Being Grateful
Being Grateful
Wherever there is gratitude, abundance is present.
Being Grateful
I know a man. He's in his sixties and he busses tables at a local restaurant. I don't know his whole story. All I know is he's a shining light. He stands out like the sun on a clear day. He is always grateful. Always positive. Always gives customers a welcome when they enter, and a thank you when they leave. You would think he's owns the place. He certainly owns the positive energy.
Another thing I noticed about this man; customers are always directly tipping him, even though he's not a waiter. He doesn't solicit tips. He has never hinted about tips. He treats everyone the same, with kindness, positivity, and gratitude. Customers love to bless him with tips. Some even write stories about him. :) He is a wonderful example of abundance. It is abundance in action.
An Attitude of Gratitude
If we focus on the things we don't have we will be forever unhappy, and all we gain will never be enough.
Even if we have no money in the bank, someone longs for the chance to start over. Even if we're in debt, someone longs for the chance just to be alive. As long as we are still alive, there are possibilities.
It is a harsh truth. Life is not fair. No one owes us anything. This is even more reason to be grateful for what we have!
Even if we have a job bussing tables, if we have an attitude of gratitude, abundance is at work. In other words, no matter what our circumstances, if we live in gratitude, abundance is at work.
We Are Stewards
We didn't make our body and we didn't make the world. Somehow we came into existence and we became aware. Our life and the universe we live in was given to us. How can we say anything is ours?
We are stewards of what we have been given: our life and the world. If we think we own anything eventually death will tap us on the shoulder and we leave it all behind.
We are given enormous power. The power to choose: what shall we do with what we have? What shall we do with our time and talent?
These are deep ideas, but the key is to recognize that owning anything is an illusion. Whatever we have, we have temporarily. A deep sense of gratitude can come from this awareness. What we have is ours to be faithful over while we are here.
What we have is not permanent. We are always in a state of gaining and losing. Knowing that what we have is not permanent gives us a deeper appreciation for the people and things in our lives.
Gratitude is a Practice
Everything that is worthwhile in life requires effort. If we don't exercise, we lose muscle. If we don't move around, our circulation decreases, making it harder to recover from illnesses. Use it or lose it is the rule of thumb. Gratitude is a practice, and a good thing to practice every day.
When you wake up every morning and your feet touch the floor, think of something that makes you smile, something you are grateful for. Speak it in your mind, or speak it out loud. Make gratitude a ritual. Make it a creed.
If there was a pill we could take every day that makes our life better, then gratitude is that pill. And it's free.
Finally
We can choose to live in a universe of abundance and possibilities or a world of fear and scarcity.
Life is a miracle and every day we have a choice to live in gratitude.
There is no ordinary day when we tune in to the miracles around us and the power within us. Wherever there is gratitude, abundance is present.
Abundance favors the grateful.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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"When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears." -Tony Robbins
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