Mary O’Malley – Isn’t it wonderful that even with most of our holidays celebrating someone or some event, we have a holiday that celebrates gratitude!!
Think of the last time you felt a spontaneous wave of gratitude. Feel how it uplifts you and opens your heart. The word gratitude is derived from the Latin word gratia, which means grace or gratefulness. It means appreciation for whatever life gives you. Research has shown that gratitude not only helps us – our bodies, our minds and our hearts – but it also affects the people we meet throughout the day in a positive way.
Our minds are so used to living in a state of want…wanting our bodies, our relationships, our children, our finances, and on and on to be different than what they are. Gratitude steps you out of that world of want and back into your heart, which knows a nourishing connection with life as it is. Of the 3 core ways to access your heart – loving kindness, forgiveness and gratitude, gratitude seems to be the easiest for people to access. Continue reading “A New Look at Gratitude”