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Jim over at Jim's DEEP Thoughts gave me this award! When I first saw it I thought I must be doing something wrong because I saw it as Grateful, but with a bad attitude... LOL. That certainly could describe me if you catch me on the wrong day at the wrong time.
Jim apparently thought the opposite stating "they all have GREAT attitudes in different ways depending on their situations". This actually really blessed me coming from him... Do you know Jim? If not, go check out his site, he must have one of the best attitudes about his situation that I have ever seen. I am absolutely humbled and honored to receive such an award from such an inspiring person!
I poked around online and found the person who made this award... I wanted to see 'where it started' and found this site:
Gratitude With Attitude: Changing My World, One Attitude at a Time
And the post that started it all:
"I have finally done it…..gotten on board with all the wonderful awards out here in the blogasphere. Yep thats right I have created one of my own. The all powerful… Gratitude With Attitude award. Oh, come on, you know you want it! (LOL) I am so Thankful for all of you who visit regularly, even when I am irregular. :::laughing now::: I appreciate you all so much! I love hearing about your Gratitude and I love that some of you have carried a Grateful theme to your own blogs! I love that you understand being Thankful is not about a passive attitude. It’s about learning. It’s about seeing things different, having new eyes! Gratitude is about keeping that happy positive outlook on life…even when things don’t go the way we want them to. It is not about giving in, lying down or accepting everybody else’s rules it’s about making your own rules! Doing what you do with a happy grateful attitude keeping the “sour” to yourself. Gratitude IS Attitude!"
That post is inspiring all by itself so I want to send a big thank you to Maureen for making it in the first place!
I also wanted to share the following Heartlight article with you:
The Gratitude Attitude
by Rubel Shelly
The late A. W. Tozer once made this claim: "A thankful heart cannot be cynical." I suspect he is right. Living in a time so cynical as our own, it just may be that the doleful spirit of many -- even in a time of great prosperity and blessing -- has come about because of our failure to be grateful.
So I'm devoting the entire coming week to fostering a gratitude attitude. I resolve to obey the biblical call to "give thanks in all circumstances." (1 Thessalonians 5:18) And I'll not do it just on Thursday either, but all week long.
Just to be clear about the matter, I'm going to give thanks to God. I haven't created my own good fortune. Although I owe a lot to my family, even they are not the ultimate source of my blessings. Every good gift -- whether delivered through country, church, friend, or family -- is finally traceable to God's generosity.
Maybe you've heard the apocryphal story of the fifth-grader who, when asked to tell the origin of Thanksgiving Day in America, gave this politically sensitive account: "The Pilgrims came here seeking freedom of you-know-what. So, when they arrived, they gave thanks to you-know-who. Because of them, we can now worship without fear each Sunday at you-know-where."
When you sit down with the people you love Thursday, give thanks in a specific rather than generic way. Don't simply acknowledge the vague, warm-fuzzies of a national holiday. Articulate your personal prayers of gratitude to God for his material gifts, for the important people he has put in your life, for his strength in your difficult times, for his Spirit-presence in your Christian life, and -- above all -- for the salvation he has provided through the Lord Jesus Christ.
I saw a cartoon years ago that featured a bewildered-looking fellow sitting at a Thanksgiving table loaded down with turkey, dressing, hot rolls, and all the trimmings. The caption read: "Alvin the atheist realized he was at his lowest point, for he felt grateful but had no one to thank." A believer doesn't have that problem.
So why not join with me in the resolve I shared with you earlier? In getting ready for Thursday, let's live a gratitude attitude for the entire week. Co-workers today, family tonight, people who assist you at the post office or grocery, anyone who blesses your life -- thank them sincerely for things that make your life better.
Who knows? Thanksgiving could become a way of life.___________________________________________________________________
I'd like to pass this award to the following people, who to me, epitomize the meaning of this great award:
Jessica at My Five Little Monkeys
Sarcasta-Mom
Maddy at Whitterer on Autism
Elissa at Managing Autism
Robin at Heart of Wisdom
Amy at In Pursuit of Proverbs 31
8 Comments:
Thank you for the Thanksgiving article, and the always sweet motivation.
My gram used to say, "Lord make me a blessing to someone today"....I imitate her and feel grateful whenever I actually manage to be one. Because being a blessing to someone else is the surest fire way to feel grateful around the gifts of your own life.
But then these are things you already know well.....
Well thank you so much for thinking of me and being brave enough to reveal dyslexic tendencies [me too!]
Best wishes as always
Congratulations on a well-deserved award! You have a really nice blog here.
you do have a lovely attitude of gratitude! :)
This was a lovely post - and congrats on the award. I can always use a better attitude and more gratitude in my life. Thanks for the reminder.
Victoria the Agnostic always can use work on her attitude and gratitude. *grin*
Have a great rest of the week.
Congrats to you and the people you have nominated. Thank you for looking into the history of the Award. I thought about doing it but you beat me.
As always, I enjoy reading your blog.
Jim :)
Congratulations on this fabulous award!
I've been absent from blog world for about a month now... on my little sabatical and have come back today briefly to find I have been blessed with this amazing award.
Gratitude IS an attitude, and I am honored that you have thought of me. I live with a sign above my desk that says: "What am I grateful for today?" To me it's a constant reminder to be thankful for blessings in my life - both big and small.
Thank you, and much love. xx
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