GIVE ME THAT GRATITUDE ATTITUDE
MOST OF MY UNHAPPINESS is really dissatisfaction with the world. I don’t have what I want when I want it, and to paraphrase the words of George Bernard Shaw in MAN AND SUPERMAN, because of that I sometimes choose to be a “feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making me happy.”
FREQUENTLY DISAPPOINTMENT DRAGS me back to this type of thinking. Shaw, who was an in-your-face doubter, recommended being a force of Nature to overcome this, but I believe he was wrong. I need to succumb to the force of the Supernatural—the Holy Spirit—instead. I need to put my face into the wind of faith if I want to change.
AND HOW IS THAT DONE? By putting my feet on the path of thankfulness. Good old gratitude. I need to open my eyes. I need to be glad of where I am right now and for what I’m doing right now . . . not because I’m afraid that things will worsen. No. I need to be glad just because they are what they are. Right now.
GRATITUDE IS ABOUT NOW. It’s not about what was—that will lead to thoughts of what could have been or should have been. It’s not about the future. That leads to unrealistic expectations. No. It’s about THIS day, THIS hour, THIS moment. It’s about living even more fully than I ever expected I could.
I MAY NEED A CHANGE in my approach. I may need to rethink my attitude. I may need to change my spots—and that can only be done with the help of God . . . on the path that is paved with counted blessings.
OH, LORD, I’VE GOT IT SO GOOD. Right now! Thank you and amen.
You’re blessed. Be a blessing!
FREQUENTLY DISAPPOINTMENT DRAGS me back to this type of thinking. Shaw, who was an in-your-face doubter, recommended being a force of Nature to overcome this, but I believe he was wrong. I need to succumb to the force of the Supernatural—the Holy Spirit—instead. I need to put my face into the wind of faith if I want to change.
AND HOW IS THAT DONE? By putting my feet on the path of thankfulness. Good old gratitude. I need to open my eyes. I need to be glad of where I am right now and for what I’m doing right now . . . not because I’m afraid that things will worsen. No. I need to be glad just because they are what they are. Right now.
GRATITUDE IS ABOUT NOW. It’s not about what was—that will lead to thoughts of what could have been or should have been. It’s not about the future. That leads to unrealistic expectations. No. It’s about THIS day, THIS hour, THIS moment. It’s about living even more fully than I ever expected I could.
I MAY NEED A CHANGE in my approach. I may need to rethink my attitude. I may need to change my spots—and that can only be done with the help of God . . . on the path that is paved with counted blessings.
OH, LORD, I’VE GOT IT SO GOOD. Right now! Thank you and amen.
You’re blessed. Be a blessing!
Labels: blessings, Change, George Bernard Shaw, Gratitude, Now, Right Now
posted by Chronic Hope at 4:58 PM
1 Comments:
Byron Katie, in her book The Work points out that REALITY ALWAYS WINS. So we might as well try and get along with it.
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