I am convinced that gratitude…feeling a deep sense
of Thank You…for the good, the bad and the ho-hum is the secret to peace
of mind.
It is, of course, no great shakes to feel gratitude for the
good. But what a surprise when I found out that by simply saying “Thank You”
when I’m met with a whole lot of uglies, defangs the uglies. A
sincere “Thank You” upgrades the ho-hums so I can even smile at my
“borrrring.”
It’s like the teaching to love our enemies…as in, what’s the
big deal with loving our friends? Same principle for gratitude.
It’s not that I don’t love my friends, that I don’t feel
gratitude for the good…of course I do, everybody does that. But for a
fact my still more spiritual growth comes in totally trusting God…trusting
that I can feel grateful without quibble for everything that comes to me,
that I can let all who come into my awareness be fine just as I perceive
them to be (which takes me longer, because I have to work on my perception, but
is worth more).
At any rate, an unselective attitude of gratitude certainly
calms my attack mind and that alone is priceless.
Thank You.
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