You need to learn how to say thank you. You need to learn how to embrace the universe’s blessings. It’s okay to be proud of what you’ve accomplished. It’s important to wake up every morning and give thanks, have a moment of gratitude for another day and to go to sleep with the same sentiment. The art of thankfulness starts with acknowledging the little things. Things that many of us take for granted. I always start and end my day with meditation and gratitude.
In fact, the first 15 minutes when you wake up should be dedicated to this. Give yourself 3 to 5 minutes to meditate, 5 minutes to write down a few things you are thankful for and the last five minutes to stretch and do a breathing exercise. Your phone shouldn’t be the first thing you pick up when you start the day. Don’t read the news or go on social media first thing in the morning. Clear your mind and set your intention for the day.
Practice The Art of Thankfulness
Whenever something good happens to you it’s important to say thank you. This seems like a simple thing to do but many people don’t do this. If you want to experience the true essence of life’s blessings you need to practice the art of thankfulness. Life will only give you what you give and you can’t receive blessings in your life if you can’t see the ones that are in your life right now. Those who understand the art of thankfulness know that the big blessings happen when you acknowledge that little ones. If you can’t list 10 things you are grateful for right now in this moment you are most likely one of those people who isn’t living the life you want entirely. Or you simply spend most of your time complaining.
The big stuff happens with the little stuff. In fact, the little blessings are building blocks to the bigger blessing you will experience in life. There is nothing wrong with being proud of the beautiful house you live in or the new job you just got or looking in the mirror and saying “I am thankful for this beautiful body, I am beautiful, I am amazing”. When’s the last time you thanked your body for doing what it does? From your toes to the top of your head, give thanks to every inch of your body. This is one of the most important elements to include in your gratitude journal, your thankfulness mantra. Your health is the greatest blessing. This supersedes anything material.
How do you start practicing the art of thankfulness? Start with yourself, your body, the steps you take, the breath you take, the ability to get from point A to point B. Start with you. If you don’t feel good enough, hate your body or treat it poorly it’s hard to be thankful when good things happen. You will end up the unhappy millionaire in a giant house. You may get all the things you have ever wanted but still, feel miserable. Practicing thankfulness is the gateway to sustained happiness.
Step Into Greatness With Gratitude
Step into your greatness step with gratitude. Gratitude and greatness are one and the same. Gratitude lies in the belief system you hold within yourself. Whether or not you believe you are worthy? Good enough? If you don’t believe in yourself, that you are worthy of good things happening to you or for you. Striving for your dreams will seem impossible. It will feel like the weight of the world is on your shoulders. If you want to live with gratitude you have to understand that in order to do so you need to embrace the greatness within, you are born with it. It’s your job to harness and show the world what you’ve got.
Walk into a room with the belief that you deserve to be there. That there is a space and place for you. You can let your light shine bright while at the same time you should recognize the light of those around you. When you encompass gratitude you do not fear the greatness of others. In fact, it reminds you how thankful you are that you too possess greatness. The ability to impact the world with love and light. The recognition that you are loved and deserving of love. Gratitude is love.
Say Thank You
When something good happens to you, say thank you. Don’t look for the reasons why. When someone gives you a compliment just simply say thank you. When the day is going your way look up to the sky and say thank you. I am sure you can think of times when you’ve received a compliment or an acknowledgment for your work. Like most people self-deprecation leads before thankfulness. You explain all the negative things going on in your life before you say thank you. Then you wonder why you’re never truly happy in the happiest moments or when you’ve reached great milestones. You can’t live in a space of gratitude if you diminish yourself or accomplishments to make others feel comfortable. Don’t confuse this behaviour with humility either.
You might not realize this but you are basically signalling to the universe that this is a mistake. That you, although you work hard, you put in the work, made the right decisions, haphazardly made it, therefore you aren’t quite sure if you deserve it. Then when it slips away you wonder why. Gratitude, belief, receiving and acceptance are inseparable. In order to fully understand the concept of gratitude, you must start with yourself and the conversations you have with yourself and others.
Come up with your own thankfulness mantra. If these are the only things you are thankful for this week or this month or year. It’s a mantra you can repeat to yourself when you having a bad day or when you are feeling a little low.
Don’t listen to anyone who tells you that acknowledging your greatness, your triumphs or accomplishments in life is a sign that you are not humble. The concept of humility doesn’t require you to devalue yourself. Shrug your shoulders through life, always looking at the ground. Being humble means that you are always willing to learn and you’re willing to embrace the newness that the world has to offer you. The belief that you don’t see yourself better than anyone because you simply don’t compare your journey to anyone else’s. When you live with gratitude learning is a blessing and you are excited to see what awaits you on this wild journey called life. Just remember to say THANK YOU!
