Life and gratitude

I start my day with a prayer of praise and thanksgiving for another day of life, for a sound sleep and for the new life blessed upon my family. I too ask for wisdom to do the right and best things during the day. i extend some help to our child caregiver in preparing our breakfast and preparing the kids to school. I smile with people i meet on my way to work. I say thank you to the cab driver for a safe trip to work, i used to greet our office guard and everyone in office a smile and share snacks with them. I used to buy extra bread and 3-in-1 coffee so i can have something to share to my officemates.

Hi Karen ! I always thank the great God for the blessing He has bestowed upon me and His kindness towards me. I do not forget to convey my heartfelt ‘thanks’, if somebody does favour to me. I always feel grateful for the favour and try my best to repay the same, in whatever manner I can. Prayer is also one of the ways to convey our gratitude to the Almighty. I am really impressed with your idea of writing ‘your blessings’ on the journal. It is better to write because we possibly cannot remember each and every event in details and our mind has limited capacity. Also, writing posts on myLot is also not less than a diary for keeping records of events happening in our life. Have a great day!

Hello Karen, I have started going through the attitude of gratitude thing and I really like it. At the end of the day just before I retire for the night I do have a little ceremony that I perform. I say a prayer and give thanks and I write it down on a piece of paper. I then burn this piece of paper in a little pot and it feels quite powerful as I am submitting this prayer and the smoke slowly rises after the flame has been distinguised and only ashes are left. I sense that the smoke slowly rises and becomes one with the Universe. I like this ceremony and it's something I like to do. Andrew

If referring to our dear God. I will show my gratitude in a thanksgiving mass. I always go to church to praise him then have a little prayer to say thanks for his good did unto me. If this is referring to a person. If someone help me and or did something kind to me. I always show gratitude saying thanks and God bless. So that God, will one to repay him/her if I will not pay back those kindness... Hello Karen, nice to participate in your discussion again. Long time no talk my dear friend. Have a nice day!

hi karen,i think for me is just a simple thank is great and that is alright already but for some they return any favor to say thank you like giving gift or cooking and baking food to appreciate what this people do to them because of the help and that is sign of gratitude.other health alliance they give free medical consultation and some do dole outs to help more people especially those under served people in my place.i also participate in volunteering for charitable cause and i am happy doing something for others and that is life give and take.

My favorite way to show gratitude is to say thanks and pray for the person so that God can shower more of His blessing upon the person. The only ritual thing i do everyday is just to thank God for given the grace to see another day .

I like to start each day with a prayer of thanksgiving for what the day will bring. Good or bad I know there will be lessons within that I need to learn

Hi Karen, Well I pray and say Thanks, I go to temples whenever I can, but I don't have a fixed day or time set. I try to be kind but I guess I could improve a lot in that aspect. maybe someday I will. Nice post.

Hi Karen, Indeed there is every reason to be grateful, just being here in this world is enough reason to thank God. I thank Him for giving me a wonderful family, a job to help my husband augment the family income, a home to stay. Every night before going to bed, I pray to thank him for everything, and ask forgiveness for the things that I have done wrong, and those that I should have done but didn't.

A couple of the ways that I show that I am grateful for the things that people have done for me are to give people that have helped me out in some way a gift of some sort, usually something that I've made for them. I also do a lot of thanking in the prayers that I say every night before I go to bed. Finally, I pay forward the good acts that have been done for me. I donate to charity as much as I can and instead of throwing away the things that are no longer useful to me, I will see if I can find someone who could put those things to use again.

When I became a christian, God commanded us to give thanks in whatever situation we are in be it a blessing or trials. So always give thanks to God for everything you do to show your gratefulness and as a worship to God for His unconditional love for us.

saying a sincere THANK YOU to the One who gave us all the blessing is enough i think. Plus being a good person. :-)

Hello I think prayers are the process of self empowerment. It is the process that makes us feel our strenght and ability. And the offering self towards the super power that lead the whole universe.

Karen, first of all I would like to thank you for initiating such a topic for discussion. I don't think miracle happens when you get something you've wished for long, like a car or an apartment. Miracle happens when you suddenly feel the love of God and your faith that God is there to protect and love you, gets stronger. God has created us, so he loves and adores us just like our parents do. I do prayers. Everybody does. Absolute wisdom comes with the realization that God's blessings are the most valuable possession we have. Everything else is temporary and perishable. Even if all we have at preset is suddenly taken away from us, there is no reason to believe that god has abandoned us. The belief that He is the one who always decides for our good is the ultimate gratitude, I think. Gratitude is not to divert from the path of faith and righteousness no matter what. I highly value the tendency of human beings to help each other. But one has to remember the fact that its not Us who is actually helping. In reality, it is God who is letting us be a means to serve others, he is letting us serve a holly cause. When we are helping the family, the needy we are certainly not doing a favor to anybody. One should really consider himself fortunate if he gets such opportunities. Take care.. and God bless you all....?

Hi Karen, I have thought about this discussion long and hard and to be honest I found it difficult but I guess someone who has depression and find life tough views life and gratitude not going so hand in hand, I do try to take what mother nature has given to us as a blessing, watching the wonderful animals, the fauna and things that we take for granted such as the beautiful sunsets, and the ocean, which incidentially I find extremely therapeutic. So for me at the moment it's not life I see with gratitude but what mother nature gives us unconditionally if that makes sense?

Hi, Karen, I thank God for what he has given me so far. I thank the people who helped me. I try my best to help the needy people within my capacities. I try my best to help my friends and relatives within my personal and financial abilities. I try my best to share my knowledge with others. I try my best to make others happy. I try my best to make others laugh-I am almost like a joker at such times, lol.

peacefulwmn9 although I have and am still in a sad situation I do have gratitude that I am safe here at Gold crest. that I have some good friends,and I am alive, also am thankful my son come to see me often. yes even now I pray to God with thanks for all he has given me.I try to help others here whenever I can even with just a pulled out chair or a helping hand or just a smile. I also journal every day.

KAREN, I hope u & your family have a wonderful , happy thanksgiving.

Needs of life thanks t life,thanks to everywhere,it is the good life and learn to thank will love life,life will become more beautiful,life is to thank.

I think the best way to show gratitude is a simple thank you. It goes a long way, just remember back to the times when you were thanked!