Cultivating a Life of Gratitude
Today we are going to discuss a great topic on Cultivating a Life of Gratitude
Right now the world is facing a pandemic with the spread of the Coronavirus. This occurrence truly challenges the faith and hope of humanity, but as a human race we have endured many obstacles including the Civil War, World War I and II, Plagues, and the Great Depression. In spite of these oppositions, humanity has always prevailed. Now it is time to do it again and we can start by cultivating a life of gratitude in the face of adversity. This is a life lesson that will stand the test of times and its implementation must begin in the home.
Life has quickly shifted for all of us and opened our eyes to the simple privileges of living our busy lives and agendas from day to day without an interruption. We are in a place of stillness and reflection that is causing us to realize what is truly important and a necessity in our lives. We can take this opportunity to evaluate our lives.
Take advantage of this time to complete a self-evaluation on your career path, relationships, finances, health and dreams. Start by asking yourself a simple question. Am I happy in each area of my life? Write your answer down. If the answer is no, then write a plan of action to change the path that you are on. Do the things you said you were going to do if you had more time to do them. If you are quarantined you have time to learn a new skill set, be silly with your kids, journal, create a business plan to become an entrepreneur. This is a chance of a lifetime to have a new start, a new beginning to live out your purpose, and take advantage of this moment.
We have had a lot of in depth conversations about the pandemic and life lessons. We are truly learning how to have gratitude for the small things we have taken for granted. My boys continue to work out on their own as if a football game will be played any day now. Also, my oldest son said to me please stop cooking so much food.
We are enjoying family movies, my husband teaches his class lessons online for his students and I am still in the workforce as a pharmacist. We are taking precautions to protect ourselves and our patients. Now that I don’t have to chauffeur everyone around to games or practice, I have become fascinated with the stock market. It's quite volatile, but I am learning a lot.
I encourage everyone to turn fear into faith, tragedy to triumph, and grief into gratitude. The faith and hope of humanity is being restored through adversity. We must count our blessings and take advantage of the time we are given to renew and restore our relationships, health, dreams and much more. Make sure you and your family stay safe and informed about the pandemic from reputable sources such as: CDC: Center of Disease Control and Prevention, WHO: World Health Organization, and your local County Health Department
Thank you.
Resources:
World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/
Centers for Disease Control: https://www.cdc.gov/
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