Today in the United States, we celebrate Thanksgiving.
If I could point to one single thing, thought, or practice that has made the biggest impact on me personally, it would be intentional gratitude.
We all live somewhere on the spectrum of blessings, and our position changes day-to-day or even moment-to-moment.
Your spectrum is relative to you only. It’s not objective, relative to your neighbor, nor relative to some rich and famous person. It’s all about you.
The World wishes to keep you to the left. It benefits from your fear, anger, and victimhood because those are the fuel that fires its engines.
But moving yourself to the right on this spectrum is one of the keys to your personal happiness and success. And it’s simple (if not always easy). You move yourself to the right by engaging in regular intentional gratitude. Focusing on, thinking about, and feeling the blessings you have in your life life.
The beauty of intentional gratitude is that it moves you towards your perfect life without having anything change externally. Nothing changes, yet everything changes.
You want to make your community, nation, or this world a better place? Start with yourself and being grateful. That gratitude will flow outward and upward.
Today’s the perfect day to start.
