“Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so, let us all be thankful.”~Buddha

It’s time to unleash my grrrrr…..attitude again!

I got to spend Canadian Thanksgiving in Canada in October this year, and now I get to have American Thanksgiving in the US. So my gratitude is overflowing…and my grrrr…..attitude is overflowing as well.

There is a lot going on in this world…changes, disasters, revolutions.

There is a lot going on in personal lives…changes, disasters, revolutions.

There is a lot of energy out there to deal with! Is it possible to always feel grateful?

“Be thankful for what you have,” we are told. “Say thanks,” we tell our kids.

For a short time this year I tried keeping a daily Gratitude Diary; an interesting experience. Every evening before bed I listed what I was grateful for. Some days were easy; some were a struggle but I always found something to list. As the days wore on, I noted that many of the things were the same every day. No matter what, there was always something to be grateful for. There was always something that made me happy, even if it was for a short time. There was one crazy awful stormy day last winter when I wrote only one sentence, “My old boots are really warm and comfy”.  That was a moment of calm in the middle of my storm.

I realized that there are moments like that every day. I stopped keeping the journal because I started to notice those moments. I did not have to write them down. I could keep them handy inside of me, and refer to them when I needed.  I also realized that there were many awful times while I was doing this journal that I did not list. They were painful and I was not thankful for them at all. Now I know that they were powerful lessons and steps forward and now I am grateful.

Is it possible to always feel gratitude? I don’t think so…but it is possible at any time, even a yucky time, to take a quiet moment and feel/remember/note something that makes or made you happy and grateful, even if it is only those old warm boots. It makes me feel better.

However, I must find a way to do this in the middle of chaos without looking as if I have spaced and am in la-la land. I am grrrrrr…ateful for your suggestions.

 

 

 

 

Posted: 11|23|11 at 9:19 pm. Filed under: Uncategorized.
Tags: changes, gratitude, Intuitive, metaphysics, rethinking, self development, writing, Writing ecercise
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