Post date: Nov 18, 2010 3:32:2 AM
Officially set aside as an annual day of gratitude in the
United States, where I live, Thanksgiving Day, which is just
around the corner here, is a great day to sit down and take
stock of all you have to be grateful for. However, it's not
the only day of the year you should be grateful for what you
have.
The daily practice of gratitude, being grateful or thankfulfor what you have, keeps your life in its properperspective, puts you in the correct state of mind forgetting more of what you want, and prevents you from losingthat which you already have.Jesus said, "... unto every one that hath shall be given,and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath notshall be taken away even that which he hath."The same can be said of gratitude. Those who are gratefulfor what they have will be given more and will haveabundance; but, from those who aren't grateful for what theyhave, even that which they have will be taken away from them.Sounds a bit cruel, I know, but that's the way the Universe
works!
Not feeling very grateful this year and/or feeling like
maybe you don't have a whole heck of a lot more to lose?
Here are a few questions to ask yourself:
1. Do you have food to eat, clothes to wear, shelter from
the elements, and a place to sleep?
You're wealthier than seventy-five percent of the world's
population, right now, today!
2. Do you have money in the bank, money in your wallet, and
some extra change?
You're among the top eight percent of the world's wealthiest
people, right now, today!
3. Did you wake up this morning more healthy than you are
sick?
You're more fortunate than the three million folks out there
who won't be with us by the end of this week, right now,
today!
4. Have you never experienced the unbelievable horrors of
war, the mental anguish of imprisonment, the intense
physical pain of torture, or the unspeakable feeling of
starvation?
You're more fortunate than the five hundred million people
around the world who are alive and suffering from one or
more of these horrendous experiences, right now, today!
5. Are you able to read this article?
You're more fortunate than the three billion some odd people
in the world who, for one reason or another, aren't able to
read it at all, right now, today!
I could go on and on, but I think you get the idea. As the
old saying goes, "I cried because I had no shoes, until I
met a man who had no feet." Gratitude is largely a matter of
perspective, isn't it?
Regardless of how much you may think your life may suck
right now, there's somebody or a whole lot of somebody's out
there who'd gladly trade places with you and be grateful for
the privilege.
So, don't wait until Thanksgiving Day, or whatever its
equivalent is in your neck of the woods, makes it annual
appearance to be grateful for what you have. Adopt the
attitude of gratitude and be thankful for what you have, all
you have, right now, today!
Why?
Because, "... unto every one that hath shall be given, and
he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be
taken away even that which he hath."
About the Author:
Tony Mase is a serious student of the works of Wallace D.
Wattles and the publisher of "The Science of Abundant Life"
ebook by Wallace D. Wattles that includes "The Science of
Getting Rich", "The Science of Being Well", "The Science of
Being Great", and more by Wallace D. Wattles. Grab your copy