TUESDAY MOTIVATOR - Reasons To Be Thankful

[joeyjoe]

Posted: 10/12/04 at 8:51am

The more you appreciate something, the more valuable it becomes. By being truly and actively thankful, you actually increase and expand the reasons you have for being thankful.

Sometimes it is difficult to find anything for which to be thankful. Yet it is precisely at such times that a genuine sense of thankfulness will do the most good.

When the world looks bleak, being thankful may seem to be naive, wishful thinking. The reality, though, is that thankfulness is a powerful, positive strategy that can immediately change things for the better.

When you can think of no reason to be thankful, it pays to look more closely until you do indeed find a reason. For even the smallest positive thing can begin to change your world in a big way.

If you focus on what is going wrong, on the problems, those problems will consume your energy and they will grow stronger. Instead, give some energy and grateful attention to what is right, no matter how small it may be, and it will surely grow.

Look for reasons to be thankful. And you will find a treasure of real, lasting value.

Posted: 10/12/04 at 8:59am

Considering how many of the world's population has to live, those in America who aren't thankful for what they have - and there are VERY few who could be said to be truly 'without' - need a serious wake-up call.

Ultimately, I think what we have to be most thankful for is the gift of options.

[redhotinnyc2]

Posted: 10/12/04 at 9:01am

The pace of the universe brings harmony to my soul. My heart opens to the divine timing which best serves my soul. My heart paces itself according to divine unfolding. I accept and appreciate the pacing of my life. I recognize that as I seek to align myself with higher wisdom, my path is led perfectly, a step at a time, for my own highest unfolding. Spirit is the Great Conductor. I am given my cues. There is no need for haste. There is no place in me for impatience. Delays and detours to my limited vision are actually the perfect path unfolding to a higher eye. Knowing that divine timing is perfect and that I am a divinely loved child of the universe, I surrender my anxiety and urgency. I allow higher forces to orchestrate the good which is mine to have.

[joeyjoe]

Posted: 10/12/04 at 9:10am

DGrant, well said... when i read your post, the first thing i thought of was the teenage angst thread... i used to think that angst occurred in that age group simply because it was fashionable, what with all the angst-ridden lyrics in popular music a few years ago... but if you apply your thoughts on the gift of options, really, angst should be SUCH a fleeting thing... in an ideal world...

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 10/12/04 at 9:14am

It's hard to tell that to teenagers though. Physiologically they are built to be unusually self-involved, and in the moment. It's really not their fault.

Good morning, my loves!

[redhotinnyc2]

Posted: 10/12/04 at 9:16am

Now all I can hear is the voice of your icon saying hello... I haven't had the chance to see her in that many things but my best memory of Claire is in The Illustrated Man with Rod Stieger...amazing. Oh yes - and in my favorite psychological thriller - The Haunting (with goddess Julie Harris)

[joeyjoe]

Posted: 10/12/04 at 9:19am

claire who???

rath, true... i know we all went through some level of that when we were growing up, but last decade, it just seemed that there were so many kids feeling that way because it was the cool thing... certainly the music reflected the mood of the generation, but some seemed to just hunker down in their angst and enjoy wallowing in it... i had a friend who said to me that he was young and was supposed to be angst-ridden because that's what kids his age were supposed to be... huh???

yes, it's hard to tell that to teenagers when their peers are telling them otherwise... Updated On: 10/12/04 at 09:19 AM

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 10/12/04 at 9:22am

Okay, redhot, did joey just say Claire who??? Lordy be.

[redhotinnyc2]

Posted: 10/12/04 at 9:22am

"Bloom" joeyjoe, Claire Bloom.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 10/12/04 at 9:22am

I'm about to come over there and kick some joey ass...

[joeyjoe]

Posted: 10/12/04 at 9:23am

careful, now... kangaroos can give a mighty kick!

Posted: 10/12/04 at 9:24am

I have a tendency to think it's a necessary part of development - you have to have a sense of what's wrong (if only in your perception) to want it to be different. And goodness knows there's plenty in today's age to be angst-ridden about. My problem comes when they can't really identify anything that's bothering them - then the 'angst' becomes just a posture, and one usually brought on simply by selfish boredom. And frankly, I don't see that as a problem just for young people. At the moment, some of the most motivated and directed persons I see are young.

[joeyjoe]

Posted: 10/12/04 at 9:32am

"My problem comes when they can't really identify anything that's bothering them - then the 'angst' becomes just a posture, and one usually brought on simply by selfish boredom."

DG, my point, but better stated by you...

[joeyjoe]

Posted: 10/12/04 at 10:50am

Tuesday is history. Faith chooses memory.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 10/12/04 at 10:52am

Tuesday is tiring. Where was your faith when you couldn't remember Claire Bloom, joey?

Posted: 10/12/04 at 10:53am

Personally, I think elves break into the bedroom of a teenager on the eve of their 13th birthday and remove half their brains which they don't return until they turn 25.

Seriously, in movies and TV geared towards teenagers, parents, teachers, etc. are always portrayed as idiots. A classic example is Ferris Beuler's Day Off. Also, look at Cruel Intentions... "The parentals are in Europe" meanhile the pretty teenagers get to live in a mansion.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 10/12/04 at 10:55am

LOVE Cruel Intentions. The house alone is worth the price of that ticket.

Updated On: 10/12/04 at 10:55 AM

[joeyjoe]

Posted: 10/12/04 at 10:58am

rath, i thought you weren't talking to me...

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 10/12/04 at 11:01am

Question BEGGED to be asked.