Words that caught us: G is for Gratitude

This has been the thanksgiving weekend,

And it’s good to see the internet awash,

For once,

With a positive vibe.

 

We would like to keep this vibe going

As we enter December and the festive season.

 

Our wish is to turn December 2020

Into a Gratitude Month,

And we’d love you to join us.

 

Why do this?

 

This year has been particularly difficult,

And challenging for everyone.

COVID19 has affected all of us, 

In one way or another,

And its difficult to ignore the dark cloud floating,

In most of our conversations and interactions.

 

We believe most strongly,

That practicing gratitude, can help us shift perspective

In fundamental ways –

From feelings of lack and want,

to seeing that what we have is enough.

From focusing on the past,

to gearing up for tomorrow.

From looking at the present narrowly,

to seeing the wide spaces ahead of us.

From focusing on the inconvenience we are in now,

to looking at the possibilities and opportunity the situation presents.

From focusing our energies on what we can’t do or control,

to what we can do and control, here and now.

From feelings of anger and resentment,

to acceptance, with grace and generosity of spirit.

From being docile and complaint,

to being active and optimistic.

From feelings of pain and despondency,

to being invigorated by the potential ahead.

From living each day as an obligation,

to living every day in freedom.

 

The world desperately needs this shift in perspective now.

And there’s no better season to rally and leverage this message,

Than the coming season of giving and renewal.

 

We’ll kick off this series

With 10 quotations on gratitude,

That we’ve found most inspiring.

 

Next week, we’ll share with you

Three forms of gratitude practices,

That we have learnt in last few weeks.

 

These practices have, in turn, inspired us

To challenge ourselves,

With a daily gratitude practice

That we’ll post publicly,

On Facebook, Instagram and Twitter,

Beginning 1^st December 2020,

All the way to 31^st December 2020 –

31 gratitude’s in all!

We invite you to join us in this challenge,

Not only by reading and commenting,

But also by sharing your own.

 

We can do this.

It all starts with our beliefs and choices.

 

Now to the quotes:

 

"Gratitude turns what we have into enough, and more.

It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order,

confusion into clarity...it makes sense of our past,

brings peace for today,

and creates a vision for tomorrow." Melody Beattie

 

“Gratitude fuels upward trajectory.

Gratitude invites you to climb and throws a rope.

Ingratitude pulls you down and spits in your face.

Ingratitude binds you to failure,

hobbles you with fear, fills you with envy,

and condemns you to miserable repetition.

Gratitude enables forward movement

by revealing opportunity.

Ingratitude narrows perspective and drains hope.

When you choose gratitude,

you experience freedom.” Dan Rockwell

 

"Acknowledging the good

that you already have in your life

is the foundation for all abundance." Eckhart Tolle

 

"If a fellow isn't thankful for what he's got,

he isn't likely to be thankful

for what he's going to get." Frank A. Clark

 

"He is a wise man

who does not grieve for the things which he has not,

but rejoices for those which he has." Epictetus

 

"Be thankful for what you have;

you'll end up having more.

If you concentrate on what you don't have,

you will never, ever have enough." Oprah Winfrey

 

"It is impossible to feel grateful and depressed

in the same moment." Naomi Williams

 

 "In ordinary life, we hardly realize

that we receive a great deal more than we give,

and that it is only with gratitude

that life becomes rich." Dietrich Bonhoeffer

 

"I truly believe we can either see the connections,

celebrate them, and express gratitude for our blessings,

or we can see life as a string of coincidences

that have no meaning or connection.

For me, I'm going to believe in miracles,

celebrate life, rejoice in the views of eternity,

and hope my choices will create a positive ripple effect

in the lives of others. This is my choice." Mike Ericksen

 

"Gratitude also opens your eyes

to the limitless potential of the universe,

while dissatisfaction closes your eyes to it." Stephen Richards

 

What’s the most inspiring quote on gratitude

That you have ever read?

Please share.

It could make a difference in someone’s life today.