If you’re only showing gratitude to friends and family this Thanksgiving, you’re forgetting someone important

When I think about gratitude, I think about showing appreciation for the people who make your life great — your partner, your parents, your co-worker who’s always around to hear you complain about your other co-worker.

Thanks, guys!

But apparently, there’s someone else who needs your appreciation, as much or more than the rest of those people: You.

Don’t get squirmy, now. You don’t need to hug yourself or write yourself love notes (unless you want to) — you just have to recognise how hard you’re trying to be the person you want to be.

That’s according to Janice Kaplan, author of “The Gratitude Diaries,” a book that chronicles her yearlong effort to practice more gratitude in different areas of her life, from her marriage to her career.