Gratitude
is a great reminder to me to always count my blessings. One of My favorite
holidays of the year is Thanksgiving because its history has a single purpose:
to stop and express thanks for the people and the things that are such an
essential part of our lives.
Each
year at Thanksgiving, many Americans share what they’re grateful for or bow
their heads in prayer to give thanks. There is plenty to be thankful for apart
from the food on our plate. Thankfulness is something that should be practiced
on a daily bases and not just a 1-day holiday in November.
Life
presents challenging circumstances almost every day. It is easy to lose sight
of the good things happening around us because we are consumed with the
negative. Feeling gratitude is an
important practice that I have brought into my daily practice. Feel grateful for all that surrounds
you, grateful for the gifts that life gives you and grateful for your
awareness. You are alive and here on this planet and that is something to feel
good about.
Tis'
the season to give thanks for all the many blessings in our lives great and
small. I choose to be grateful for Life. Each day given to me is a
blessing. I am alive; breathing, laughing, walking, talking, and smiling.
The
challenge is to carry this attitude past the Thanksgiving season.
A
thought for the day:
“Grace
is, inwardly, the strength of simplicity and self knowledge, and outwardly,
the beauty of acceptance and gentleness.”
Adaptation
from The I-Ch’ing or Book of Changes, Passage No. 22, as translated and interpreted by
Brian Browne Walker
