As we celebrate Thanksgiving, we think of the important people that made us grateful such as the people who are near and dear to us.

Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's Chief Operating Officer shared on her account a heartfelt Thanksgiving message, after six months since her husband, the late Dave Goldberg died, saying “there were days when gratitude seemed beyond my grasp,” she admitted.

The 46-year-old Lean In author posted on her social media on Thursday, Nov.26 "as the months have gone by, I've realized that I still have much to be grateful for." Since the former SurveyMonkey CEO’s death last May 1st, Goldberg died at the age of 47 after he fell off a treadmill while he and Sandberg were vacationing in Punta Mita, Mexico, UsWeekly wrote.

"This Thanksgiving, I want to thank my family and friends who have supported and comforted me and my children as we have recovered from grief, regained our smiles and the ability to laugh, and rediscovered all that we have to be grateful for," Sandberg wrote. "I also appreciate the many strangers who have reached out and shared their stories of tragedy, resilience, and rebirth."

As Sanders remembers her loving husband, she recalls all the memories that her husband has done to encourage other people and not just her family.

“Dave was a loving father, husband, son, and brother, a great entrepreneur, and a dedicated and generous friend,” Sandberg continued. “So many people, even some I did not know, have told me how he helped them start their career or encouraged them to reach higher or do better. So many people say that when they have a decision to make, they ask themselves, ‘What would Dave have done?’ So many people talk about how even in death he inspires them to live better lives.”

On a side note, the Facebook COO also gave thanks to their counseling team, Palo Alto Calif., who "did so much to help move us forward."

"On this day of thanks, I hope that everyone out there can find something worthy of gratitude," she continued. "Loss and recovery are an inevitable part of being human, and I realize more and more that these experiences which take so much from us also give us the ability to be grateful on a deeper level."

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