Thanksgiving, it seems to me, is true happiness.
When we are grateful for what we have been given, we have less room to worry about what we haven’t (been given). It is this posture that enables us to receive even more…and positions us to be part of giving that for others.
…which is about as close as you can get to true happiness, isn’t it?
If gratitude is the mindset, expressing thankfulness is the action that embodies happiness about the specifics involved.