Live In Thanksgiving Daily
I was really touched by this short little message, and I hope you will be, too! It's so very true for each and every one of us.
A wise man who spent many years traveling the world serving others said in his ninth decade of life:
"Over the course of my years, I have met thousands of people. I have dined with the prosperous as well as the poverty-stricken. I have conversed with the mighty and with the meek. I have walked with the famous and the feeble. I have run with outstanding athletes and those who are not athletically inclined."
"One thing I can tell you with certainty is this: You cannot predict happiness by the amount of money, fame, or power a person has. External conditions do not necessarily make a person happy.... The fact is that the external things so valued by the world are often the cause of a great deal of misery in the world."
"Those who live in thanksgiving daily, however, are usually among the world's happiest people. And they make others happy as well."
It's ironic to note that very often the simplest qualities of the heart are the most difficult to live by in consistent, meaningful ways. Gratitude is one of those qualities. We know we should be more thankful and express more gratitude, but we get caught up in the pressures of our lives, in the busyness of the day, in the heartache and difficulty we're experiencing. Perhaps we let these things blind us to the many wonderful blessings that surround us.
Those with grateful hearts can affirm this remarkable truth: gratitude is one of the surest ways to happiness. If you're feeling down, count your blessings; if you're discouraged or overwhelmed, count your blessings. If life is good or bad, happy or sad, count your blessings. If we choose to live with gratitude in our hearts, if we choose to be thankful for life, for the gift of a new day, for loved ones, and for purposeful activity, we are bound to feel more happiness. And we're sure to spread that happiness to others.
Music and the Spoken Word- Delivered by Lloyd. D. Newell- April 10, 2011- Broadcast #4256
A wise man who spent many years traveling the world serving others said in his ninth decade of life:
"Over the course of my years, I have met thousands of people. I have dined with the prosperous as well as the poverty-stricken. I have conversed with the mighty and with the meek. I have walked with the famous and the feeble. I have run with outstanding athletes and those who are not athletically inclined."
"One thing I can tell you with certainty is this: You cannot predict happiness by the amount of money, fame, or power a person has. External conditions do not necessarily make a person happy.... The fact is that the external things so valued by the world are often the cause of a great deal of misery in the world."
"Those who live in thanksgiving daily, however, are usually among the world's happiest people. And they make others happy as well."
It's ironic to note that very often the simplest qualities of the heart are the most difficult to live by in consistent, meaningful ways. Gratitude is one of those qualities. We know we should be more thankful and express more gratitude, but we get caught up in the pressures of our lives, in the busyness of the day, in the heartache and difficulty we're experiencing. Perhaps we let these things blind us to the many wonderful blessings that surround us.
Those with grateful hearts can affirm this remarkable truth: gratitude is one of the surest ways to happiness. If you're feeling down, count your blessings; if you're discouraged or overwhelmed, count your blessings. If life is good or bad, happy or sad, count your blessings. If we choose to live with gratitude in our hearts, if we choose to be thankful for life, for the gift of a new day, for loved ones, and for purposeful activity, we are bound to feel more happiness. And we're sure to spread that happiness to others.
Music and the Spoken Word- Delivered by Lloyd. D. Newell- April 10, 2011- Broadcast #4256
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