Mary’s Minute
“I
would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude
is happiness doubled by wonder.”
~G.K. Chesterton
With
Thanksgiving less than a week away, I want to reflect on thankfulness. One of the things for which I am most
grateful is my ability to be grateful. I
am thankful for the big things in life, like being part of this great PC team,
my family, friends, a job I love, a wonderful community, but I also am thankful
for the little things. Something that I have
started consciously doing is silently expressing my gratitude when little
things go right. For example, I am a
huge klutz. I often drop dishes,
stumble, etc., and on the occasions when I don’t break something or I don’t
fall, I am truly thankful. I figure that
if the outcome would have gone the other way, I might silently (or maybe not so
quietly) express a, “Darn!” In the same
spirit of gratitude I try to express, even if it is just to myself, gratitude
for the little things: hearing my
children laugh, watching a beautiful sunset, or even negative experiences that
teach a valuable lesson. It is great to
express gratitude out loud, and I hope I express to people my
thankfulness. For me it is also about an
attitude that keeps me grounded in positive energy. Being grateful helps me stay happy and to
love life. Thanksgiving is a beautiful
time to reflect on all the things for which we are thankful and also a time to
recognize the gift of not only expressing our thankfulness, but living a life
filled with gratitude in our hearts.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Mary
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