Motivation Mondays: Be GRATEFUL
“Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.” Samuel Butler

Motivation Mondays: Be GRATEFUL
Focus on the positives and be grateful. Katrina Bowden
A grateful heart is a beginning of greatness. It is an expression of humility. It is a foundation for the development of such virtues as prayer, faith, courage, contentment, happiness, love, and well-being. James E. Faust
Most of us never stop to consider our blessings; rather, we spend the day only thinking about our problems. But since you have to be alive to have problems, be grateful for the opportunity to have them. Bernie Siegel
In the nine years since I started this blog, I’ve found myself coming back to the subject of Being Grateful – by reflecting on gratitude, again and again. Why you might wonder? An easy answer would be that it is a fascinating topic that buoys us up in difficult times and makes us thankful when the going gets good. But, it is not so simple. To be grateful is a conscious act that, like a muscle, needs to be nurtured and fed and replenished over and over. Without a spirit of gratefulness, we become motivated by our base needs and forget the things that truly matter. So, as we enter the holiday season, which can be an incredibly challenging time for many folks who are struggling with all sorts of problems, let us remember to be grateful and kind. I have shared some ways/ideas we can use to express how grateful we are on a daily basis. Our expression of gratitude opens more doors to our abundance and then we must go out and share it.
Be Grateful for Life: Without life we have nothing. To be grateful for the life we have is a great gift, and we need to see the preciousness of our life and the lives of others. When we value our life, we are spurred on to sustain it and protect the lives of others. If you are going through difficulties, it is hard, sometimes, to see the point/value of life, but I encourage you to hold on, seek the help of a trusted family member, friend, or professional, and know that you are not alone.
Be Grateful for Family: Our family knows us best and they love us even when conflict arises. For those blessed with a supportive family, it is a treasured gift. Do not take it lightly. There are all types of families and we can create a community of supporters who are essentially a form of family. Yes, I commiserate with folk who have problematic families, however, don’t give up on the fact that you can become that candle in the dark and you can bring about needed change to the hurt in your family.
Be Grateful for Friends: True friends are golden and when we are blessed with such people, we should remember to honor them and acknowledge the blessing they represent in our lives. We have all read stories about good-time friends and should recognize that it is the quality of our friendships that count not the quantity. Rejoice if you have even one friend who will climb a mountain to help you, support you, and will celebrate all your successes with a joyful heart.
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“When you are grateful – when you can see what you have – you unlock blessings to flow in your life.” Suze Orman

Motivation Mondays: Be GRATEFUL
I’m looking forward to the future, and feeling grateful for the past. Mike Rowe
I’m grateful to intelligent people. That doesn’t mean educated. That doesn’t mean intellectual. I mean really intelligent. What black old people used to call ‘mother wit’ means intelligence that you had in your mother’s womb. That’s what you rely on. You know what’s right to do. Maya Angelou
How can Gratitude find a place in our hearts and homes? When we open the door to allow gratitude to find a place at the center of our lives, it will rise up to meet us. We must start wherever we are. It is neither forced nor feigned. When we feel compassion and kindness for those in need, it is our spirit of gratitude shining through. So on this special World Kindness Day, let’s consider as many solid reasons as we can think of to help us get out there and make a difference; begin with a random act of kindness to your fellow man/woman. Gratitude is always around the corner waiting for us to acknowledge and share it.
Be Grateful for Love: Love is expressed in multiple ways and we experience a form of love daily that we must remember to be thankful for. The smile of a store clerk, the help from a friend or stranger, the hug from a child, and the support of loved ones are all gifts of love… We must appreciate love, give it back to others, and share it freely with those who are hurting and need it.
Be Grateful for Health: Like life, our health is paramount to our ability to complete our tasks. Good health is a precious gift. As time goes by, many of us develop aches and pains and scars from a lifetime of hurts; we can renew ourselves by simple exercises. Walking, yoga, dance, swimming, and other sports can get our endorphins rejuvenated so we can maintain our health. Even people with chronic conditions can find a safe way to keep body, mind, and spirit uplifted. Seek help from a professional when needed and keep your body moving.
Be Grateful for a Sound Mind: The mind is a powerful tool and protecting it from stimulants and negativity is a gift we must give to ourselves. We live in a world that is linked to a superhighway of accessible information flying at us from many directions. We need to pay attention and be selective about what we are exposed to; the more judicious we are about the kinds of information and opportunities we subscribe to, the better. There is nothing wrong with information – just be vigilant and feed your mind good messages, great music, and healthy foods.
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WORLD KINDNESS DAY

WORLD KINDNESS DAY
Be grateful and be kind. We need both to propel us all forward in this world. I remember a favorite teacher saying that the world is sustained by the good and kindness of grateful and mindful people. Even with the darkness and hatred that we see globally, there are many who send out showers of kindness to the world and those souls sustain our planet… Think about it. Our actions don’t have to be huge. A kind and caring effort or word can make a difference too. Something more… Join the #worldkindnessday movement because by inspiring others & spreading kindness throughout your community, you will bring joy to more folks.
STEP 1: TAKE THE PLEDGE
I BELIEVE IN A WORLD…
Where we all pay it forward
Where we look out for each other
Where we focus on what unites us, rather than what divides us
Where kindness is the philosophy of life
IN A WORLD WHERE I CAN BE ANYTHING…
I pledge to be kind, to be the reason someone smiles today, and to be the change I wish to see.
I pledge to #CaptureKindness and share moments of compassion, love, and generosity from World Kindness Day, Nov 13th to Random Acts of Kindness Day, February 17th.
IN A WORLD WHERE I CAN STAND FOR ANYTHING…
I stand for kindness.
STEP 2: JOIN THE CHALLENGE!
It kicks off on World Kindness Day (Nov 13, 2017) and culminates on Random Acts of Kindness Day (Feb 17, 2018)! Sign the Kindness Pledge above and then do 1 act of kindness each of the 14 weeks.
Download our handy 14-week #capturekindness guide showing the weekly theme so you can get excited about each week.
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10/01 – World Communion Sunday, Int’l. Coffee Day, Nigeria Indep. Day, World Vegetarian Day, 02 Child Health Day,
04 Feast of St Francis of Assisi, World Animal Day, 05 First Day of Sukkot, 06 World Smile Day
10/08 – 09 Leif Erikson Day, Columbus Day, Indigenous People’s Day/Native Americans’ Day, 10 World Mental Health,
11 Int’l. Day of the Girl, Come Out Day, Sukkot ends, 12 World Sight Day, 13 Friday the 13th
10/15 – 16 Bosses Day, World Food Day, 19 Diwali, Spirit Day
10/22 – World Mission Sunday, 23 Mole Day, 24 United Nations Day, 28 St Simon/St Jude, Nat’l Chocolate day
10/29 – Nat’l. Cat Day, 31 Halloween
11/05 — 05 Guy Fawkes, 7 Election Day, 10 Science Day, 11 Veterans Day
11/12 — 13 World Kindness Day, 14 Diabetes Day, 16 International Day of Tolerance, 17 National Unfriend Day
11/19 — 20 Universal Children’s Day, 21 World TV Day, 23 Thanksgiving Day
11/26 — 27 Cyber Monday, 28 Giving Tuesday
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“I’m grateful for always this moment, the now, no matter what form it takes.” Eckhart Tolle

Motivation Mondays: Be GRATEFUL

Motivation Mondays: Be GRATEFUL
Whatever we are waiting for – peace of mind, contentment, grace, the inner awareness of simple abundance – it will surely come to us, but only when we are ready to receive it with an open and grateful heart. Sarah Ban Breathnach
My life has been a blessing. I’m grateful for everything I do have and the places I’m going and the things I’ve seen. Leah LaBelle
Be Grateful for Faith & Food: To have faith is to trust that no matter the circumstances, we will overcome and have food to nourish the body and feed the mind. Faith is needed for everything we do but I will focus on food here. Food is medicine and if we stop to think about it, there are people in countries around the world who have little or no food to nourish their bodies. I think of Mother’s Kitchen and the array of soup kitchens around the country that feed the homeless, and I encourage you to offer your help at any near you. It is a great way to give back and to learn an appreciation for the food we eat.
Be Grateful for Choice: We choose how we respond to events in our lives and our attitude is a key factor in the outcome. We have free will to choose our mood. I find that when we focus our attention on choosing to see the good in events and to look for solutions, our mood and circumstances shift. Problems don’t automatically vanish, however, dwelling on the negativity doesn’t improve anything. Make a decisive choice and follow the path of light. Uplift others and see yourself uplifted.
Be Grateful for Community & Service: At the end of the day, all of us want to be appreciated and heard. The gift of community opens the door for us to hear/listen and be heard. When we offer our talents and services to others in need, we are lending our hearts and ears to them, and in turn, they share theirs with us. When we build or join a trusted community of people who believe in our well-being and support us, we thrive. A community can be a small group of supportive friends or a larger entity. The size of the community we join doesn’t matter as long as we are comfortable and contribute. What matters is that we care and others care. Reciprocity is important.
Be Grateful for Grace: There is grace in everything we do if we believe it. Divine Grace is available to all and cannot be bought. Everything we accomplish requires a measure of faith, knowledge, and the grace of God. We must also remember the grace of people who help us achieve our goals. I believe in prayer and a thankful attitude and we can all benefit from remembering to see the grace of the many helpful hands, seen and unseen, that have contributed to our lives…
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Positive Motivation Tip: Every time we express our gratitude, a flower blooms in our spirit and sends waves out to others.
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Thank you for this reminder. It should be habit to give thanks for even the little things. I am grateful just of being alive, and I thank God every morning for waking me up to a new day with new opportunities, new chances, new beginnings. And I thank Him before I go to sleep, for the blessings I received and the lessons i have learned from the day that passed.
I do same when I wake up and I am grateful that it is the first thing that comes to mind… even if my cat is trying to kick me out of bed to feed him. LOL! 🙂
You’re just right. It’s important to take a step back and take stock of what great things you do have in your life, instead of focusing on what you want and don’t have! x
Exactly, and when we shift that, it opens more doors.
This is such a beautiful post. There are so many things to be grateful for and we should always remember that.
We must never forget… Oprah’s gratitude quotes list is terrific!
I’m grateful for my ability to find and learn new things.Being Grateful always taught me the importance of always finding the good in ever ways of our life.
Happy Birthday Kelly! grateful for the days of our lives! 🙂
Such positive thoughts with the beautiful pictures as always!!
I’m grateful for family, freedoms in America, colorful flowers, and good food. I’m thankful for opportunities to serve people and to create friendships. Gratefulness can overcome so many other negative emotions.
Freedom is taken so lightly by many… until they lose it. YES! <3
I agree with you, we must strive to be grateful. I’m grateful every day for the people who love me, for enough food in my belly and a home. I’ll never be wealthy, but I get by and I’m generally healthy, I have much to be thankful for. Blessings to you dear Eliz!
Blessings to you my dear sister across the pond. I concur and I love the new profile photo. You look content and … grateful! 🙂
You’re so right Elizabeth. Each and every day I find myself feeling grateful about something. Just yesterday we had a huge thunderstorm, I thought I roof was going to blow off, which it didn’t 😀 and I’m grateful for that but also how beautiful everything looks this morning. All the dust and grime has been washed away and the air feels so crisp and fresh.
Oh wow! I had the same experience during our last scary thunderstorm. So many lost power and the gratitude was palpable. I had my health to contend with as ell… YES!
Such a beautiful message to start the week! I love this. It’s always a good thing to think about all the things that you’re grateful for. It’s the kind of mindset that I use especially during times wherein I feel down.
It helps me too… It is magical.
I think practicing gratitude should be much more included in our daily routines. It’s easy to get lost in less positive thoughts as we live our lives, and it’s also easy to complain about what we don’t have or what we want to have. But being grateful for what we do have is so important! I wish more people would realize how blessed they are for being loved, for having family and friends, for being healthy…
And that we remember to give back to others
I love that quote by Samuel Butler on Gratitude. I love this week’s Motivation Monday post. There is just so much to be grateful for in life.
Even the things we dont see…
What a lovely thoughtful post! It really does make you think how lucky we truly are.
Then celebrate it and share it with others!
This is awesome! What better day to start motivated than a Monday!
A grateful heart is a beginning of greatness – I could not agree more! Gratitude can take you to greater heights and bring you bigger blessings! 🙂
It does and it demands that we not forget to be careful with our actions
I find that all too often, when things are not going well, I forget the things that I have to be grateful.I forget that I’m alive, my children are healthy. That we are taken care of. I think we all need to be reminded at times.
That is a oment to cherish.
Even if our lives are busy, we leave in the morning and come back home in the evening, exhausted and ready for bed, we should find a moment to think about what are we grateful for that happened during our day. Someone once told me to write down three good things that happened to me every day, even if they are simple, like seeing a beautiful flower, and be grateful for it. And that will make us smile and go to sleep peacefully.
It is a magical practice and it opens our eyes to the conscientious and the dismissive. We learn the difference.
Being grateful is much easier when you are living in the moment. When you look at everything in front of you, sometimes, how much we have to do can be overwhelming. I realize that geing grateful is more on our minds with the upcoming holidays, but it’s an attitude that I try to carry forward every day.
It is clearly an attitude of consideration. When we treat others in a dismissive way… it shows
Gratitude is so important. It shows that you are not entitled and that you care. I am super grateful I have an amazing boyfriend, family and friends coz when I needed them the most, they were all there for me supportive and amazing!
We all need to work on this… yep!
I too have been thinking about being grateful. I started keeping a gratitude diaries. Makes me thankful for everything things from daily life which we sometimes might take for granted.
True… it starts with the little things; our attentiveness to others and the little details that matter.
Being grateful is something that I should continually practice. I tend to forget to be grateful especially when everything in my life is in place. thanks for this inspiring message!
Thank you too.. we all need reminders to be mindful and grateful. It works both ways.
Gratefulness is so important and really a mind shift that opens you up to things you didn’t see before.
It sure is… and we must remember it
“A grateful heart is the beginning of greatness” – I love this! Such a powerful post, thank you for sharing! Amazing that you’ve been blogging 9 years!! X
It seems like only yesterday to me…
Thank you for this inspiring, uplifting post. Being grateful is something it seems many people do not practice these days. I like all your quotes!
Yep, and they will fight you for it too. TY!
This is a great post on being grateful. It is so true that so many forget the little things. I have never had much but I know it has made me more grateful for what I do, and more important for my family. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
It is what keeps so many going I agree.
Being grateful is a great topic to speak about frequently, especially this month! I try to self reflect on things that I am grateful for each morning before starting my day. It really helps me enter myself and set new goals.
I concur. It is a great way to start our day.
Anymore it feels like I have so much to be grateful. This is the month to reflect on that stuff, too!
It is… the season. 🙂
I did not know you had been blogging for nine years, that is truly incredible! I agree with everything you’ve said. Being grateful is SO important and I believe it plays a huge part in our overall happiness. Its good to sit back and count the blessings or for certain aspects, people in our lives who truly make things special for us.
It has been an up and down ride but I am grateful for the journey. <3
Very well written post. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on gratitude. I try to make sure that I bring it into my life on a daily basis. Thanks again for sharing.
Thank you for your feedback!
I am really grateful for everything that I have because I know that in different parts of the world they have those that are less fortunate.
Precisely… we must remember others…
Being Grateful and Thankful, esp towards relationships is so necessary in this fast-paced world of today. Without our family & friends who keep us rooted, we would be nothing!
We need that foundation for sure.
I really enjoy these pieces. I think people often concentrate on the negatives but it’s so important to remember what you are grateful for as this really puts things into perspective.
Yes, there is enough of the other on our world. We can acknowledge it ans still count our moments of gratitude
Revisiting your blog, Elizabeth. It is early morning in my side of the world, and I am grateful to witness another sunrise. Life is so good! I am grateful I have your blog to read everytime for motivation and inspiration!
Thank you and you inspire me too. <3
Unfortunately, lots of people forget how lucky there are and to be grateful. Nowadays, there is so many things to be grateful about. For me, to be surrounded by people I love, to be alive, to be able to make my own choices, to be free. All those things I am grateful for !
It starts with us and then flows out to the world… I agree.
Wow such a really beautiful article, I’m grateful for an article like this which serves as an inspiration to all. I’m grateful because of my family and our wonderful relationship also with my friends.
I’m grateful for your spirit of gratitude.
Being grateful is something I have always taken seriously. I believe when you are grateful you get more. I am grateful that myself and my family are alive and well, being grateful for being alive is the most important to me, anything afterwards is secondary, It is beneficial to be grateful!
It is is a much needed quality in our world today. Not just for ourselves but to then share it with others less fortunate
This is a post that a lot of people need right now. I think it’s important to remember to grateful and thankful!! You never know when things will change.
Life is ephemeral and we must cherish what is here and now
Gratefulness is in itself very empowering. This is a great article just before Thanksgiving. Running around in the world, people forget to step back and appreciate all that they have.
Indeed. TY! 🙂
Love this! This is so timely as we enter the holiday season. I’ve learned over time to count my blessings and be grateful for life. Sometimes we lose sight of how blessed we are compared to so many around the world. Thank you for reminding me to take time to appreciate the things that really matter.
Thank you… we matter!
I’ve actually recently taken an exam about gratefulness and the result said I’m grateful most of the time (as expected). I feel blessed having a good family, a stable job, a wonderful marriage, and friends who are always supportive.
Hahaha! You are cherished! 🙂
This is a great time for this Post. This month I decided to write the things I need to be grateful for. 🙂
We should all do that.
This year we’ve got a little more to be grateful for as my daughter’s health has finally improved and schedule procedures postponed. I think it’s important we come back to gratefulness again and again, lest we forget all we have.
So happy for you. Celebrate it!
Being grateful for what one have is the greatest pleasure one can have ever.. If look around everywhere then there will be a large section of people who have nothing to rejoice in their life.. Many child sleeps beneath the sky with hungry stomach..
Sad but so, so true. Like that very sad photo you shared on your blog. Gratitude and grace are key!
Sometimes I feel so full of wants that i forget to be thankful for what I have, little as it may seem, I am still fortunate than a whole lot of people living in dire straits. Right now, I am grateful for the food on the table. I just made crispy, deep fried breaded pork chops for my family. I am grateful oh Lord, for giving me blessings more than I ever deserve.
You are spot on. Same here. I dont share all my struggles but I know this story well… TY! <3
There’re so many things we should be grateful for. But we like to look at people who have more than us, and be ungrateful.
So true…. look within!
I think so many of us, myself included, get caught up in the busy-ness of everyday life that we forget to look for all the things we should be grateful for amidst all the chaos. I have to admit that I’ve been that person recently. Thanks for a new perspective!
You are NOT alone. Thank you! 🙂
we should be grateful to god for giving us a wonderful life…your motivated post really boost my moral.
And your feedback did same for mine. <3
Being grateful is a key to success. I have always been taught to thank God for my blessings and share them with others.
It is so much so… yes!
I really love this series as it reminds us of which things have helped us come this far in life. It is so important to be grateful for the blessings that help you in life.
True… the more we say thanks, the we receive grace!
Gratitude is a sublime thing. I find that we take so many things for granted, it’s always useful to be reminded to stop and realise how lucky we are, how grateful we could be even for the tiniest blessings in our lives. Thank you for reminding me of that today!
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Be grateful, we hear this phrase a lot but we forget to implement it sometimes. I adore your perspective on this. Being grateful is a blessing, as per my experience, the more I am grateful, the more I feel positive about life.
Likewise. I concur.
I am truly grateful for what I have right now. Your post reminds me to always think about that.
Thank you and I know you do!
I grateful heart is a happy heart. Although it can be hard during the day when the little push me to my limits, i count my blessings each night.
Indeed it is
This is a great reminder to stop and think about all that we have to be grateful for. I definitely get caught up in the day to day tasks and miss out on a lot of what I have to be grateful for.
We are all in good company on that note… so true. TY! 🙂
I love this! Always be grateful. I love your list of so many things we have to be grateful for. Such a good reminder.
Yes – life, family, friends, a sound mind, and able body, even beauty of nature…those are all glorious things to be grateful for that are so easy to take for granted on a daily basis. I always am brought back to the basics of just being grateful as well. Because although it’s basic, it’s anything but simple. A grateful outlook is life-changing.
I have so many things to be grateful for and I try my best to approach each day with an attitude of gratitude. When my first child was born, we almost lost him and spending so much time in the NICU and seeing everything the other parents were going through really opened my eyes to how much I have to be grateful for.
I think gratitude is a very essential part of our human nature. It can be hard to go out of our way to actually say thank you but I think it makes us better people and helps us improve.
I started practicing gratitude and I think it’s very important thing to do. When I feel bad I love to write the list of things I’m grateful for. I have a feeling that people are so self-centered now and that they don’t care about others and with the fact how happy they actually are! This post deserves so many shares because everyone should be aware of how significant is gratitude
This is the perfect time to talk about the things you are grateful for! Great post!
I have to say, I am loving your Motivation Monday posts! This is my favourite so far. I’m loving the quote: “When you are grateful – when you can see what you have – you unlock blessings to flow in your life.”. It’s so true, sometimes we really need o jut stop and take a good look at everything we have and really appreciate it all.
This is another splendid piece of writing from your bucket and a beautiful reminder indeed! I’m grateful to God for my family, friends and I can’t imagine my life without them. I completely agree with Brittany that I too get caught up in everyday hustles and bustles of my life. I need to take out more time and admire the beauty of mother nature and thank God for this beautiful life!
This is a lovely post. Thanks for reminding everyone. Being grateful for everything is such a good mantra to have everyday. It feeds your soul to be good and yourself to be more energetic and productive everyday. Im always grateful for what I am always accomplishing daily, from being a husband, working on my daytime job, working on our blog, etc, etc…
-Gerome
This is such a beautiful reminder that the spirit of gratitude is so essential. Even during the toughest times, and especially with the holidays approaching, there is always something or someone(s) to be grateful for. I love that there is a world kindness day. This is what our world needs right now. And it definitely starts with gratitude.
I am always grateful to God, family and friends. I think that if we live a life full of gratitude, we are more content of what we have. It is easy to find that joy that comes from within. Gratitude is good for the soul.
Great subject just in time for Thanksgiving! It’s very important to be grateful in life or you won’t get anywhere.
What a perfect timely prompt! In the midst of even my most difficult times I try to remember I always have something to be grateful for!
Being grateful is so humbling and it reminds you the love and support you might have in your life!
This is a great reminder since We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude. It’s important to take time out and remember all of the things to be thankful for.
Yes I pledge to kindness. We live in a world that needs to see more of this but in the beauty of it all there’s a lot of kindness happening everywhere and for that I’m thankful.
Having a grateful heart is truly the key to being a happy person!
Love this! It’s so important to be grateful, all year round. Sometimes it’s so easy to focus on what we don’t have instead of what we do.
This is a great reminder! We tend to get caught up with the things that aren’t that important and forget to realize how grateful we actually are! I’m very grateful for what’s going on in my life at the moment and I try to give back when I can! I’ll be volunteering for the 3rd time this year with Meals on Wheels Atlanta to pass out Thanksgiving dinners!
This is definitely the time of year that we can all use a reminder to be grateful…
Thoughtfull post. And inspirational, motivational too. I felt so good reading it. Got emotional too.
Thanks for reminding us to appreciate what we have again and again! This is really important so we won’t think things we have are easy to get!
Great article. Lots to be thankful for daily.
I love this motivation fever that you are spreading. I agree on what Katrina said, focus on the positives and be greateful. Such a short phrase but encourages tons of people, indeed we must be greatful for every single blessing that we have received regardless if it’s small or big just be happy and greatful for it. I always love to read your motivation mondays I might not leave a comment that often but I’m one of those who reads this great feed. Happy day!
There are so many things to be grateful for – my mother’s birthday was yesterday and while it is a very sad time it reminded me to be thankful for those who are in my life now and that there is a heaven above that accepted her with open arms.
I can never be more grateful for the life that I have. I’ve faced so many things through the years but there’s also so much to be thankful for, like my family and our home. This is such a good reminder for all of us to be grateful for everyday.
My heart is full lately Elizabeth! I started out 4 months ago to be a blogger and ended up becoming an Influencer along the way. I’m doing my first paid post right now. I’m getting paid very little but im so grateful! I’m so grateful it’s the holidays and my sister is flying in to town in a couple of weeks and my family will be together! I’m grateful I’m healthy and in buying my own place next year. But most importantly, I’m grateful for my faith in God. Have a blessed Thanksgiving Elizabeth!
Happy Thanksgiving to you and best wishes on your journey!
So important to be grateful for what you have rather than worried about what you don’t have. I try to remind my kids of this all the time.
I agree, being grateful is so important!
I’ve been reading your motivation mondays for awhile and I just have to say they’re really great. It always reminds me to pause and reflect on life, which I might have not otherwise, and for that i’m grateful 🙂
I like that you mentioned being grateful for choice. We live in a time when this particular freedom is curtailed for a great many people in the world. It’s a good reminder that we are fortunate to be able to exercise it.
This is a nice (and very necessary) reminder to be thankful everyday. We often forget to appreciate even the little things in life. Thanks for this!
Happy Thanksgiving, dear! Appreciate this reminder in lieu of this week. Indeed, when we count our blessings, the awareness of good grows – be it life, love, health, or our state of mind. I love that you have included the World Kindness Challenge in this post. It puts “feet” to the feeling of gratefulness and makes it action. Blessings. xo
Being grateful for the things we take for granted is important to me, the simple things not material. Like you mentioned life, my health, and my family
Gratitude keeps us on our feet and the gives us the attitude of being considerate of others. I always keep in mind that I will not be where I am today without the help of others.
I think we are all guilty sometimes of greed and not stopping and looking at all we have. It is so important to not get caught up in the hustle and bustle and just look at what really matters.
Gratitude is such an important thing to have in this world because if your don’t have it, you could live your life full of anger, animosity and regret and that is unhealthy.
I think gratitude is something that comes along as you grow up, it’s so easy to stay focused on all of the bad or to get lost in your own head but taking the time everyday to stop and think about all of the good and all of the blessings is SO important.
This is very inspiring! I’m also thankful and grateful for all things, big and small. And sometimes grateful to failures as well. When a door closes, sometimes huge windows opens!
Super inspiring! Loved reading this.
Sondra xx
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This post is in perfect time for Thanksgiving! I love Motivation Mondays.
I’m always amazed how you kept up with the daily themes from WordPress, and the information you provide on each article… I’m grateful, as you are and you provide a constant reminder on the many events and things in this world~
Thank you Tiffany! <3
you always need to be grateful, otherwise, you can’t live life to its full capacity
Thanks for the reminder! It is however sad how so many of us take for granted all the good we have but hey we are all a work in progress and your post is helpful to get us back on track:)
I’m grateful for whoever I am. And I’m grateful for people like you who are not tired of inspiring everyone with your motivational blog posts. I’m grateful to you. Thanks!
I always believe that we should remain humble and never forget to be grateful. It will hep us to reach our goal and be successful.
What a great reminder to be thankful and grateful. Love this.
I am grateful for this life, a family, and good health. I love the idea of doing one act of kindness for 14 weeks.A program like this can make us better humans in a few months!
Great… Happy Holidays! 🙂
Always important to be grateful in life
How have I never heard of kindess day?! I like this concept. I try to be kind every day. You never know what is going on in someone else’s life or the impact you could have!
The way I see it… is being grateful is an action you show to someone, being thankful is the feeling you get from someone showing you gratitude.
Gratitude is a basis to better life or so I think. Gratitude comes back 10th ward. Loved the post as usual
Nov is Thanksgiving month, yes, let’s be grateful & appreciate what we have , life is short
Great things happen to those who don’t stop believing, trying, learning, and being grateful.