Addressing the obvious

Day 2 Gratitude - My Life

As things go, I have it pretty good; a loving, supportive and healthy family, great friends, a comfortable home, good job, food in the fridge, clothes on my back ... and the list goes on. So right off the bat, this is an obvious choice for a gratitude.

JFK once said:

"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them."

This to me encapsulates what most of us need to work on (myself included). There are always going to the Jones, Smiths, ... that have a bigger flat screen TV, newer vehicle, better (insert item of envy here) than you have. That is life; get over it already. I can't just sit and write a few hundred words each day and then be able to label myself as a truly grateful individual. To earn that title, we all have to walk the talk and invoke actions of gratitude everyday. And the funny thing is, is that it is usually the little things often make the big impression; holding the door for someone, saying bless you/Gadzundheit, even smiling at a stranger can make that person's day a whole lot brighter.

So today, as I take stock in my life, and all that I have to be grateful for in it, I challenge you to do the same and make somebody else life a little bit better by expressing your gratitude in a random act of kindness.