“It is through gratitude for the present moment that the spiritual dimension of life opens up.” (Eckhart Tolle)
I used to be such an extremely ungrateful person, rarely giving any sort of thanks or appreciation for what I had in life. Instead, I was usually more annoyed with some aspect of what I did have or intently focused on what I didn’t have. It wasn’t until I started doing a gratitude journal on a daily basis did I find myself learning to be a lot more grateful. By regularly recording the things each day I was thankful for helped me to realize how much abundance I had in life in each and every moment. Take for example my eyesight, hearing, and voice. There are countless people in the world who are lacking in one or more of these senses, yet I still have all three and am able to see the wonderful beauty in nature all around me on a constant basis. But sadly, I never used to appreciate any of it, because I was so unsatisfied with the majority of my life. Thankfully that’s no longer true, but it’s only because I’m writing at least ten things I’m grateful to my Higher Power for at the end of every single day. In doing so, I find that I like the present moment a lot more than I ever used to and I’m also more keenly aware how much there is to be grateful for with every breath I take. I’m sure it’s always been there, but unfortunately I just wasn’t open to seeing it before, which is precisely why I thank God I’ve become a lot more grateful of a person today.
I pray that I may become more grateful of a person in life and I pray that I may begin to see all the abundance that’s already all around me and within me.
Peace, love, light, and joy,
Andrew Arthur Dawson