Baker: The key to happiness? Thanksgiving

You’re about to receive a thanksgiving gift. No, I didn’t forget to capitalize the “t” in “thanksgiving.” This gift has nothing to do with turkey, stuffing, pumpkin pie or spending a day with your favorite (or not-so-favorite) relatives. The gift being offered to you, by several authors and philosophers, including myself, is even better than that.  In fact, it’s priceless.

“If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is ‘thank you,’ it will be enough.” Far be it from me to challenge that statement, made in the Middle Ages by the theologian and philosopher, Meister Eckhart. Indeed, I respectfully suggest Eckhart could have gone even further. I believe that “thank you” is not only enough; it is the key to unlocking every form of contentment attainable in life.