Gratitude: An Attitude

2007-11-21

Hello Everyone!

Gratitude is the substance of a heart ready to show appreciation, or thankfulness; it is not simply an emotion, which involves a pleasant feeling that can occur when we receive a favor or benefit from another person but rather the combination of a state of being and an emotion; often accompanied by a desire to thank them, or to reciprocate for a favour they have done for you.

I think it says something about a country that puts aside one day of the year to focus on thanksgiving. So, I did a little research to find out when and how this all started.

General George Washington and his army, as instructed by the Continental Congress, stopped in bitter weather in the open fields on their way to Valley Forge. Washington, as the nation’s first President, declared November 26, 1789, as a national day of “thanksgiving and prayer.” A few months after his inauguration, Washington issued “Presidential Proclamation Number One”, his Thanksgiving as the first President. He voiced his personal conviction that “it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God.”

Gratitude is an internal attitude that is cultivated by looking for and finding, then acknowledging all the good things, how much the glass is full. It has everything to do with your own personal self development and inner development.

Imagine how much More America will be when we each undertake our own personal development and do the inner work necessary to achieve the higher consciousness, the attitude of gratitude and thanksgiving.

Blessings, they are infinite.

Thanks for reading!

Kath