Gratitude

Somehow I've lost track of time with this whole blogging thing. Yes, I know it's not the first time this has happened, but I've been thinking a lot on getting back to it since I actually love to write. Not to go into all the reasons why I fell off of radar I'd like to write a little piece on gratitude. You could say that I have had many life lessons lately and they all tie into one huge lesson under the same umbrella. Yes you guessed it: GRATITUDE.


I could go on and on, on gratitude, but I will try to contain my post to a readable and somewhat enjoyable little piece. Lol.

I  try to remember to be grateful ALL the time, even on a bad day. Not long ago there was a time when someone would ask me to make a list of what I was grateful for and I would put

1. My beautiful kids.

2. ....

That was the extent of my list. For the life of me I couldn't come up with anything else to be grateful for. I was very unhappy and of course everything around me was NOT what I wanted it to be. I felt lost and I had no control over anything. (Here is a little clue, to believe you have control over anything is pure illusion). I was just existing in time. Not exactly living, just existing. During this difficult time for me I realized I was blessed to have some amazing friends, who stood there by me, guided me, held my hand, provided a shoulder to cry on and on so many days just let me be, which all led to a huge realization that no matter what is going on in your life THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING TO BE GRATEFUL FOR. ALWAYS! During that time of growth I came across this little piece of paper that said:

Today I am so grateful that

I saw............................................

I heard.........................................

I tasted........................................

I smelled.....................................

I touched.....................................

I honor my senses. They keep me in the moment and they allow me to remember.

That single little piece of paper was probably the most important thing for me to change my cynical outlook on life few years back. It started with simple I am grateful I was able to see my beautiful kids, or I am grateful I was able to taste my food today.... Some days it was a sunny day, and that was all I had to go on for the time being... BUT in no time everything changed, I found I had so much abundance to be grateful for. This is also one of the most important things I share with others. GRATITUDE. It all starts there. :)

"As for yesterday.... A wise man once said: I am grateful for today, it was great, but I am looking forward to tomorrow, because it's going to be better."

Here is something I had on my facebook status awhile back that can help you get on the gratitude wagon...

You must constantly ask yourself these questions:

Who am I around?

What are they doing to me?

What have they got me reading?

What have they got me saying?

Where do they have me going?

What do they have me thinking?

And most important, what do they have me becoming?

Then ask yourself the big question: Is that okay?

Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by CHANGE.

I hope at least one of you my dear friends decides to make that change in your life for a better YOU, better LIFE. As for me I am a warrior. I fall, I get hurt, but I always find the strength to get up and go on. It is the only way.

Be well my friends, love and hugs to all...