How present
are we in the now? Where have we
invested our energy? What is our
perspective?
No matter the day, it can be a combination of joy and discomfort depending upon our
viewpoint and stance. Sometimes, an
overwhelming amount of difficulties crowd us and we lose our way. When this happens to us, it is vital that we
shift our focus away from discomfort and
refocus our energy on being thankful.
When we live
with the intent of being thankful, our thankfulness opens the door to
happiness. Once we open that door, maintaining
happiness is a choice and can become stronger the more we tend to it. To stay on point,
we have immediate tools available to us at all times: mindfulness, awareness and purpose.
By utilizing
the tools of mindful awareness and focused purpose, we can cultivate a daily practice
of thankfulness. The cost of practice is
nothing. The benefits are priceless.
Will you
Pause today to be thankful?
Today I am thankful
for being awake
Today I am thankful
for having the opportunity to choose love over hate
Today I am thankful
for having the opportunity to choose patience over abruptness
Today I am thankful
for having the opportunity to choose compassion over contempt
Today I am thankful
for having the opportunity to choose thankfulness over entitlement
Today I am thankful
for having the opportunity to choose kindness over cruelty
Today I am
thankful for having the opportunity to choose happiness over sadness
Today I am thankful
for being awake
Make each
moment count toward thankfulness. We
invite you to Pause today.
Today’s
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