Tag: Gratitude

The Season of Harvest and Thanksgiving: Celebrating Gratitude and Growth

Written by Valerie Melroy on November 25, 2025.

showing sunflower with wheat - growth and joy

As I write my last blog as the Executive Director of Voice and Vision, I am overwhelmed with gratitude. Thirty years ago, we were a team of five part-time staff in a small office in Bucks County with two computers and three desks, while compiling CST (Consumer Satisfaction Team) data by hand. We were excited to be part of pioneering something in its infancy in Pennsylvania: people with mental health challenges interviewing people who had left state hospitals, and those living in the...

The Power of Gratitude in Your Life

Written by Olga Antonyuk on November 22, 2023.

November is National Gratitude Month. What is the meaning of Thanksgiving, gratitude, or giving thanks in your life? What does it look like for us today? The simple act of giving thanks can easily be overlooked in a world often bustling with the pursuit of progress and success. However, expressing gratitude is a powerful exercise that can benefit our well-being and the relationships we cherish. At its core, giving thanks is about acknowledging the positive aspects of our lives, big or...

Thanksgiving and Praise

Written by Valerie Melroy on November 23, 2021.

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays! Giving thanks intentionally, collectively, and publicly brings such pleasure. I was taught to be grateful for all things, even adversity, and some of the circumstances of the past year put that gratitude belief to a test. Wow – Voice and Vision passed with an A+. When I reviewed the just released Voice and Vision Fiscal Year 20/21 Annual Report, found here, I was overwhelmed with GRATITUDE for my wonderful co-workers and our...

Giving Thanks

Written by Denise Brogan on November 26, 2020.

Voice and Vision Prayer Team’s Thanksgiving Prayer Psalms 9:1-2 I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High. We are thankful for Your love. Through Your love we are bound by Your Holy Spirit and come together each week to pray to You. Through Your love You give us instruction how to pray to You always with our requests. Others have...

The Mysterious Power of Giving Thanks

Written by Kathryn Lerro on November 18, 2016.

About 9 years ago my husband and I began seriously talking about selling our house, quitting our jobs and leaving the life we knew, to make a move of 4,000 miles to spend more time with our mothers—while we still could. It was a scary proposition. There were so many uncertainties. Where would we live? Would we find meaningful work? Would we make new friends? How would we pare down our possessions and pack up and move the rest? How would we adjust to the hectic pace of the East Coast after so...

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