Gratitude is the Attitude

Google's definition of gratitude: a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation. In this month of Thanksgiving, let's take a look at gratitude. It's so easy to think about the things that are wrong in our lives. But what about the things that are right? Are we sufficiently grateful, or even aware of them? A writer I admire, Sarah Ban Breathnach, suggests a gratitude journal to help us focus on the good things in our lives. Writing down the good things is a way to force ourselves to find something good each and every day. And why not? There are always good and bad; they go hand in hand. Like they used to tell us waaay back when in grade school to "find the silver lining." Here are some thoughts about gratitude:

"Gratitude is the heart's memory." -French Proverb

"As time passes and you fill your journal with blessings, an inner shift in your reality will occur. Soon you will be delighted to discover how content and hopeful you are feeling. As you focus on the abundance rather than on the lack in your life, you will be designing a wonderful new blueprint for the future. This sense of fulfillment is gratitude at work, transforming your dreams into reality."- Sarah Ban Breathnach

To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant,
to enact gratitude is generous and noble,
but to live gratitude is to touch Heaven.
~~ Johannes A. Gaertner

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

~~Henry Ward Beecher

Take a look around. Start today. Look for the good things we have in our lives; for the family and friends who enrich our lives. Begin this day to explore and integrate this beautiful, life-affirming principle into your life, and the miracle you have been seeking will unfold to your wonder and amazement.

Grateful HUGS to each of my wonderful friends!!