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To savor life or is it a burden?
To savor
life, to have that attitude towards life requires gratitude,
otherwise life becomes a burden. I know many people who live
in the burden mode. I notice the burden feeling inside of me
from time to time. It is at those times that I consciously add
gratitude to my thought process and words. It is good to think
about what I am grateful for and to hear myself say the words.
I was at a
friend's birthday party on Saturday and at one point he asked
everyone to say what they were grateful for. After he had said
what he was grateful for, no one else spoke up... even I only
quietly said what I was grateful for to the guy next to me.
The guy next to me was grateful too and he did not stand up
either. No one else announced what they were grateful for to
the whole group. This is what is normal in our culture. It was
not comfortable.
To live a
life of joy and satisfaction, we must learn to be grateful for
what we have. It adds a savoring quality to life. I notice how
I can easily savor each moment once I slow myself a little and
take in what is around me. I am grateful for so many things
and especially for this moment, right now. Nothing is better
than now. I know all too well that this is all that I have.
The past is gone and the future is only something that keeps
us from living now.
We cannot
be satisfied in the future if we do not learn to accept the
now. Living in the "I'll be satisfied when" thinking, keeps us
in the burden of the moment. The burden of quotas, profits,
losses, what we do not have and what we will have someday
keeps us from living in the "savoring life" mode.
When we
live in gratitude for all that we have, and for each moment,
we can see life's gift. We can see the sparkle in each other's
eyes, even if it's hidden in an angry moment or an upset.
We are all
part of this miracle that we live in, called a Galaxy, a
Universe.
Remember
that? We live in a galaxy, in a Universe.
I am
grateful to be a resident of a Universe. Despite what things
look like to my rational mind, I have decided to live only in
the grateful state of savoring each moment. To look beyond
appearances, anger, upsets, delay, etc. I have decided to only
see the miracle in each of us.
Try this
attitude for a day, then a week maybe and then perhaps 21
days, long enough to make it a habit. See what happens. See
the miracle in your challenges and even in those that
challenge you.
If that
doesn't put a smile on your face, perhaps nothing will.
Maybe
you've decided that this is a burden too.
It's ok,
I'll still be smiling, inside and out.
Savor
life, savor now, it weighs less.
Gratefully
yours,
Steve |