Thanksliving

Thanksliving means to live with a heart filled with gratitude for everything that life has offered to us continuously. Every experience has led us to where we are now.

All these experiences wouldn’t have been possible without the cooperation of nature’s phenomenal forces, community, friends, family, body, and mind.

Make it a practice to wake up with a grateful heart. End your day by writing a journal (physically or mentally) with whatever you were grateful for on that day.

We are not capable of experiencing happiness in this moment because we are constantly in pursuit of new desires. Appreciating what we have should be part of our lifestyle. This brings a certain calmness in the mind. Such calmness comes from contentment. This conserves our energy from being dissipated with the constant urge to keep on fulfilling endless desires.

We have much to be grateful for in our lives. If we are not content with what we already have, what extra stuff can bring us happiness? While pursuing whatever goals we have set for ourselves, it is powerful to appreciate what we already have. This appreciation enhances our journey.

It’s not just the pleasant experiences that we ought to be grateful for. In fact, the unpleasant experiences are what I am grateful for the most in hindsight. They took me out of my comfort zone to prompt me to ask some pertinent questions. 

The more grateful we are, the more blessings we get in various forms. Our life changes magically when we feel gratitude for what we have already been blessed with. We demand less and give more. There is so much joy in that feeling.

Along with some awesome experiences, I went through some pretty challenging times in my life. The only prayer I have said is THANK YOU irrespective of the circumstances (happy/sad). I can vouch for how that simple prayer has blessed me with so much.