Loose Ends: Thanks for giving

Most of the Thanksgiving meals of my childhood included the yearly ritual of going around the table and listing all the things for which we were thankful. Thanking God by saying grace was a weekly Sunday dinner requisite, but the after-dinner tradition of listening to everyone express their own personal gratitude only occurred once a year.
Years ago, a popular self-help book called “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff,” gave readers lots of tips for de-stressing…