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By Freelance Writer and Books Author Denise Turney<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Living thanksgiving calls for appreciation. It\u2019s an ongoing process that requires present awareness. When you were a kid, you may have practiced present awareness effortlessly. In fact, a sure blessing linked to a happy, loving childhood is the ability to live in the present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you feel safe, loved and wanted, you can become fully involved in what you\u2019re experiencing right now<\/em>. Gone is the temptation to daydream or to pretend that you are someplace else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Living Thanksgiving in The Present<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even more, a blessed childhood can keep you from looking to the future. Experience a loving childhood and you might not fall into the habit of convincing yourself that good things are always in the future always \u201cout there\u201d somewhere<\/em>. That by itself can bring more goodness into your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After all, as you enjoy living in the present, you can actually experience the happiness that is associated with appreciation. The more physically present the thing you appreciate is, the stronger the happiness you may feel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Try it. See how you feel when you fantasize or imagine having an experience that you like, but the experience is always in the future. Then, give yourself an experience that you enjoy right now. Look around your environment and count 5 things that you appreciate about the experience that you\u2019re having right now. Which way feels better?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Daydreaming and Fantasizing Influence Thankfulness<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daydreaming about a future experience that\u2019s always too far ahead of you to enjoy or entering a loving experience and appreciating it right now? Which feels better right now? Fortunately, you could learn to appreciate what\u2019s happening right now even if yours was a troubled childhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, as it regards a blessed childhood, this doesn\u2019t mean that you never felt sad or angry as a kid. It means that you didn\u2019t experience trauma, especially ongoing trauma when you were a child. Trauma that\u2019s experienced during childhood could make you want to be someplace else. To read more about childhood trauma, check out this article<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Continuously daydreaming, fantasizing and telling yourself that situations are better than they actually are could be signs that you have unresolved trauma. The good news is that you can deal with trauma and get through it, even it doing so requires the help of a licensed and highly experienced professional who you trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associated Benefits of Living Thanksgiving<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether yours was a trauma-free or stressful childhood, it can take work to start living in the present. When you consider the blessings associated with living in the present, you might be encouraged to try.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Living thanksgiving offers rewards. To start, when you are fully present, you notice more. You actually see colors, people, events that you might otherwise miss. Other benefits include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n