I have found the topic I am most passionate about; gratitude.
As cliché as it sounds these days, and as hard of an emotion as it is to sometimes stir with today’s news beating us down, it is being scientifically proven that the feeling of gratitude is therapeutic.
Maybe it really has to do with NOT feeling the opposite: resentful or regretful. Whatever the conclusion, knowing that it is critical to one’s emotional and physical wellbeing to feel grateful for the present moment, is nothing new or mysterious.
The feeling of gratitude is a gift, a talent; a talent that takes work and focus to perfect.
The Serenity Prayer was written by American theologian Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971):God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
AND IF THAT IS NOT OLD SCHOOL ENOUGH FOR YOU:
Meister Eckhart: theologian and philosopher (1260-1328) said,
If the only prayer you said your whole life was “thank you”, that would suffice.
