Today is a holiday to focus on family, friends, community and just being grateful, meaning being thankful. Today try to practice the “attitude of gratitude:” ! In today’s world, we are bombarded by messages that encourages us to not value or be content with what we do have. As a performance and success coach, it is easy to focus on what we want & what we don’t have. But today, I suggest to be content & just be grateful. A good way to start is by counting every single thing , not only the big items but also the smallest things, that makes your life worthwhile. Include your own inborn talents, style and your own unique tremendous potential. List at least ten positive things you like about yourself and each person you love. You can list your material possessions, but more importantly include people, your neighborhood, community, church, and country. When you begin listing these things and focus on your gratefulness for them, gratitude and happiness will begin to flow outward from you.
Here is a beautiful poem to inspire you.
May you enjoy this special day!
Fill Your Heart with Thanksgiving
Take nothing for granted, for whenever you do
The “joy of enjoying” is lessened for you -
For we rob our own lives much more than we know
when we fail to respond or in any way show
Our thanks for the blessings that daily are ours . The warmth of the sun, the fragrance of flowers, The beauty of twilight, the freshness of dawn,
The coolness of dew on a green velvet lawn, The kind little deeds so thoughtfully done,
The favors of friends and the love that someone Unselfishly gives us in a myriad of ways, Expecting no payment and no words of praise -
Oh, great is our loss when we no longer find
A thankful response to things of this kind,
For the joy of enjoying and the fullness of living
Are found in the heart that is filled with Thanksgiving.
- Helen Steiner Rice
