wednesday’s here once more, and in the states we’re just a day away from our national reminder of the importance of gratitude in our lives.  it’s one of the most important aspects of who we are, especially if we want to live full lives, yet it’s something that’s easy to forget or to take for granted in the normal day-to-day course of our lives.

Here's our quotation:   The more I focused on lack and on what I couldn’t have, the more depressed I became.  The more depressed I became, the more I focused on lack.  My soul whispered that what I really yearned for was not financial security but financial serenity.  I was still—quiet enough to listen.  At that moment I acknowledged the deep longing in my heart.  What I hungered for was an inner peace that the world could not take away.  I asked for help and committed to following wheresoever Spirit would lead me.  For the first time in my life I discarded my five-year goals and became a seeker, a pilgrim, a sojourner.      When I surrendered my desire for security and sought serenity instead, I looked at my life with open eyes.  I saw that I had much for which to be grateful.  I felt humbled by my riches and regretted that I took for granted the abundance that already existed in my life.  How could I expect more from the universe when I didn’t appreciate what I already had? Sarah Ban Breathnach And our general quotation:   Be grateful simply for being alive.  When you are grateful for life, pure and simple, your life becomes one you can be grateful for.  That may strike you as circular or even backward logic, but your attitude really does have an effect on how things work out.  When you can’t change your life any other way, you can still change your attitude.  When you do, your life changes.  You find more chances to love, and you will be surprised to see how much more love is returned to you. Bernie Siegel   Here's today's quick thought:    Remember that not to be happy is not to be grateful Elizabeth Carter Please make today a great day in your life! May God bless you and yours!