So I was driving along the other day and there was a break in the music on the radio for a church ad. Usually I listen to XM/Sirius radio so there’s little interruption but for some reason I was on regular radio programming. A minister came on and was asking for attendance for the upcoming Sunday.
Generally I tune ads out, but there was just something about his voice. Maybe that’s one of the things that lead him to his calling – a great voice that makes people sit up and notice. His topic of discussion was going to be “Let Gratitude Change Your Attitude” . . . and it really stuck a chord in me.
I’ve said before how we can control our feelings and decide how we are going to let things that happen to us shape us. I know you’ve heard it all before whether it be from your well meaning friends and family, or a therapist or divorce recovery group. The message is always the same – you can get through this, you will feel better, you will recover.
But dang if it isn’t really hard to do, right??
So when I heard this, it was like . . . WOW! How five words can have such a profound impact? Amazing. I started thinking of all the things I have to be grateful for, and there are a lot. You know what starts to happen when you let gratitude change your attitude? You start smiling, your heart warms and your perspective does change. You look at things a bit differently. It’s slow at first, it’s SO easy to think of all the negatives and wallow in the gloom and doom.
I know, I’ve done it!
And I know that I will continue to do it at times BUT –
Maybe if everyday we look around us at the things we have to be grateful for, it could be the beginning of something really wonderful. It just might, over time – change that attitude into a smile!
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I just loved this!