Melody Beattie said that gratitude unlocks the fullness of life and turns what we have into enough.
By consciously acknowledging my gratitude that I am here and who and what I “have” is enough, I step into a state of gratefulness and presence that feels like a cosmic embrace of Knowing All That Is, I Am too. The fulness and richness of being alive as I am here and now flows through me and fills my Being. I savor this sensory experience for as long as I can. I bask in it and feel moved to give gratitude for this moment too.
J. Robert Moskin wrote Thanksgiving comes to us out of the prehistoric dimness, universal to all ages and all faiths. At whatever straws we must grasp, there is always a time for gratitude and new beginnings.
I thought of Thanksgiving as a day in November that began with the Pilgrims, so I am grateful to Moskin for making the obvious clear; that all people throughout history have gathered in thankfulness no matter how common, small or simple the object of their attention was. The act of being thankful, consciously, brought the flow of gratitude, an energy filling them up, raising their vibration, clearing their “vision” and moving them forward on their path.
Buddha said Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so, let us all be thankful.
I like this because no matter what may be going on remembering this saying always works. It’s always true, until we die.
On this day, the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, I’ll close with his words: As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
I am grateful for each and everyone of you and thank you for sharing this space with me for a few minutes. Wishing you and yours a Thanksgiving day lived fully.
What are you grateful for? Do you have a gratitude quote? Please share them in the comments below.
Kimberly Wulfert, PhD, Licensed Psychologist & Coach in Ventura & Ojai California, virtually
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