Someone begins,“I’m grateful to God for...” And he or she shares something.Then the next person gives gratitude for something.This goes on for 5 minutes or more until you reach your destination.There’s no loser.Everyone feels happy after expressing gratitude.And sometimes you discover amazing things.
My 5yearold granddaughter and I played the gratitude game when she visited us.I found out she was grateful to her friend Josh...and “the other Josh”.She was grateful to go swimming at the pool.She was grateful to have a daddy who played with her and to a nice mommy.
She would begin the gratitude games as soon as we settled into the car to drive somewhere.Playing it with her,I tried to be honest and not just say something fast.I really stopped to think.What was I grateful for at the moment?That our country was not at war.That we had plenty to eat.Playing the game made me more aware of the good things in my life.
A friend of mine was having a tough time seeing that there wasn’t any good in his life.I suggested to my friend that he take a few minutes before going to bed and write down all the good things he could think of that happened during the day.
Later he told me what happened.He couldn’t think of anything good.But he persisted until he was able to write a few things down.
The next morning he decided to look for signs of good during the day.He sat down on his front steps.A robin (知更鸟) landed on the grass.In his words,it began “doing a little dance”,preening (整理羽毛) and cleaning itself.He watched the entire show.It was delightful.He realized that if he hadn’t been really looking for good,he would never have noticed the robin and would have missed what to him was a remarkable display.
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