Thursday, 17 September 2009

What`s all the fuzz about gratitude?

"Saying thank you is more than good manners. It is good spirituality."
Alfred Painter

Do you think, that gratitude is important? Isn`t it just a feeling, that arises and perishes like waves at the shoreline? What will this feeling do? What is the nature of it and where does it come from? Well, let`s find out a little bit more about it. First of all, I believe that gratitude is a mental factor, it arises from the nature of mind due to certain thoughts. Gratitude is causing something to happen in our lifes. If we generate this deep feeling of thankfulness, we bring a sense of satisfation with it. Sincere gratitude is always accompanied by its friends - satisfaction, peace and happiness.
One of the easiest ways to bring happiness into this very moment of our life is to simply think about its goodness. This is what we have, this is our life and this is all what we have.
Look around you and see the colours, feel your breath, hear those sounds, taste and smell the air around you. Is there something you could feel grateful for? Maybe...? Is it OK to be grateful, satisfied and happy? Just short? Just for this very moment? Is it permitted to let go of your fears? Well, maybe you could try... There`s enough time to worry later.
Our life is holding us every moment in its hands, carefully. Have you ever thought of saying "thank you" to those hands who brought you through so many difficulties? Why not now?
Gratitude is a transforming power. Whoever is a grateful person will experience no lack in life. It is those who don`t stop wanting something elso who are never happy.
It transforms your eyes, the way you smell and touch. It transforms everything that you recieve. Gratitude makes your life abundant. It generates this abundance starting on a subtle mental level. From that it influences the way you act, speak and rise from sleep. Let there be no other feeling to start with. This human life is the very best thing to happen because it gives you the chance of ultimate freedom!

Love,

Tobi and Parn

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