There is so much going on around us and with the BOND NOTES still coming (like winter in Game of Thrones) its not helping!! At all at All!!! I mean life is becoming more and more expensive, depressing right? People are committing suicide, others going to bed without shelter or food and losing everything to debt collectors, politicians are looting money left right and centre; most of all there is no freedom of anything these days. One would say, GRATITUDE? Grateful for what? Tomorrow is so uncertain and we do not know whether or not it will rain this year. The only thing we are certain of today is the things we have now and what is happening right now.
The worst part is people feel entitled to things now, we don’t even say THANK YOU as often as we should say it. Even if someone sweeps your office, brings you a cup of tea, calls you visits you - say THANK YOU. It doesn’t matter that you pay them, just say THANK YOU when a service is rendered to you.
I was listening to Winky D’s 25 (vision board things), and it broke my heart, it broke because I too had so much I had set to achieve at 25 and I am almost a decade into 25 and still some things are just a phantom for me. I know the environment, economy and politics are squeezing our desired goals of 25 dry and I even know it will take a while to get there or recover lost time. All I am saying is be grateful you still alive for such a time as this to change the ills of this world and make tangible progress. If you have a vision board, go tick off the things you have achieved and be grateful for it. Being grateful does not mean you are settling or bring content with what you have. It simply means you are aware of what you have and are thankful for it.
Tendai, what am I being thankful for? Well I am glad you asked. Look around you right now, yes do it, look around you. You might not have what you have always desired but come on, look at what you have. Name it, and be grateful. Hanzi kusatenda huroyi (ingratitude is witchcraft). There are so many things to be grateful for and this week we dedicate it to being grateful to ate least 3 things a day. From friends, your hustle, job, clothes, shelter, family, friends, food and life it’s self. Let’s not take for granted that which others are fasting and praying for, or going kun’anga to get ka. Celebrate what you have and be grateful for it.
Gratitude Guide:
Take time alone to meditate, think or pray and out loud say what you are grateful for. If it suits you, find a journal and write it down. Smile while you are being thankful and I know the higher power you believe in will send more things to you because of your attitude of Gratitude. I mean who doesn’t want to keep giving a person who says thank you? Say thank you at least 7 times a day this week and see if it’s not food to your soul. Have a grateful week!
