November 21, 2006

• Gratitude

   

  Life is so precious. Our lives could end sooner than we expected.  We get so caught up with the habits of acknowledging what goes wrong and fixing the wrong that we forget to acknowledge the right.  We have a lot to be grateful for.  I mean really so much.  What we have here in America is a precious privilege.  For those that have lived in the third world countries, you know what I am talking about. 

   

  In this instance, I am grateful that I am alive.  I am grateful for the freedom to express myself, freedom to investigate my life, freedom to be able to spend my time the way I choose.  I am grateful for a roof under my head, good health, a comfortable bed.  I am grateful for families and friends.   I am grateful for all the spiritual teachers and their teachings.  I am grateful for world technologies, good tap water, hot teas (especially Green, Jasmine, and Black), safe roadways, flushed toilets, sinks, and shower.  The list can go on. 

   

  At this instance, what is it that you are grateful for?  I’m not asking you to impose gratitude onto your stage of mind, but I am asking you to just tell the truth about what it is that you have that you are grateful for.

   

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