GRATITUDE - a little goes a long way

Grateful people are happier, less depressed, less stressed, and more satisfied with their lives. Grateful people also have higher levels of control of their environments, personal growth, purpose in life, and self acceptance. Grateful people have more positive ways of coping with the difficulties they experience in life. The longest lasting effects are caused by the act of writing “gratitude journals” every day, coupled with reviewing what you are grateful for, at the beginning of each day.

Thursday, June 21, 2012

GRATITUDE - June 21, 2012

I AM GRATEFUL FOR LESSONS LEARNED.

When diagnosed with any kind of Cancer, it is common to envision the water of your life drain from your glass until "half-empty" appears in your view. As long as there is any water left in your glass of life, we are blessed. Is it half full or half empty? We have the power to choose our view.

The key? Stay strong; review ALL the great things in your life. We all have more than we realize. Watch every sunrise (you probably can't sleep anyway). It is a miracle created daily just for you. Post treatment, you are that new sunrise emerging from darkness.

The extra "belly button" I got after my feeding tube was removed, was my symbol of being born again. Post Cancer diagnosis, you have a new life. Long or short, we have the power to decide daily to savor the gift that is “life.” We all have an end to our journey eventually. When one can see the end of the road, the days increase in value.

When I was younger, it was a given that I was going to never get old and of course, I would surely live forever. At 64, I am acutely aware that I am at least in the fleeting moments of the third quarter or perhaps fourth quarter of this game of life. Choose to finish strong, whether it be 100, 1,000, 10,000 days left in the game.

Some of my favorite "motivational reminders" of the value of our days:

· "Never, Never, Never Give Up" - Winston Churchill

· “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the one thing I can, and the wisdom to know it's me.” - a variation

· "Dream as if you will live forever, live like you will die today.” - James Dean

· "The bad news is that time flies. The good news is: You’re the Pilot.” - Michael Altshuler

· “We do not choose to be born. We do not choose our parents, or the country of our birth. We do not, most of us, choose to die; nor do we choose the time and conditions of our death. But within this realm of choicelessness, we do choose how we live.” - Joseph Epstein

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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

GRATITUDE June 20, 2012

I AM GRATEFUL FOR MOVING FORWARD TO ACHIEVE SOMETHING BETTER.

This recent activity of expressing gratitude on a daily basis has changed my demeanor significantly. Little things that bugged me are irrelevant now. I haven't mastered the "don't let yourself get bugged" - turn-the-other-cheek thing yet, but getting better. There are so many things in our daily lives that we should be grateful for. It is truly amazing what you can appreciate about your life if you let the gratitude in.

"Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that each step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation." Brian Tracy

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