Gratitude 2

November 20, 2021

Gratitude. Gratitude is not just lip service. Gratitude is the serious appreciation for everything good in your life, and that would be everything. Thank you is almost a prayer. Wow. Gratitude sends shivers up and down my shins and across my chest. Gratitude is like electricity going down my right arm. All of those things just happened to me as I said the word gratitude. Gratitude is not lip service. Gratitude is like a prayer. I know I am repeating myself, but it is so important it makes repeating it necessary. Do you realize even for a minute, that your life is a gift? You did nothing to make you happen. You were a miracle from the very beginning. You were God’s work. Wow. Again I say thank you and again electricity of is traveling through my body. Everywhere except for in my head. My head never seems to get that sensation. I am going to pay attention and see if it ever happens in my head. It is 6:42 AM in my world, and it is Saturday. When you are retired, everyday is a Saturday. I have time to smell the roses, and I have time to be grateful. I think everyone should make time to be grateful. You most likely have to go to work. Aren’t you glad you have a job? Aren’t you glad that the money you earn is responsible for you having a roof over your head, food to eat and everything else you need? You know, money does not grow on trees. You probably spend a lot of time taking your children to where they have to be. Aren’t you glad that you have children? The holidays are coming up, and you have to go to your parents’ house. Aren’t you glad that you have parents? Aren’t you glad that you are not an orphan? Come on now. Start being grateful. Instead of saying I have to go to my parents’ house, Say I am glad I can go to my parents house to celebrate the holiday with them. Some day you will probably be an orphan, and you will be staying home for the holidays. Be grateful for what you have. If you do not appreciate what you have, it has a tendency to go away. Get your act together and feel the magic. Get your act together and put a smile on your own face. Gratitude puts things into perspective. Gratitude reminds you that it is a gift. Everything is a gift. Start with the basics. You are a gift. Wow. Did you ever think of yourself as a gift? Well, start thinking about that idea. You are a gift. Wow. Gratitude brings out the best in all of us. Gratitude will make you happy. Because gratitude is the magic. Didn’t your mother always tell you to say thank you. Well, I might be old enough to be your mother, or even your grandmother. I am not reinventing the wheel here. I am just telling you… Say thank you.

Granny-o