Day 4: Gift of Gratitude – Present Moment

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough.” – Melody Beattie

The three moments that occur and they have control over you emotionally: The Past, the Present, and the Future. The thoughts and current emotional weight of the past could have you worrying, regretting, and angry, for things we didn’t do just right or just didn’t do. Instead of learning from the shortfalls, we carry this emotional baggage into the present. The future thought can be just as challenging. We project all of this control over our future. We tell ourselves that if we do this in our work and personal life right now, everything will fall into place in the future. I need to put things in place so events are guaranteed to happen.

The mind often races ahead into worries or lingers in regrets, but gratitude pulls us back to the now. In this very moment, there is always something to be thankful for — breath in your lungs, the ground beneath your feet, your current health, the chance to begin again. Gratitude roots us in the present, where life truly happens. The present is the only place where our current actions and decisions have an immediate effect on us now. Your present gratitude can strengthen your current actions and motivation for a stronger person.
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Be thankful for your current circumstances and situations. Grow forward with the present.