I practice gratitude and being grateful
because it helps me feel good and see my world in a better light. I believe it aids my physical health as well
as my mental outlook. The conscious
ritual of practicing gratitude, be it speaking out loud, praying, or writing it
down forces me to take time to be with me and with my God.
I notice the more grateful I am the
more I have to be grateful for. Some
days I make sure I find at least three things to appreciate and then some days
I’ll fill an entire page in my journal and still other times it is just a
prayer spoken from my heart. And yes some days when it is all just too much I
humbly say a simple Thank You and know my God is fine with that.
I give thanks for a lot of things some
serious most not: the new day, my ability to hear, see, think, smell, laugh,
book a vacation trip, my Mom and her special blend of crazy, medical researchers
and drug companies for finding cures, healings and balms every day, my Mom’s
example of faith, the loving people in my life, Daryl who was always was a light
and seeker of knowledge, the ‘winks’ she sends my way, my sister, Brenda, the
strength of my dad James W. Davis, Sr., my cable DVR, Robin Thicke’s new jam, ‘Blurred
Lines,’ Ben & Jerry’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream, Facebook
because it allows me to check in on folks I care about but don’t get to see
often, my new favorite wine, Sirius from the Sakonnet Winery in Little Compton,
Rhode Island, the sound of laughter gurgling out of my friend Julia’s new
grand-babies, Kacidee Daryl & Keyon Denzel Parker, and lazy Sunday
afternoons, to name just a few.
Gratitude and being grateful makes a
difference in my life.
I am glad I do
it. Give it a try!
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