Gratitude sometimes comes easy....

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow." ~ Melody Beattie

I have much to be grateful for this holiday season!  I've recently been blessed with the birth of my two adorable babies and my family has now grown from three to five!  I am adjusting to two babies in the house, which has brought me some stress and sleepless nights for sure, however; my heart is bursting with the feelings of gratitude and happiness.  I've waited a long time for you Ethan and Clover.....welcome to my heart, our home and our world! 

Perhaps you are feeling like me today....full of gratitude.  Today you might be able to shout out all the things you are grateful for.  Or, perhaps gratitude has been difficult to access due present challenges.

We might feel full hearted and thankful in any given moment though sometimes we may be need to do a lot of work and get a lot of support in order to access gratitude.  Perhaps we can find gratitude by looking at the small details of the present moment, reflecting on our past experiences or perhaps we can grow gratitude from a place of hope as we look forward to the future.  

What are you grateful for today?  What, if anything, is presenting as a challenge or difficulty today?  We may not be happy about everything, however; when we practice gratitude it has the power strengthen our spirituality and move us into a place of deeper connection and appreciation for life.  

Please join me today in remembering the power of practicing gratitude.  Let us remember all that we have been blessed with, the big and small gifts, and magnify the feeling of a thankful heart.  May you have a great week and a Happy Thanksgiving!

~ Annie Jacob