Gratitude
The practice of gratitude is powerful. We tend to glorify it annually on Thanksgiving, but what if we practiced it everyday?
Try this: when you see the light of the new day for the first time, stop and give thanks for what ever you can, even if it is just that you have this new day.
Integrative Family Medicine’s friendly Medical Assistant, Keshia, shared this bit of advice on giving thanks. It turned my head around and inside out! Thank you!
Be thankful that you don’t already have everything you desire.
If you did, what would there be to look forward to?
Be thankful when you don’t know something,
for it gives you the opportunity to learn.
Be thankful for the difficult times.
During those times you grow.
Be thankful for your limitations,
because they give you opportunities for improvement.
Be thankful for each new challenge,
because it will build your strength and character.
Be thankful for your mistakes.
They will teach you valuable lessons.
Be thankful when you’re tired and weary,
because it means you’ve made a difference.
It’s easy to be thankful for the good things.
A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who
are also thankful for the setbacks.
Gratitude can turn a negative into a positive.
Find a way to be thankful for your troubles,
and they can become your blessings.
~Author Unknown
I deeply resonate with this…given that life is by definition a process of ebb and flow, challenge and rest, fighting with the ebb or the challenge obscures the meaning of those moments. Beautiful, thank you.
Thank you for sharing this lovely poem with us. It helps me very much since my recent surgery provides me with a very good chance right now to “grow.”
I am just catching up with your blog. I am so happy you are sharing your experience with us. Warmest wishes, Jutta