Thanksgiving

I love Thanksgiving. I hate to admit it, but sometimes I need to be reminded to be thankful. Why is that? Why don't I have as the old addage suggests, "an attitude of gratitude"? I certainly want to be thankful, and I have a plethora of things that warrant me being thankful 365 days a year.
I've been reading through Jeremiah lately and been saddened at how much I reflect the Israelites in my attention to God. I may not carve out wooden idols; rather, I choose to worship the idol of "stuff".
My prayer is that I will heed the wisdom of Jeremiah and look toward my Father and away from my stuff. I think part of a true connection to God comes when I take the time to reflect upon how awesome He is and thank Him for that. It's all about focus.