amazed by the power of gratitude

Have an attitude of gratitude! It's fun to say, if you are the sarcastic sort, it's what you say when you are really trying not to implode over the ridiculous wrrongs  you are encountering, right? Well, I was challenged by my virtual mentor to keep a journal - a gratitude journal. Every day, write 5 things that I am grateful for or one thing and 5 reasons why. It was not so much that I honored those blessings in my life that I notice most. That happened, but what I notice, after a couple weeks of this practice,  is that what once was a discipline that required intention, more of something I made happen - is becoming something that happens to me. A seemingly ordinary moment becomes a transcendent moment that floods me with a sense of purpose and mission, with hope and joy. I did not expect that so much. I love that, it reminds me that I am part of something so much bigger. We are connected and we are meant for a Kingdom that is not this, but at the same time - it is here, if we choose it. A Kingdom of love and hope, of joy and purpose, of wholeness. 
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• Gratitude puts situations into perspective. When we can see the good as well as the bad, it becomes more difficult to complain and stay stuck.
• Gratitude helps us realize what we have. This can lessen our need for wanting more all the time.
• Gratitude strengthens relationships, improves health, reduces stress, and, in general, makes us happier, according to Dr. Emmons, who explains his research in this video.

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Be cheerful no matter what; pray all the time; thank God no matter what happens. This is the way God wants you who belong to Christ Jesus to live.  - The Message