Gratefulness!!! :)

 

“Attitude of Gratitude leads to a Happy Life!!”

During our lifetime, since our childhood, at every stage we are taught to ‘Be Grateful’. Thanksgiving or gratefulness is essentially made a part of the prayers said daily. This legacy is passed on to everyone and the smallest kid in the family starts praying as taught by the family, without even knowing the actual essence of thanksgiving.

Observing this, I always came across a question as to ‘What does Being Grateful mean?’ It was a thought-provoking question though.

In a journey to find the answer, I got a chance to scroll through different books and articles to see what exactly gratefulness means? Every book and every person has a different perception of it and different beautiful examples to support the opinion. I was highly delighted to see that some people practice the art of being grateful in their daily life activities. One such convincing answer was ‘Gratefulness is being thankful for or appreciating the gifts we have been bestowed upon by the ‘Mother Nature’.

With this, I thought to experiment around to find out the impact that gratitude can put on our life. Trust me, the results were outstanding!!

So it all started with a simple word ‘Thank You’ after every activity. The moment I opened my eyes, I looked around, took a deep breath and said thank you to Mother Nature for giving me another chance to breathe a new day; this indeed bought a big smile for a great start of the day. Later, I started to thank everyone I met in the day. Best responses and smiles that I received were a bonus to my happiness. The surprising responses received were from rickshaw drivers, bus drivers, grocery selling people, Janitors etc. This all gave a big satisfaction and a boost to the morale of all the people who came across and it also motivated me.

What do we give and what do we get by Being Grateful?

Being grateful or being ungrateful to whatever we have in our life, is a mere choice that we make. If we choose to be grateful and pass it on to others as well, we transfer an energy, creating a positive aura around us. This creates a feeling of incredible happiness and satisfaction within us.

Giving thanks to others makes them immensely happy and feel that they are loved and special.

Happiness Decoded!!

It once happened that while leaving from office, the new guard experienced thanksgiving for a few days and out of curiosity, he asked one day, “Madam why do you thank us everyday?”  “We are just doing our duty.” To this I smiled and replied – “Thank you for doing your duty and safeguarding us, and we also thank you for everything that you do for us”. He got very surprised, happy and shared that nobody stops in this fast life to thank them.

What should we be Grateful For?

I guess the question should be ‘What should we not be grateful for?’ because there is nothing in this world that we shouldn’t be grateful for 😊

If we focus on the tiniest things and the biggest of the things around us, we will start realizing we have been blessed abundantly. What we have is much more, as compared to others. Being alive to live another day, is itself a blessing.

So, We should be Grateful for the GIFT of LIFE itself to see everything and feel amazed for every wonder of this universe.

Tips to a Grateful Living:

1. Replace Complaints with What can you be thankful for.

2. Count your blessings the moment you wake up.

3. Maintain a Gratitude Journal and pen down the Graces of the Supreme Power.

4. Spread Smiles 😊

5. Remember: What you have might be less for you but it is much More for someone else.

6. Keep Praying.

7. Remember: You are lucky enough to be alive.

8. You are here for a purpose and the Creator takes care of even the tiniest things, which are beyond your imagination.

9. Be thankful for every moment and everything that you have.

10. Admire the beauty of the nature and replace the negative thoughts with positive one.

A simple smile and a few polite words can yield best results for many, as it brightens up the day for everyone we meet.  Moreover, we are not aware of the struggles that each one of us faces in our Life.

Let’s create a change, a happy world!! 

“It is Gratefulness that unlocks most of the miracles in Life”.

Be Grateful and Be a Miracle Magnet!! 😊😊😊

 

Ponder Upon:

Today, What are you Grateful for??? 

What fills your heart? Is it the Attitude of Gratitude?

**Be the Sunrise to create a Beautiful Rainbow in someone's Life :)