Gratitude Attitude: a reality from a vision. A 5 part series, the preview ~June, 07, 2011

Happy Tuesday everyone!  Smiles sent your way and may you be grateful for today!

Thats what will be discussed for the next five days, this is the preview of what we will talk about and more importantly why it is felt that gratitude is so important.

There will be some video clips, some jokes, some song.

There will be some quotes and plenty of things to inspire you and that is my hope to entertain you and inspire you to not only think but feel good about your current situation.  What ever your problems, or opportunities to overcome as some put it, these can all be made to feel smaller by using the word gratitude.  Using it with sincerity and directness each and everyday.

The smile is always bigger and more sincere with a deep sense of gratitude in ones life.

So here is the overview of the series broken down day by day.

On Wednesday we will talk about 'The problem' what causes us to feel less gratitude, what conditioning has happened over the last 90 years or so that has caused us to drift away. Before you can solve anything you have to admit that there is a problem with the current way we feel, and carry any burden or objection in life.

On Thursday, part 2 will discuss 'The old thinking' that said just get over it, or everyone does through this, deal with it, suck it up, or that is just the way it is.  The thinking that we are a victim and nothing can be done does not sit well with most of us but I know you hear some at the water cooler, or the bus stop, or at the store say differently.  To deal with problems is a must of course but to believe that we have little recourse is like giving up before any suggestion is placed out there.  The thought that if you ask better questions you will get better answers is placed here and the self talk and belief system is critical for us to overcome and feel gratitude.

On Friday, some thoughts and ideas of the new paradigm shift towards gratitude.  We all hear about it the gratitude journal and its benefits are well documented.  Some quotes and thoughts here and some thoughts that hopefully will enlighten you to put your mind in motion and look at what others are saying.  Gratitude has always been a value that has importance but today, now more than ever we need to place it in front of our attitude, before the way we deal with others and the things that happen.  The Gratitude Attitude puts our gratefulness in front of any mood.

Part five and par six, will focus on putting it 'into play' and 'moving on' from here. The ideas and the reason why the need to not only practice but teach future generations why the word gratitude is important in our lives. It is about sharing with you and me of course, I fail and fall at times but what I believe is that in this time, if we talk about, and share it, teach it, the 'it' being gratitude and gratefulness we will live it more and expand within our circle of influence a better understanding of a more calm and gentle place.

A heart of gratitude will always overcome a heart of anger or sadness.

Some thoughts by others on this subject and I hope you have a wonderful day !

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.

- The Buddha

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When I started counting my blessings,

my whole life turned around.

~Willie Nelson

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He said he got up to the line and thought about

his wife and daughter, and everything he had

to be thankful for.

~Spoken after an interview with Derek Parra,

immediately following his silver medal winning

2002 Olympic performance.

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Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more.

If you concentrate on what you don't have,

you will never, ever have enough.

- Oprah Winfrey

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Reflect upon your present blessings,

of which every man has plenty;

not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.

- Charles Dickens

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Have a great day everyone!

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