Gratitude is often underrated as an attribute. However, I think it is one of the more powerful ones. It ground us, roots us and provides a base for our living. It is so much nicer to be around someone whose life begins in gratitude instead of beginning in scarcity.
The difficulty is that when we start listing things for which we are grateful the list is usually comprised of externals. My list always begins with my children, depending on the day my job makes the list. Shelter, friends and dogs are in the top ten as well. Externals are easy. Internals are hard.
I think that sometimes it is important to stop and think about ourselves and what we grateful for about who we are. We can list a hundred things we don't like about ourselves. We are hard pressed to find five things about ourselves for which we can give thanks. It is an idea worth pursuing, for indeed no matter who we are we have gifts we offer to the world. How stronger can those gifts can be if we acknowledge them and give thanks for them. Better for us and better for the world.
I think I will start my list, like everyone else, it may take awhile.
The difficulty is that when we start listing things for which we are grateful the list is usually comprised of externals. My list always begins with my children, depending on the day my job makes the list. Shelter, friends and dogs are in the top ten as well. Externals are easy. Internals are hard.
I think that sometimes it is important to stop and think about ourselves and what we grateful for about who we are. We can list a hundred things we don't like about ourselves. We are hard pressed to find five things about ourselves for which we can give thanks. It is an idea worth pursuing, for indeed no matter who we are we have gifts we offer to the world. How stronger can those gifts can be if we acknowledge them and give thanks for them. Better for us and better for the world.
I think I will start my list, like everyone else, it may take awhile.
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