Being Grateful

I have been pondering all day about what to write on today's blog. Then my thoughts kept coming back to Thanksgiving day and what is it mean to be grateful to those I love. Most of us when we are asked about what we are grateful for, we are often grateful for the materialistic or physical things that we can see. It is not a bad thing that we are grateful for all those. Have you ever paused and thought for a moment of what you are really grateful for; may it be the love that you receive from your spouse, kids, parents, in-laws, friends, the lifestyle that you have, the peace and security that you have living in this country while others sacrifice their life for us. While it seems like we are only grateful for the good things that happen to us, we seem to forget to be grateful for the worst or mistakes in the past that happened to us. Those mistakes were the lessons that taught us to be who we are right now.

This Thanksgiving let us give thanks to the painful lessons or events in the past and be grateful for all things that have happened to us: the good and the bad, big or small; for everything happens for a reason. And be grateful for your Heavenly Father, the Universe, or God for sending you those lessons. Let us take time to thank those who love us and those we loved; appreciates the small things in life, the abundance of friendship, times, wisdom, love, opportunity, and be grateful to be alive everyday. Namaste.