ARE YOU A GRATITUDE-R?
How many blog posts/Instagram posts have we all seen with those hashtags #feelinggrateful #gratitude?
Have you felt like rolling your eyes at those posts like me?
I would like to disclose that I have gone from being an atheist when it comes to gratitude practice to being an absolute bhakt.
Few highlights from my personal journey-
Approaching gratitude from a place of sympathy for others’ problems may not be an ideal starting point.
Feeling grateful for how far you’ve come — reflecting on major milestones and prominent struggles all along is a strong indication of growth.
Something may feel small or insignificant. For a wonderstruck almost-thirty-year-old like me, gratitude can even include being grateful for a person smiling at me while welcoming me at a restaurant. Be sure to include little gestures, acts of kindness in your little gratitude journal or prayer everyday.
During my growing up years of self doubt, there was this time one time I had a conversation with a family member about whether they ever wondered about having alternate physical attributes For eg. wanting to have a smaller nose/ an extra dimple/ longer hair etc. To which this person remarked, ‘At times like these I think to myself, life could’ve been a lot worse.. ’. A shift in perspective when we’re steeped in self-pity forms an integral part of feeling grateful.
For people who have meant well for me, I’ve always been grateful. For people who may not/ have not, I am grateful as well. Reminds you of the famous lines, ‘Whatever doesn’t kill you…’.
The thing that tops the gratitude list is family. No ‘Thank You’s will do justice. Whether its filling a void, being the sole force to rely on during rough times or just being a source of stability, family is the ‘invisible hand’. Calls for #gratitude #feelinggrateful? Absolutely!
Let me know what works for you- journaling? a gratitude prayer of your own? Telling someone how you feel over the phone or in person?
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