Well of course we’re grateful for so many things.
I can see the eye rolls and hear the annoyance in your voice.
Ok, I’ll give you a moment to compose yourself.
But, here’s the actual question…are we living our lives gratefully, everyday?
I know I wasn’t. Me. Miss Life is beautiful, wonderful, happy to be alive. But there’s a depth, a place that we can dig into and actually make a shift to LIVE GRATEFULLY that most of us do not even bother to access because we’re just too busy missing the moments.
“There’s a gateway to living in a state of grace” (oh how I wish I were the author of that inspiring phrase…but alas, I was not) that could be missed if the light changed, again, and you hardly moved half a car length in your journey to get to the bank before it closed.
Or
“Your life changed when you began to “count your blessings” for everything that turned your whole life around…as paraphrased by the beloved Willie Nelson.
Maybe even a chilly day became part of your grateful appreciation for the life you were living as naturally as saying “thank you” to the Fed Ex guy who just delivered a package.
It IS the small things and the everyday BIG things and it’s even the joy your pet might give you with a tail wagging.
Now there’s lots of buzz kills everywhere…here we go.
So what if we found that we turned AWAY from those negative inputs and we embraced feel good stories instead.
I’m not going “there”...but I am going to suggest that each and everyone of us make that effort to shift our focus, starting with opening your eyes in the morning to closing them at night to be grateful.
We have to make an effort because in this world, our lives depend on this simple thing.
I believe, as so many do, that if we collectively make this shift on an individual level to how we view the world, that our world would change and that gratitude will spread to every corner of the globe.
Willing to give this a try with me? Sure you are.
Pat Larsen, lives works and plays in Greene County, NY
She is a syndicated columnist, author and dedicated educator who brings specialized programs to her very favorite group of people…Baby Boomers.
Her book, a collection of her columns and stories, is available on
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Pat’s available at 518-275-8686 or email, pelarsen5@aol.com.
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