30 Days of Gratitude

Gratitude. Merriam Webster defines it as the QUALITY of being grateful or thankful. Well this certainly explains how gratitude can be so easily overlooked.

So one day, Im sitting at my laptop, right, and I take a look at my work associate turned friend Shelley's fb page. And there it was. She decided to implement for her life something she called "30 Days of Gratitude". A time to reflect and share the things in her cypher that she was appreciative of. How beautiful! Well. As I read her posts daily, something touched me in ways that I cant really comprehend completely enough to explain to u, readers. But what I did do, after that feeling, was wonder-- Why do we have to THINK about being grateful? Why is this no longer reactionary?? Then it dawns on me. I need to get that back. The only way to cultivate a QUALITY is to actually practice it right??

Well in my recent meditations, I have really thought hard about my life. Myself. My health. My children. My internal state. My external wealth of materials. I thought about the light that I have to offer and I thought about the light that has been shared and even reflected on me from others. And I think now, What has happened?? Where did my understanding and my soul go? How did I forget that these things are not promised, guaranteed, always necessary, or even always deserved?? They are not even always asked for, petitioned for, worked for... So why do I find myself sometimes behaving as if they are all of those things?? Am I grateful? Thankful? Am I a spoiled brat?? LOL

So, fast fwd to this weekend. The Feed the People drive. I wasnt able to attend as planned, but a few good friends of mine did. I was fed the experiences and I yearned for more. Was I grateful for what I have now that I hear about people who have less?

I have decided to embark on Shelley's 30 Days of Gratitude. Through my third eye of understanding I do not believe GRATITUDE is just a quality of thankfulness. Not just a passing "Thank you." For me, it is an essential practice for happiness and fulfillment. It humbles the heart. You give it. You receive it. You affirm it. You treasure it. You inspire it. You think it. You unite with it. You deliver it. You EXPERIENCE it.

Get it?

So, while it would be best to start during my new moon- during regeneration and the beginning of a new cycle, I have decided to start today- a week early. I will be blogging daily about the things I am grateful for. During this time, I will also be living proof of my gratitude by trying to only eat raw living foods and juices. LadyLovelyPeace's glass house is being washed. U can watch if you wanna.

xoxox

What are you grateful for?