Count Your Blessings

Student: "Sensei, why is gratitude important?"
Master: "Gratitude opens your heart to the abundance of the present."

We all have been blessed with many things in life, but quite often we don't experience the joy of our good fortune. We end up comparing our lives with others or focusing on what is missing rather than what we have been receiving.

Only if we focus on what we have achieved and all life has offered and blessed us with, can we truly experience the joy of our attainments. Gratitude allows us to recognize the gifts we've received from the divine.

Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for.
- Zig Ziglar

You are blessed. Remind yourself of everything you've taken for granted. Even the challenges in life have lessons to offer, helping you move forward. Be grateful for those lessons as well.

Start your day with a reminder of your blessings and express your gratitude.

Thank you, thank you... A hundred thousand times thank you...

So, what are you grateful for today?