It’s November, 2021 — Gratitude Month…

… and gratitude is one of my very favorite subjects about which to write.

I’ve lost count of the number of poems I’ve written over the years on the subject of gratitude… but obviously, it is important to me and on my mind a lot. I have found, in my life, that when I am feeling gratitude there is no room for any of the negative things that pop up now and then.

Buddha’s wisdom on the subject of gratitude goes like this (I love it):

“Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot
today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a
little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least
we didn’t die; so let us all be thankful.”

(We can always find a target for our gratitude!)

GRATITUDE

A grateful heart is a magnet for miracles…
You shift to a higher frequency and attract better things.
You give joy and laughter to all of those around you.
Communication is accomplished along loving heartstrings.

With gratitude in your heart there’s more beauty to see.
Opening your eyes enhances your gratitude practice.
Be thankful for everything that happens in your life…
It’s all your experience! It’s your very own process.

Each day you live, be looking for the good.
Praise it, appreciate it… practice being grateful.
Make it your daily commitment and you’ll be in awe
Of what happens in your life: joys by the roomful.

Gratitude is when memory is stored in your heart,
And not in your busy mind at all.
An “attitude of gratitude” will ease your path.
It will help you to survive any storm or squall.

There’ll be moments, of course, when your gratitude wears thin,
And it’s rekindled by another on the spot.
They’ve lit the flame within you to go another turn.
Be GRATEFUL when things are going well.
Be GRACEFUL when they are not.