Friday, November 21, 2014

11-21-2014


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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