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Saturday, September 24, 2005

An Attitude Of Gratitude

Being grateful enlarge, enrich & empower life.
Lack of gratitude, most people are blinded to God's gift.
It is not uncommon to meet people who share this same attitude: "What is there to be grateful for?" Which is quite sad.

Quote the following example:
You've an extra movie ticket. You ask a friend, who says, "Why you call me so late? What show it is? Why dont you have tickects for the other show, I'm not so keen on this one. Only one ticket? I want to bring someone. Where is it? So far away? I don't know, it's so troublesome. You come and pick me up, lah"

Completely devoid of gratitude.

An attitude of gratitude can positively affect your self, relationships, even health.
Have a gratitude journal. Every morning write 5 things that we are grateful for & every night write 5 things we are thankful for that happened during that day.

Grateful people not only benefit their mental health. They take of their physical health too.
Gratitude is essential in helping humans cope w stress.
Stress can make us seriously ill, being linked to the leading causes of death like heart disease & cancer.

A grateful heart also corresponds w an optimistic outlook - boosts immune system.
A grateful heart focuses on what it has, not what it lacks.

Summarised from an article in a local mag.

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