June 2nd,
2005
2005
| Learning to be "Greatful" |
| Learning to be "Greatful" |
| Learning to be "Greatful" is much like learning anything else. You wouldn't expect to learn the entire Chinese language in a week and you certainly will not learn to be "Greatful" in a week either. Being truly thankful is a learned process. It is our sincere hope that you will learn the process, commit it to memory and make it a habit. |
| "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28 KJV |
| I urge you to think on this verse. Are you able to accept all of your personal circumstance as a journey leading to a "great" destination? I like to think of it this way... Those of you who have children will identify. It is our job as parents to teach our children how to be good responsible citizens when they reach adulthood. I think of this life as our childhood, our journey to adulthood in the family of God. Do you ever wonder why we refer to God as "God The Father"? |
| Do you see Him as a spiritual parent? Do you see Him as in control? Do you see Him as wanting you to be the best you can be? Can you look at the unfortunate things in your life and see that there is a lesson to be learned in every situation? As you travel through your "Greatful livin" journey, you will see all things do work together for the good if you take the time to realize what God had intended for you to learn and be thankful for it. |
| The essence of "GreatfulLivin" is taking the time to be thankful for the little things in our daily lives. Our hope is you will take a few minutes each day to write what you are thankful for that day. If you take the time to point out something positive in your day, you will soon see the negative things are not quite as bad. Being thankful for the birds singing or much needed rain for your garden will lead to having more patience with an angry boss or co-worker, a dissatisfied customer, or a disagreeable child. Try to be thankful and miserable at the same time. You can't. As you master the virtue of gratitude, you will discover other virtues will become stronger and you will become better equipped to handle your life. |
| "Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity.... It turns problems into gifts, failures into success, the unexpected into perfect timing, and mistakes into important events. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow." Melodie Beattie |
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| GRATEFULNESS IS NOT AN EMOTION IT IS AN ACTION!! |
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| "Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others" Cicero 'Pro Plancio,' 54 bc |