One thing I have decided is that gratitude can solve A. LOT. of our problems!
From President Monson:
"How can we cultivate within our hearts an attitude of gratitude? President Joseph F. Smith, sixth President of the Church, provided an answer. Said he: “The grateful man sees so much in the world to be thankful for, and with him the good outweighs the evil. Love overpowers jealousy, and light drives darkness out of his life.” He continued: “Pride destroys our gratitude and sets up selfishness in its place. How much happier we are in the presence of a grateful and loving soul, and how careful we should be to cultivate, through the medium of a prayerful life, a thankful attitude toward God and man!”
A grateful heart, then, comes through expressing gratitude to our Heavenly Father for His blessings and to those around us for all that they bring into our lives. This requires conscious effort—at least until we have truly learned and cultivated an attitude of gratitude. Often we feel grateful and intend to express our thanks but forget to do so or just don’t get around to it. Someone has said that “feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.”
How will you express your gratitude this month?
Here are some ideas.
*Start a gratitude journal. Write in it EVERYDAY! Focus on things about your spouse that you are grateful for or things they have done. -give it to them at the end of the month or at the end of every week. OR send it with them to work or leave it on their pillow the next day.
*Show your gratitude by taking care of what you have. (in my case I can work harder at home to have a clean organized house to show Zach I am grateful for his hard work in providing for our family. I just polished my wedding ring. :)))
I have some books to give away....but this time I am going to give them to those who comment often! Happy Gratitude month!! It's time to get grateful!
2 comments:
Yah First comment! Haha, but I am going to try your challenge, Kevin and I have been reading the 5 languages of love and his primary is the Words of affirmation. Funny how you talked about this today.
so true! i had a dream last night that got me thinking. so many people in this world look outside their marriage to find something/someone they think can make them happy instead of looking inside their marriage at what is good and what they can do to make it better. it is my goal this month to find ways to make my marriage more of the "ideal" i hoped it to be before i got married. :) love your blog, always.
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