Now isn’t that a good title to see on today’s Holiday – Thanksgiving. I think most of us take for granted that the feeling of being “Grateful for Reals” should be felt every single day of our lives, not just on a holiday.
However, on the flipside, our gratitude can and should go deeper, when we as humans are reminded to be thankful, thankful for being alive, thankful for all we have (no matter how little or how much), thankful for living the life we are living.
I think, Thanksgiving is that reminder day for most.
Now, I know for a fact, and yes it is the big elephant in the room… that for most it is very difficult to get to this state of being “Grateful for Reals” or “Being Truly Thankful” because as humans we tend to get caught up in every dam thing that happens to us, whether experiencing an “up” or a “down”, a good, a bad or an indifferent, a happy or a sad moment that happens in our own world or in the world around us.
But if we can as humans can remember, that life is meant to change, it is meant to have ups and downs and that it is never meant to stay the same (you know we would all be bored if that happened), then and only then can we also realize that we are not allowed to just be Grateful or Thankful during the good but also during the rough times because we are still learning and growing, during this time, as well!
I don’t know about you, but when I practice being thankful and/or go to my gratitude practice, I go through my mantras, I am grateful for my beautiful family (I have three wonderful kids who are all happy and amazing adults), I am grateful for my friends who help lift me up every day, I am grateful for Love and how it has shown up in my life to guide me to a better “us”, I am at peace in the present time with my decisions and actions, I am grateful for all I have learned and experienced in the past and I trust in the present including every action, reaction and as a result I trust my decisions and actions, etc etc etc.
To be honest it is fun to go through these practices and to be reminded of how thankful I am and how grateful I am for my life. But the point here is we as humans should do this daily not just today, today is just a big reminder!
We also have to remember today, that all of this “Being Grateful for Reals” or “The Practice of Being Thankful” all comes from a powerful gift we have been given, (by whoever you believe created you), the gift of being here, on this planet, in this moment and time, for you to live your life, thankfully, all while creating your legacy to leave for years to come from your actions this lifetime!
When you realize how thankful and having gratitude for all of this, then you can and will see the amazement and purity of just being thankful simply for your life, wherever it may be at this moment in time!
So I guess, well actually I know for sure, we as humans NEVER have to wait for a day, an experience or a certain thing to happen to be truly “Grateful for Reals” we just have to remember to set a time each day to remind ourselves with intention to be more aware of the amazing, grateful and love we see and receive every single day, no matter if that day is hard or easy because it is all part of the process of this thing we call Life.
Happy Thanksgiving to you all
Peace and Happiness
