Gratitude Day!

Today is International Gratitude Day! (09/21/2020).  Woo Hoo! I love that every day has some extra special purpose. Personally, Chocolate Chip Cookie Day is a favorite (August 4) but let’s get back to gratitude.

In many religions there are prayers of thanks. In today’s world we often hear about having an Attitude of Gratitude. When I am giving thanks and in a state of gratitude, I like to get specific with it. When I say I am grateful for my family & friends I pick out specific people and qualities about them or things they have done that I am grateful for. When I focus on my home, I get specific about what it provides me that I am grateful for. It is easy to get swept up in negative chatter about what needs fixing or what we don’t like about our living space. It is far too easy to get irritated with people, work etc. But if we can focus on what we are grateful for in different aspects of our lives then we can change our relationship to it. We can live more peacefully.  That my friends is a good thing.

Gratitude is more than rambling a list of things. It is putting yourself in a consciousness of gratitude. That vibration is very high.  It carries you. It elevates you. It is a state of being.

We can even be thankful for the lessons learned from painful events in our lives.  For example if you have been the victim of abuse of any kind then you have fully understood the pain and suffering caused by the misuse of power and are probably & hopefully very conscious to not misuse or manipulate power in any way, shape or form. You stop the cycle from continuing. You transcend those experiences with grace and wisdom.

In Gratitude to all of you who are on this journey of life with me. May we all have the fortitude to resonate our highest vibration.

Now on a lighter note, I am always grateful for Chocolate Chips Cookies. I never met one I didn’t like.