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Gratitude.  Such a simple word – and practice – yet such amazing benefits. 

It never ceases to astound me, in my own life, what the simple act of being thankful, and mindful - of what I DO have, can change just about any problem into an obstacle that feels it can be overcome. 

Our lives are truly all so rich…..with so many things to be thankful for.  No matter how much seems to be wrong with the world "out there", there is always a private place – a resevouir of strength, and perseverance, that awaits inside of us all.  And for me…..accessing that space is easiest when I focus on that which I DO have….and not that which I have lost.  (or never had to begin with..:-) Here is a nice little story, told about Helen Keller, on the attitude of gratitude.  (and all that we miss when we aren’t mindful of the blessings we’ve already got..:-)  Check out the full article, at the link below the post.

One day Helen Keller — blind, deaf, and for many years speechless — said: "Recently I asked a friend who had just returned from a long walk in the woods what she had observed. ‘Nothing in particular’ was the reply. How is it possible, I asked myself, to walk for an hour through the woods and see nothing worthy of note? I, who cannot see, find hundreds of things to interest me through mere touch. I who am blind and deaf can give a word to those of you who can see. Use your eyes as if tomorrow you would be stricken blind. Hear the music of voices, the song of birds, the mighty strains of an orchestra as if you would be stricken deaf tomorrow . . . Smell the perfume of flowers, taste with relish each morsel as if tomorrow you could never smell and taste again."

Gratitude: A Key to Success and Happiness