Graditude: Awaking the Heart

Has this ever happened to you? You picked up a book and a sentence leaps off the page as if it had been written just for you. Or you hear a revelation in the lyrics of a song. Sometimes an angel seems to whisper in your ear.

This morning I relized that I am emotionally and physically exhasted from concentrating on things I want to buy but can't afford. I feel trapped in a vicious circle. The more I focus on lack of and what I couldn't have, the more depressed I get and the more I focus on lack of. At this moment I'm acknowledging the deep longing in my heart. What I really am hungry for is inner peace that the world can not take away.

As I read Laura's post today about "Gratitude", I began to relize that I had much more in my life to be grateful for. I felt humbled by my riches and regretted that I took for granted the abundance that already exists in my life. I started a list of things that I'm grateful for and once I started that list just keeps growing. Some of the things that I'm grateful for are my health, my wonderful husband, my 3 happy and health children, our home,our dog Jack who brings us companionship and joy, a pantry full of food, we are also blessed with wonderful family and friends that understands and deeply care about us.

When I look at my life as a whole I relize that I am a very rich woman. My personal net worth couldn't possibly be dertermined by the size of my checking account. It dosent' matter how I become aware of this all that matter is that I am aware and nothing can compare to an afternoon lunch with an old friend or being home when the school bus pulls up by the drive way, or I sit on the phone for 3 hours with a friend that really matters to me.

Thank you Laura for making my heart be grateful for the things that I need to be grateful for and humbling myself to understand it.