Seeing that we are approaching Thanksgiving 2010, just 3 days away, I have decided to dedicate this week to giving thanks! I am so thankful for so many large and small things in my life. If I were to list them, Im sure I could easily come up with hundreds of things right off the top of my head. The key to being thankful is to be aware. To be aware of everything and all around you! You'll need to heighten your awareness of life in general, and then the flood gates of thanks will open! I tend to walk through my daily life giving thanks along the way. For starters, I am always thankful for the gift of life. I truly, truly, truly believe that life is a gift, or a gift of the present! So many of us, myself included, take life for granted. We always seem to think we will have today, tomorrow, days, weeks, months, and years ahead of us. This, however, may not be the case. I know first hand how quickly life can be taken away. Here one minute, literally gone the next. Life is precious, and fragile. We have the tendency to think that we are big, strong, and powerful. In reality, we are NOT. In the scheme of life, we are very small. Small, and frail. The gift of today, the present, is like a china bowl....something that needs to be handled with tender loving care, each and every step of the way!
Today's activity: begin to give thanks
Today I encourage you to begin your journey of giving thanks! It's easy, just wait and see. The overall process begins by opening your eyes just a little bit wider, and become just a little bit more aware of the world around you! You will be AMAZED at how much larger, and more colorful, and more exciting life will become to you. The next step, be thankful. Be thankful for the gift of today. Whether you wake up late, or tired, or sick, or healthy, just be thankful. As you climb out of bed, and put your feet on the floor, say these two little words...."thank you"! By starting your day with thanks you are setting yourself of for success. Today is a gift, a present, so be thankful, and enjoy!
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