Make thanksgiving a way of life and not just an annual event.  Make thanksgiving a part of everyday of your life.  Look around you; there are many persons to whom you can say thank you.  Keep up the habit of thanksgiving until it flows from your heart as a genuine gratitude.  Cultivate a heart of overflowing gratitude to the Lord for His manifold blessings.  Gratitude as a way of life will make your burdens lighter and your problems less overwhelming.

“Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NASB)