Gratitude: On Acceptance
“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity…” Melody Beattie
Inspiration: Dig Deeper For Gratitude…
A month ago, I signed up to join a group of bloggers eager to spend the month of May writing on the subject of gratitude. I was looking forward to it as a way to get back to my love for blogging. In case you haven’t noticed, my blogging has been sporadic at best … and silent for stretches of time. It would be easy to blame good old Writer’s Block but that would be untrue.
I’ve written daily in my silence and written drafts that remain unpublished. The culprit is health and life’s demands. When we are faced with such challenges, everything stops and what truly matters steps forward. For me, family, friends, faith, wellness are far more important than a laundry list of How to Blog… when/why/what. With this has come acceptance. We can’t move forward until we accept what is and make peace with it. How does acceptance play out in your life?
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“Happiness can exist only in acceptance.” George Orwell
Gratitude: On Acceptance
Gratitude: “…It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.” Melody Beattie
My heart was/remains in the right place but my body and life’s demands have had other plans. I’ve traveled the emotional spectrum on how I feel about this matter; especially because I was looking forward to blogging on a topic close to my heart – GRATITUDE. I’ve decided to post my musings on the topic for the entire month. Feel free to reach forward and read the rest. Thank you!
*Please bear with me as I catch up on your blogs and commenting… I’m back on track; albeit at a slow pace. Thank you all for your patience!
Positive Motivation Tip: When life’s challenges leave us feeling empty, lets dig deeper for the good… it’s there, and ready to lift us up.
PHOTO CREDITS/ATTRIBUTIONS: All Photos, Gratitude ducks, via Flickr SMILEY FACE via Wikipedia, or my personal collection
Until Next Time…
Ask. Believe. Receive. ©
Elizabeth Obih-Frank
Mirth and Motivation
Positive Kismet
I truly hope you are on the road to recovery, Elizabeth. I know how you feel about gratitude, we share that belief. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
xob
Thank you Babs… we’ve come a long road and have a lot of catching up to do. TY for your patience! 🙂
Physical challenges trump all when they rear their ugly heads. It’s the most difficult and most important time to dig down and be grateful for what you have and what you can do, in the never ending effort to ignore what you don’t have and what you cannot do.
Well said Genevieve. It’s easy to want what we’ve always had… but challenges force us to look inside for what is more important. TY.
Great blog. I am working on gratitude. Love this portion of quote: Gratitude: “…It can turn a meal into a feast. So true.
Yes, I loved that part of it too… All about seeing the grace in the mundane or the seemingly ordinary
What a great topic to write about, thank you for sharing, we all need to have a heart of gratitude.
Thank you… now I have to write a whole month’s worth. Haha!
Sometimes its find to hard acceptance..
It can take work and effort… especially with self acceptance…
I love this. It’s extremely uplifting.
I am learning to accept things as they are and as I am doing so… I am becoming more grateful and happier. Less stress!
I hear you Jamie. It does help things shift into perspective when we make the decision to accept where we are..
Being grateful can make us a lot happier and contented.
Yes, it can add something more to life. TY!
So love this post. Since I always get what I want (such a spoil baby) I always thank God for giving me more than what I need.
Great! The first step is in recognizing the grace and being thankful for it.
It’s important to take care of health concerns, and a grateful heart is always best. 🙂
True… Being grateful has been a great help. Without it, it would be easy to fall into regret.TY!
I think it is very important to show gratitude.. It may not always be easy to do but it does help satisfy that need. This was a great post! Feel Good!
TY! TY! for the well wishes too… Gratitude makes hope come alive
Enjoying reading your writing on gratitude. Hope you feel better each day. I always like visiting and reading your thoughts as they provoke deeper thought in my own head and heart. Thank you.
Thank you Rutheh! It’s delightful to see you here… I know that I will return the visits.
I love this so much very inspiring and motivating. This is the answer to all bitterness feelings that we feel when we can’t let go of anger in our heart.
Real life should always come first, but with me I have so many demands on my life. Things I have to do that I am grateful for blogging because it is the one and only thing I do for myself.
We just got done watching the Spongebob Gratitude is a great attitude to have episode.. love this post
So true… you can only stay happy when you learn to accept things 🙂
This quote “Happiness can exist only in acceptance.” couldn’t be more true.:)
Love this post and your quote! Gratitude is what keeps things in perspective for me…especially during bad times.
Gratitude is the key to living a happy life. The universe is abundant and giving. We are blessed in so many ways. 🙂