Escape Clause
Today I am grateful for an early morning bike ride with my husband and a break in the humidity. I am also grateful for a roof over my head and food in the refrigerator, two things so often taken for granted.
This was the quote in my gratitude journal earlier this week:
"If you can't be thankful for what you receive, be thankful for what you escape." (Unknown)
Gratitude's escape clause. Even if you overlook the gifts, and we all do, consider the undesirables that passed you by. That is good fortune at work in your life. The accident you narrowly missed. The poor choice that didn't come back to haunt you. The car repair that was cheap instead of expensive. Making it home safe when others didn't. A house still standing when two doors down a fire destroyed everything.
Even when an undesirable comes along, and they always do, gratitude's escape clause can still be applied. A Stage I cancer diagnosis rather than a Stage IV. The house is gone but no one was hurt.Those are stunning examples. What about the day-to-day minor examples? We got beat, but we learned from it. Dinner got overcooked, but the dessert turned out great.
Gratitude is a positive perception builder if there ever was one. Apply generously and it will help you recognize how gracious the world is.
This was the quote in my gratitude journal earlier this week:
"If you can't be thankful for what you receive, be thankful for what you escape." (Unknown)
Gratitude's escape clause. Even if you overlook the gifts, and we all do, consider the undesirables that passed you by. That is good fortune at work in your life. The accident you narrowly missed. The poor choice that didn't come back to haunt you. The car repair that was cheap instead of expensive. Making it home safe when others didn't. A house still standing when two doors down a fire destroyed everything.
Even when an undesirable comes along, and they always do, gratitude's escape clause can still be applied. A Stage I cancer diagnosis rather than a Stage IV. The house is gone but no one was hurt.Those are stunning examples. What about the day-to-day minor examples? We got beat, but we learned from it. Dinner got overcooked, but the dessert turned out great.
Gratitude is a positive perception builder if there ever was one. Apply generously and it will help you recognize how gracious the world is.
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