Gratitude as a state of being. By not connecting gratitude to things outside of ourselves we don't loose it when those things or our perceptions about them change. Everyone have an awesome Thanksgiving week. It is the perfect time of the year to be talking about gratitude and making that a part of our day. "We think we have to do something to be grateful or something has to be done in order for us to be grateful, when gratitude is a state of being." Iyanla Vanzant