Gratitude

My good friend, Steve Smith, was mentoring me on a few points this morning. He brought up the subject of gratitude and I thought it will fit beautifully with my Mahal-Spirit blog.

It is not difficult to lose track of the quality of being grateful. When we are down, it's easy to get overwhelmed with all that is going wrong that we neglect to make time to see what is going great.

When things are going great, it is so easy to keep busy enjoying the good things and forget to be grateful.


Look around you with a grateful heart. There is so much to be grateful for. Just being able to see another day and love those you love another day. Nothing is ever too insignificant to be grateful for. My daughter who is peacefully taking a lazy afternoon nap. The roof over my head and the food (jalapeno-cheese bread, cheese, and grapes) on the table. My blog and my computer. Yes, my friend Steve Smith who is always wonderfully encouraging. The flowers blooming in my flower beds. My pets who amuse me and make me smile. A great new job. The aquarium that makes this relaxing water sounds. My shoe collection. The stuff I learn everyday. Books (Leading for Results - Jan Austin, right now)! All the various e-learning blogs I learn from. The ocean, the mountains. Even some "mean" situations and people I have encountered - they helped me grow!

When one is grateful, one can't help but live the Mahal Spirit! I am resolving to pick up my gratefulness journal and write in it daily. In Tony Robbin's "Get the Edge" program, he leads us through minutes of gratefulness exercises to focus on the life's goodness. Whatever form of activity gets you in tune with that gratefulness inside of you, do it! It can only make you a better person and make the world a happier place. Cheers! Life is good!