“We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.” – Cynthia Ozick
“If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, ‘thank you,’ that would suffice.” – Meister Eckhart
They say that a simple act of thinking about who and what we are grateful for makes a big difference in our life. That’s because when we are thankful, we are remembering the positive things in our life, and it also means that we cherish those things in life. And the best part of being thankful is that it converts bad things into good things.
Here’s a list of ten things I am thankful for…
- My parents, who make it a point to call me every day. Their concern and care is something I cherish a lot.
- My husband who is supportive of everything I do and is my first and ardent cheer leader.
- My child who is the epicentre of my life.
- A mind and body that works and is alert and healthy.
- All the pains and sorrows that I have experienced. They have made me a stronger person.
- All the happiness and joys that have brightened my days.
- My home. My nesting and resting place…
- Achieving my goals. The achievements of the past inspire me to go after my newer goals.
- The kindness of strangers and those around me. Kind words can be short and easy to speak but their echoes are truly endless.
- Today!
So, what are you thankful? If you’d like to blog about it, please link up your post at Considerings.
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I personally believe that this is an exceptional blgohop (in a blogosphere crowded with bloghops), I say this not only for it’s ‘theme’ Ten Things of Thankful but for what appears to be developing in the relatively few weekends we have been here. There is a sense of conversation, even a nascent community flickering, due, in my opinion to the fact that Lizzie has elected to have it run 2 days, Saturday and Sunday. This appears to have the effect of allowing people to come, perhaps submit a Post and read a little, then come back later on and see who has been saying what!
I know that other ‘hops’ will run for more than a day, but everything seems geared to the day of it opening and while it is fun to contribute ideas, often there are too many other posts to read in a normal busy day.
I will venture to say that this blog hop has a higher percentage of ‘everyone reading everyone else’s Posts’ than the other bloghops I frequent. …again due to the more relaxed pace.
Good to read your Post
Hi Clark. Agree, this is a wonderful theme for a bloghop. Enjoyed reading so many lessons of gratitude. And yes, thinking and writing about our own reasons for gratitude was a double treat… made us realize and appreciate the things we cherish. Thanks for dropping by. 🙂
Hi Shilpa, and thanks for joining us this week.
Your list blows me away – it’s so succinct! It’s clean, pure and full of Good. Thank you so much for sharing it with us.
Having a great relationship with the generations above and below us is so important – it’s always so nice when parents put their children on their lists. And it does my heart good to see that you have a good relationship with your own parents.
#10 is sublime. I’m totally over-thinking it, but I am so with you on this 🙂
Thanks a lot, Lizzie for hosting this wonderful Bloghop. Loved this theme and enjoyed participating in it too. Thanks a lot for your warm wishes. Much love and best wishes to you too! 🙂
God bless, Shilpa…and as I said, I am sure, you must’ve come up with this post in about 10 minutes?
An awesome list to be thankful…cheers!
Thanks Kajal. After seeing your post when I hopped over to Lizzie’s blog, only 10 hours were left. And morning times are busy times so thought of writing this post at night itself. 🙂
That’s a terrific list! It is uplifting to remember just how much you have to be thankful for.
Hi Dyanne! Thanks, if we look around, we actually have a lot to be thankful for… 🙂
I was watching the Nat Geo channel yesterday and there was this program about world’s most fearsome predators operating in packs/groups. That program makes me realize that I’am thankful for not having to live in a jungle. I mean, it’s a jungle in a jungle!!
Destination Infinity
Oops! That must be scary!! Even I’d be thankful for not living there!! 😀
Super.
Thanks SG 🙂
There is so much to thank for that the list could be endless starting with smallest things in life , Shilpa!
Well said, Mr Bhatia. There is always, always, always something to be thankful for… 🙂
I agree,just think positive,be gratful and dont bother what others have to say
Oprah Winfrey also said what you have mentioned here, be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough!!
world seems so much beta when we take a moment to list out things we hv to be thankful for rt…
True, thinking and writing about these things make us more aware and also to realize more! 🙂
There are always good things around..WE just have to take time look and feel blessed..nice list 🙂
Well said, Rashmi. There are so many small blessings around us, which have the power to change our life, our outlook too 🙂
awesome….!! such a simple but important mantra… we can find time to crib when things go wrong, but not enough time to thank for all that we have. In thanking god for all that we have, we are actually reassuring ourselves that all is well with us… and that’s such an awesome feeling to have!
That’s such a beautiful thought, S! True, gratitude shifts our focus from what our life lacks to the abundance that is already present! 🙂
Ah gratitude that is worth practicing!
Oh yes, every day, every moment! 🙂
We have so much to be grateful for if only we stop and think for a moment!
Taking your thought a step ahead, somebody had said, God gave you a gift of 86 400 seconds today. Have you used one to say thank you!
Lovely post Shilpa!!! Don’t we forget thanking the simplest yet the most important things in life?
Thanks Smita! Oh yes, we tend to take for granted the good that is already present in our lives.
Thank you for giving me a topic to post on today! 😀
Glad you’d be sharing your gratitude too, Kads!
Will check out your post soon 🙂
I am thankful for the 10 things
that you have listed. and I am thankful
for having my mom as my good friend.
Having your mom as a friend is a true blessing. Touch-wood, Kalpana 🙂
Shilpa – heartening blog post. Gratitude is my all time favourite emotion and my life always takes an upturn when I remember to feel grateful for the small things in life.
Your ten are very inspiring.
Well said, DD, we can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures!! 🙂
Shilpa, What a beautiful list of ten things to be thankful for! God bless you, and may the numbers grow.
Thanks a lot Cynthia for the warm wishes and God bless you and your family too 🙂
Lovely post. Being thankful is something people often forget and then regret. I am thankful for what I am today.
Thanks Anu. What you said, mirrors what Khalil Gibran said, “You pray in your distress and in your need; would that you might pray also in the fullness of your joy and in your days of abundance.”
sriously being thankful some times makes difference. We take our parents , spouse and many for granted and feel bad when they dont thank us 🙂 I do it quite often
Great post shilpa
good day
Absolutely, Afshan. We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives. Thank you 🙂
Such a great list.
I especially liked that you are thankful for pains and sorrows in your life. Hardships certainly can make us stronger, better people, and happiness is so much happier when we get to the other side.
Thanks for linking up with us this week!
Thanks Christine. Our trials and tribulations teach us a lot too, so we must be thankful for the lessons learnt 🙂
It sounds as if your life is very rich and filled with blessings! So much to be thankful for.
Kathy
http://gigglingtruckerswife.blogspot.com
We all are blessed, Kathy! It is just that we need to realize our blessings 🙂
Hello hello there 🙂 Hopping over from the 10 Things of Thankful! Unfortunately, I wasn’t completely following the design of the hop (visiting the two people before you in the linky list) and I want to make sure I get on that. It’s always great to meet new people and learn the things they are thankful for!
It’s pretty impressive you have such a constant communication with your parents/family. Some people [read: most] would go crazy if their parents called them every day! I would be one of them. 🙂
It’s wonderful you have such a supporting network of family and friends. That aspect of life will be incredibly rewarding (as I’m sure you already know) when things get tough.
I can’t be certain, but this may be the first time I remember someone posting about being thankful for their pains/suffering due to it making them stronger, and that is an awesome thing to be thankful for!
Very glad you were bale to join up this weekend, and hopefully you will check it out again 🙂 I like the Scrabble pic, by the way.
Jak at The Cryton Chronicles & Dreams in the Shade of Ink
Oh, I was not aware of this rule of visiting 2 people before the linky… will definitely do that in a short while. Thank you sharing this info Jak.
We tend to take for granted the good that is already present in our lives. Acknowledging the good that we already have in our life is the foundation for all abundance…
Will hop over to your 10 things of Thankful soon 🙂
lovely Shilpa 🙂 may all that you are grateful for return to you in abundance ♥
Thank you so much, Sunita for the warm wishes! Wishing you abundant happiness and love 🙂
We are all blessed with so much in life and I’m thankful for every bit of it, thankful even to all the tough times for making me stronger and wiser. Loved this post Shilpa 🙂
Well said, Reshma. To say we feel grateful is not to say that everything in our lives is necessarily great. It just means we are aware of our blessings and yes, we all have a lot to be thankful for 🙂
lovely list!
I am thankful to Corinne for hosting this challenge which gave me a chance to know all u beautiful souls 🙂
Oh, yes, I am thankful for that too. Thank you for sharing that! It is wonderful to know so many new bloggers 🙂
beautiful Shilpa!
Touchwood!
Stay Blessed and happy always!
Thanks a lot, Pixie. God bless you too 🙂
Stay blessed, Shilpa. Mine would be similar, anyways will try to post one:)
Would love to read your thoughts on this, Asha! Thank you and GBY too 🙂
Most times we forget the good things we have and concentrate on the bad things happening in our lives. Your list sounds pretty similar to what I have in mind. I loved the Kindness of stranger part, we forget these nameless faces as they help us at every turn in our lives. Lovely Post Shilpa 🙂
Oh yes, I remember the small acts of kindness from strangers… an understanding look when you drop the entire bagful of groceries on the road, or an encouraging smile as you look around at a new place, or the detailed instructions a passer by gives when you are lost and ask for directions, can do wonders to your morale and mental well being. Glad you liked this post, Vinita 🙂
So true that about parents especially 🙂 God bless u all Shilpa!
Parents are our biggest well wishers and support systems. Thanks Swaram and best wishes to you too 🙂
One should never take things or people for granted, for we never know when we might not have them. Being always happy and living in gratitude for all the things in our life is the best way to live life. Negatives are bound to come into our lives, but we can always change even a negative into something positive. I believe the sometimes we have to experience some darkness to know and appreciate light.
I don’t know how this tamil thing has come , it is not my blog
Agree with your thoughts completely, Rama. I remember, once in a training session, a trainer made us do a gratitude exercise. He asked us to imagine losing some of the things that we take for granted, such as our home, our ability to see or hear, our ability to walk, or anything that currently gives us comfort. Then imagine getting each of these things coming back, one by one, and consider how grateful we would be for each and everything thing that we had lost! We need to appreciate the small things that give us happiness and joy…
I am grateful to C for hosting this challenge
I am grateful to meet all of you and the sense of family..
I am grateful to you SHilpi dearest, cuz U are the radiant sunshine who makes even the clouds smile and part in glee 😀
That’s so very sweet of you, D 🙂
Stay blessed always 🙂
its the last one where you say “today” that completes the post in so many ways. The sheer happiness to sheer a today and wish for tomorrow is what man always needs to remember 🙂
and shilpa I am glad you keep coming up with these wonderful UBC special posts, lets us get you know better!
Thanks a lot, Richa for the encouraging words! Oh yes, we are truly blessed to be seeing Today!! And we are thankful for that! 🙂
I love your list, it is short yet poignant. I especially loved your no. 3 because it applies to my life, too! 🙂
Thanks for linking up with us!
Hi Joy! Thanks a lot, and am so glad that you could relate to this post! True, children are our lifelines! Stay blessed and have a great time with your family 🙂
People often take things in life for granted, Shilpa . One ought to look at those far beneath us and feel grateful for everything one has in life and for the very life in itself, right ?
True, when we see outside the window, we realize that our pains and sufferings are nothing when compared to others. It is so very important to count our blessings 🙂
It’s a wonderful list and one that we all should remember always! 🙂
Thanks Roshni 🙂
It was a true blessing when Corinne invited me to participate in this bloghop. There are so many things in our lives, that we may not necessarily take for granted, we just seem to overlook them when giving thanks, or miss them in our list of things to be thankful for. Doing this bloghop allowed me to genuinely focus on what is important to me each day as I arise, and what I really am thankful for. I’m sure, even with the in depth look I took of my life and my surroundings, that I missed something that I should be grateful for…but I am only human 🙄
I enjoyed your post. We are all truly blessed!
Loved your gratitude list Shilpa. Many of the points match mine too :). It’s indeed true that Gratitude is one of the highest virtues. Nothing can offer us more peace.