and his/her family. Then once a year, I have a "Thanking" thought for them poor bastards...

Funniest damn thing I've read all day. Thanks, Frenchy.

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[swedishcelt 0]

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How do you give thanks?
Is it just a platitude, or do you actually DO somthing as a means of giving thanks?
From an outsiders point of view it seems kind of hollow without any action.

Much like the original Thanksgiving: i take the food a person gives me, then commit genocide on this person and his/her family. Then once a year, I have a "Thanking" thought for them poor bastards...

[JoeyRamone 0]

I GET ON MY KNEES EVERY MORNING AND NIGHT AND THAT THE GOOD LORD FOR MY LIFE, MY KIDS, WIFE, FRIENDS, FAMILY, ETC. I PRAY FOR ALL THE SICK FUCKOS TOO.

I DO THINGS FOR PEOPLE THAT WOULD NEVER THINK IT WAS ME, I GO WAY OUT OF MY WAY FOR THE POOR, HOMLESEE, DRUG ADDICTS, LIKE I WAS FOR A LONG TIME. ETC. I DO THINGS FOR ALLOT OF PEOPLE BUT NEVER TELL OR BRAG ABOUT. SOME THINGS ARE BEST LEFT UNSAID. KILL THEM WITH KINDNESS.


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[bob.dino 1]

An answer.

[sartre 0]

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How do you give thanks?
Is it just a platitude, or do you actually DO somthing as a means of giving thanks?
From an outsiders point of view it seems kind of hollow without any action.

As far as I'm concerned, this is someone else's holiday that I am forced to partake in for the sake of family peace. It's meaningless~it's a day off from work and a day to eat lots and lots of food. What's the point of it all?

I don't get it at all, and I'd be just as happy skipping it. We should try and show our gratitude every day, not just one day a year.

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I don't get it at all, and I'd be just as happy skipping it. We should try and show our gratitude every day, not just one day a year.

That's the whole point of the post, I was curious to see if anyone actually DID anything that could be considered GIVING thanks as opposed to just verbalising it.

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My Life ROCKS!
How's yours doing?

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[moodyskydiver 0]

Usually, I do what alot of others do and just get together with family/friends over a nice meal and remember to be "thankful" for those people in my life.

But this year,after the family and friends got together I went to the cemetary.I put fresh roses on my grandfather's grave who passed in 2001,on my sister's grave who passed in '78 and my grandmother's grave who passed in June of this year.Nov 23 was her birthday,aswell.I sat there and remembered them,the love we shared and everything they taught me...and ofcourse I missed them dearly.I usually dont go to the cemetary.I avoid it like the plague.But I went today to remember those I've lost and pay my respects.In doing so,it helps me to remember to be thankful for every minute I have to share with those friends and family I had just seen earlier in the day, as well as being thankful for all the time I had with those I've lost.

I've learned that you can never say 'I love you' too much or too often to those you care about.I dont care about the shopping or even the food.Spending quality time with those I love is how I give thanks because you never know when the time will come that they wont be here anymore.Then you'll have to live with the questions of did they really know how much you loved them? and did you tell them how much they meant to you? or thanked them for any numerous things that you appreciated?and can you live with yourself in knowing whether the time you spent together was well spent.After you answer these questions will you be at peace with your answers or have regrets?

Thats what this year's Thanksgiving has been for me.Whether it answers your question or not,I dont know,but there it is.

"...just an earthbound misfit, I."