Being Thankful

​I started attending Toastmaster meeting as a guest when my office colleague kind of forced me:). I am thankful to her that she took me to introductory meeting and since then I have taken various role and in Toastmaster group everyone get an opportunity to be themselves.

Topic determined for one of toastmaster speech was "I am thankful for __", and each speaker had a chance to fill in the last word with details they want to share and as speaker. Few years ago I read an article in Reader's Digest, that being thankful and showing gratitude for any person is one of the most overlooked human emotion. It is easy to look half glass empty but we hit resistance when time to be thankful for half glass full.

Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it. William Arthur Ward
Being thankful helps us to differentiate between have and have-not and take us more towards contentment. It also harness the feeling of completeness and help to uncover our emotions and we act in better way. There are so many ways to show your thankfulness, it doesn't have to be "Thank You" or "Thanks" all the time. It could be as simple as making favorite food for the person, or bringing flower or spending quality time with the person. That too without electronic devices.

Personally I am thankful to my family, friends, colleague who make me what I am today .If you haven't done so or missed someone to thanks who has helped you in accomplishing your dream, goal, helped you in one way or other. This can range for person making morning tea for you or helped in landing you your dream job, helped you to find your better half, make you laugh, stand by you in high and low's.

I would like to conclude my post with wonderful quote from Marcel Proust

"Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom."