one thing my husband is so amazing at doing is thanking me for what I do. He thanks me every day with sincerity and passion in one way or another and not just for the obvious things like a nice meal, but for things that he has noticed I have done in a certain way; he thanks me for my strengths and loves my weaknesses.
I guess we have a little bit of a mutual appreciation society going on here and it is great.
I recently went to a life coaching course, not because I really thought I needed it but just because I was quite intrigued to find out what exactly happens on life coaching courses. Well, amongst other things (other fantastic things, which I found out I actually needed) I was reminded of the fact that gratitude makes us happy. People who are in a happy relationship or marriage and who are contented with their lives are less likely to suffer from a heart attack, I just read the other day.
And then we have the end of the day bedtime thing – the ‘I love you because….’ kind of thing. It really works; it is so powerful to be grateful. But it only works if we really mean it, it does not work if we are saying it to benefit ourselves. The true way is the selfless way.
During one of the life coaching sessions we sat and told each other one by one what we admired about the other person. We were all women and we knew each other before the coaching group and we all spilled our hearts out to each other, it was wonderful. Every time I think back to that morning, I feel uplifted and ecstatic. Why does this not happen more in our lives? It is a crime. It is a crying shame that people go through life not knowing how wonderful, how radiant, how sparkling and joyous they are. I make sure I tell my children how wonderful they are regularly. It should be mandatory for our friends come together and tell each other what they admire about each other. We should all have the right to know and we should all have the right to be thankful for our lives, we should all have the right to thank other people.
I am thankful for my husband, my family, my health, my sparkling body, my new house, my mountain friends, my two rabbits, my fresh water running from the tap. I am thankful for the dawn I wake up in, the dusk I go to sleep in, the brilliant sunshine I play in. I am thankful that I can see the stars at night, that I can run barefoot in the rain and I have a warm body beside me in bed. I am thankful that I wake up again and again and again every morning. I am thankful for having this chance to dance, to love, to laugh, to find fascination in everyday things. I am thankful that I heard the cries of my two newborn babies. I am thankful that I stroked my father’s hair on the day he died.
I am thankful that I am thankful.
