One of my comforts as a child was reading and one of my favorite sources was a magazine that used to come every month or so to my auntie, but it ended at my house, so I used to get to it first.
It came
from a Japanese religion, Seicho-no-ie, and the stories were inspiring! But one
topic was always present: be grateful.
I confess as
the years passed by, I simply forgot about that, until many and many years ago,
and since then, I started to practice the simple act of gratitude.
It can be a
conscious act, like saying thank you, smiling in a cheerful way or send
a message to a person.
It can also
be unconscious. As I moved from Sao Paulo, the land of please and thank
you – we say that all the time to anyone – I realized people used to look
at me differently in situations when my thank you was not really clear,
like thanking a bus driver. Slowly, I learned to express the gratitude I was
taught in a more subtle way through a small gesture of the head or a different
smile. Well, with some friends even a joke can work as an expression of
gratitude…
Gratitude turns
into a power when, besides the act, it is felt within in a deep way, generating
a wonderful healing sensation that life opened its arms to me through this
person or situation.
That power
can break down obstacles, elevate a person so that they are higher than bad
situations and even rebuild bridges with other people.
Be grateful.
Be powerfully
grateful.
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