Kathy, I love the word gratitude as a substitute for celebration, which I think has been overused and has lost much of its meaning. Have you used the words and concepts interchangably? How do celebrations fit into your life?

Hi, Kathy. I've been reading along this month and have 25 items on my grateful list. I still have trouble being grateful every day. Do you believe there is such a thing as biorythm cycles (spiritual, physical and psychological) and that they can affect us? How can a life turn around from hot to not in one month? I'm having trouble getting back on track.

Hi Anno, I haven't used the words interchangebly. Some other words for celebrate are: honor, observe, and glorify. I like the word grace also which has these other words: observe, dignify, thanks and blessings. I love to play around with words when I write. It is fun for me. Thanks for asking. Kathy

Hi Saundra, I'm sorry I don't know anything about biorythm cycles. As far as staying on track, it's important to write down five things each day that we are grateful for to build the habit. It is good to review the five things before we go to bed at night. I think of five things before I throw the covers off and it sets my tone for the day.

Once we have developed the habit of gratitude it can be empowering. It can have lasting benefits for personal and social development, individual health and well-being, and community strength and harmony. Gratitude builds people skills for loving and showing appreciation. It prompts us to stretch ourselves to think of creative ways to repay kindness. It can also act as a prevention in our minds by changing thoughts from anger and hostility to those of appreciation and joy.

We all have challenges to deal with but being in a state of gratitude will help us deal with them with a better frame of mind. If some particular issue or person is bothersome to you, try to write down five things about the situation or the person that you could be grateful for and see if it does not cause you to stretch yourself into a more gentle frame of mind. The practice of gratitude is simple and it is free, yet it is profound. I am sure of this because I have experienced it and I know many others who have also experienced it. So keep on keeping on with gratitude and I'm sure you will experience a beneficial shift. Thanks for sharing, Kathy

NEW ATTITUDES - THOUGHTS FOR TODAY:

NEW ATTITUDES - THOUGHTS FOR TODAY:

I am so grateful for meeting challenges head-on.
We see mistakes as learning experiences in disguise,
And reach serenity in the midst of turmoil--
It's not what happens to us, but what we make of it that counts.

I am so grateful for living with integrity.
Leaving the scene before an argument starts,
Refusing to react to another's bad mood,
Not taking everything said to me personally
Cultivates my practice of self-control.

I am so grateful for an attitude adjustment.
When everything seems to be falling apart
A darn good idea is to turn to the Self,
Feel the chaos for only a moment
And understand that life is readjusting itself.

Eileen

i been reading this thread but not posting i thought of you all today and it helped with the situasion at hand.1

as i woke this am moving from dream to wake my wee voice in my head 2 said take a taxie to hosp....i woke and thought hosp.... lol No, lol i had semi forgoten hosp apt but though ok fair enough get taxi 3 as im getting over a bug....potencial accedent or whatever.

got their for assesment for opp 4 on back not looking forwared to it as it resembles all in wresttling session. I come away very soar.

consultent decides 5, to give me steroid injections into both hips, their socets, and the socet of right arm, gulp...wasent expecting that. So while their descussing the lenth verses the boar of neadle!!!lol like i needed to hear that! i am praying, 6 nurse askes why i quite without a blink i told her why i was quite. While doing the injections their saying swear if you want to 7 lol, i was joking back 8 had to abort the arm to get local pain injection 9 then they carried on. nurse was glasweigien 10 i brok into slang we laughed 11.

Thank doc he laughed said dont thank me i was hurting you, i went yea but long term 13...

partner ill at home with child. i phoned them 12 and whinged got a "their their love u be ok"11. said some more prayers having cofe 14 waiting for taxie. Re-set my attitude 15 felt less sorry for self 16 thought of you lot again and this thread 17 hobbled to taxi passed young man in wheelchair both legs amputated above knew last amputasion just finished with 18 was happy i still had the legs and hips even if they did hurt

I promised child 20 id take him to park after hosp, couldn't disapoint him do kept my word....it was worth it 21 his delight and giggles on slides etc.

had tastie convience food in house 22 and strong painkikllers 23

wasent gonna post this day events as not intresting to anyone else really but when i relized what an ongoing effect this thread was having on me decided i would 24 once child was in bed 25.

today i was gratfull for self trust, god, prayer, doctors, a carring partner, child, countrie i lived in, religious/spiritule freedom, monie for taxies, convience food, having a child, abilitie to keep word, and you ladies (genrilly) with this thread (spacifically). I put a wee number by every point or event weer I felt gratfull or thankfull...

the end of day soar yep but would of been anyway, head and hart good really good and much healthier than if i felt sorry for myself...at times my head was trying to take me their (due to pain) but open eyes and willingness easily lead me back to good place.....i havent worked as hard at feeling and being as gratfull for what feels like quite a long time....gratitude big part of my working life (addiction espically around na aa or nar annon work/programes) ironic eh!....time to more practice what i preach lol

think i will go back to doing daily gratitude lists just to keep it toped up.


so too everyone thanks for all you said heer with this post

celtic

i was writting this post when you posted the ...thoughts for today lol....we even used one of the same phrazies lol and must of been written them at the same time (or did you have yours pre written lol)

celtic

This is a great story and exactly how gratitude begins to work when we work it. (By being grateful) Thank you for sharing and I wish you the best. In gratitude, Kathy

hi all,
I'm new to this site and have joined at a very difficult time in my life. I have recently watched the dvd The Secret and it also talks about Gratitude. I have been trying to keep myself positive and grateful. I have tough times ahead but will continue to be grateful for the stregnth that I have to do what is necessary for myself and my kids.
Glad to be here to hear your voices
Thanx
Copper