Every Day Is World Gratitude Day
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September 21st was World Gratitude Day, but to me it was an ordinary day since gratitude is part of my life.
Actually, it’s a miracle maker.
Ever since I have been practicing gratitude, I feel much better.
Every morning, when I wake up with feelings of anxiety or sadness — almost every day — I say or think: ‘thank you and the day improves in a minute.
It’s a new day, I have new energy, and I leave bed in a happy mood.
During the day I say ‘thank you for many reasons: I just stop to consider every experience while I am living it, and after. A smile, a talk with a colleague, a well-written email.
In the evening, when I think about my reasons to be grateful before I go to bed, the list is never-ending.
It was a great day, I think.
It happens every day, every week, every month.
To encourage you to practice it, I add this wonderful article by Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles
I found her alphabetical list so intriguing, that I prepared one myself, and I advise you to make your own.
Yet, I started thinking about it in Italian, and I started with A for Amore (we are so romantic). Some consonants are not used in our language, but I will try in English even if it might not seem complete.
Here is my gratitude list in alphabetical order:
-Attitude, the way I react to life experiences. I tend to be optimistic and find a funny story in every situation, and I like it.
-Books, that was an easy one. Bookshops.
-Coffee. Unfortunately, I had Covid and it left me with a few health problems. The doctor said: no more coffee. No tea, it’s even worse.
Of course, now I love coffee even more than before.
-Doctors: they help us face our difficult times.
-Emotions, I am alive and I always welcome every emotion thinking it shows that my soul is alive.
-Freedom I live in a free country and I know a lot of people are not so lucky.
-Girlfriends, a precious gift.
-Help, that I have from many people around me, and that I try to offer whenever I can.
-Italy is my county and I love every street, every corner, and every color or smell I encounter in my life.
-June, when summer comes.
-Life, another easy one. Love, my guiding light. Light, it’s in my name, Lucia means: she gives light to others.
-Me. I am more and more grateful to myself every day.
-Nature, how it can help us when we are tired or sad or stressed. How it is always there for me every time I ask for help.
-Old people, who listen to us and let us make our own mistakes without adding: I told you so!
-Patience I practice it, yet it’s never enough.
-Relationships with our family and friends are all we need.
-Silence, I love it.
-Time. I love my time and I hope I will have a lot of years to live.
-Universe, another easy one.
-Victories, a few but very tasty.
-Words to express feelings, words to write.
It’s true, gratitude makes every day worth living. It’s a precious gift we have, and it’s free! If you want to feel better, start now! ❤
Thank you Sahil Patel for reminding us how lucky we are!
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