{"id":2985,"date":"2016-07-10T23:03:28","date_gmt":"2016-07-11T03:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harbirzinc.com\/sandradawes\/?p=2933"},"modified":"2018-02-26T04:10:32","modified_gmt":"2018-02-26T04:10:32","slug":"gratitude-isnt-the-same-as-complacency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harbirzinc.com\/sandradawes\/2016\/07\/10\/gratitude-isnt-the-same-as-complacency\/","title":{"rendered":"Gratitude isn\u2019t the same as complacency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I was a child I used to hear that I should be grateful for what I have. I always interpreted that to mean that I should be satisfied enough with what I had that I shouldn\u2019t want more. The understanding was that wanting more meant that I wasn\u2019t happy with all that I already had.<\/p>\n<p>I now understand that gratitude is about being grateful for life\u2019s current blessings and that there is nothing wrong with wanting more. Being grateful doesn\u2019t have to mean that I don\u2019t want more. It means that I acknowledge all that I do have and focus on that in order to attract more of it into my life!<\/p>\n<p>In on one of my yoga DVD\u2019s instructed by Patricia Moreno, she shares that gratitude is the greatest multiplier of good and I believe this to be true. I know from personal experience that when I focused on the things that I didn\u2019t want in my life, it seemed that\u2019s all I got. Once I started doing a gratitude journal, things started to shift.<\/p>\n<p>Taking time to express gratitude on a daily basis helped me to realize that even on the worst days, there was still a lot to be grateful for. That was a huge revelation for me. I no longer had an excuse to allow a bad day to swallow me whole. Sure there may have been some dark moments, but at the end of the day, there was a lot that was going right. I was never in a position where I didn\u2019t have a roof over my head or food in my fridge.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s okay to be grateful for all that we do have and still want more. Wanting more doesn\u2019t make us ungrateful. It\u2019s a sign that we are constantly changing. As we grow and evolve, our wants, needs and desires change as well.<\/p>\n<p>They say that it takes 21 days to start a new habit. Join me for 21 days of gratitude starting on Monday March 5. To participate you need to request to join the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/986596381413956\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Our Daily Miracles<\/em> Facebook Group<\/a>. Let\u2019s express our gratitude for life\u2019s blessings and attract more to be grateful for!<\/p>\n<p>You can watch a video I put together to talk a bit more about gratitude below (don&#8217;t mind the date &#8211; this was for the first challenge I ran back in July 2016) \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GXuWFOu_joc?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>What are you grateful for today?\u00a0\u2665<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/EYDGratitude\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to get your free Gratitude Planner.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I was a child I used to hear that I should be grateful for what I have. I always interpreted that to mean that I should be satisfied enough with what I had that I shouldn\u2019t want more. 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