Changing the World One Grateful Moment at a Time

Thanksgiving is nearly here and reminds us to give thanks. Gratitude is one of the most powerful tools we have in life. By simply shifting our focus from what we don't have or what could be, to finding gratitude for what is right now our world transforms to a more loving and beautiful place.

Some may find this challenging with some of the circumstances that are presented to them. In this case I suggest just finding three things you can be grateful for today and watch how it shifts your attitude and point of view. You may even find yourself counting more than just three things to be grateful for.

In Yoga we would call this Santosha. (a Niyama -Personal Observances)
Santosha:
 Contentment; being satisfied with the resources at hand - therefore not desiring more

Contentment and gratitude are one in the same. By finding gratitude we find contentment. When we are content, life is recognized as whole and complete. Everything else is clutter of the mind. When we come to this space we come back to the joyful and pure place we knew life to be as children. After all, this is our natural state of being.

 Today write down 3 things you are grateful for and share them with someone. Ask them what they are grateful for and enjoy the state of bliss this brings. 


Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough & more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home and a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of the past, brings peace for today and creates a positive vision for tomorrow. ~Melody Beatie