Wednesday
WORD — by Diane, The
HAPPY
THANKSGIVING 2007
Happy Thanksgiving to you and
yours.
How is your gratitude list going? Do you have to
search for things to be grateful for or has it come easy to you? have you noticed
anything different about your life since you began keeping the list?
One of the things I noticed about myself is that I
have been extremely happy lately. I get
up excited about my day ahead. Now trust
me, not much has changed in my life.
What has changed is my perception of my life. By keeping a gratitude list, it becomes
second nature to be able to come up with things to feel fortunate about.
I often get to work and my co-workers joke and ask
what kind of drugs am I on. The other running joke is that I am "the
love" meaning that I have been making a couscous decision to see everyone
I come in contact with through the eyes of love. Not that I am 100% successful
with this 100% of the time. But just by
them saying that it reminds me to be
the love – to notice others with love. Oddly,
it does help in dealing with often difficult individuals.
Part of my gratitude has to do with living and being where I desire. Through this gratitude exercise I realized that for the first time in my life, my heart and soul truly are happy. This happiness is inside and it naturally expresses itself outside.
So as within, so it is without. I didn't really understand that concept until
recently. By being happy and joyous
within myself, It expresses outside of me. I am excited about my life. I can look around and see that I am so very
blessed in so many different ways.
As you sit down to your holiday dinner tomorrow take
a few moments to go around the table and openly give thanks and acknowledge all
you are grateful for. Once you start sharing,
it will be amazing what you each come up with.
Here's to a joyous, thankful and safe holiday!!
— © Diane, The
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