{"id":4824,"date":"2015-11-24T08:40:12","date_gmt":"2015-11-24T13:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/?p=4824"},"modified":"2015-11-24T08:40:12","modified_gmt":"2015-11-24T13:40:12","slug":"3-steps-grateful-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/notstrictlyspiritual.com\/spirituality\/3-steps-grateful-life\/","title":{"rendered":"3 steps to a more grateful life"},"content":{"rendered":"

German mystic Meister Eckhart once said, \u201cIf the only prayer you said your whole life was \u2018thank you,\u2019 that would suffice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gratitude has that kind of power, not just in prayer, but in the most ordinary moments of our lives. When we are thankful, grateful and appreciative of what we have \u2014 even the things that don\u2019t necessarily warrant a special thank-you prayer \u2014 we tend to be more generous, loving, patient and kind toward others.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Gratitude shifts our focus away from our own complaints and problems. If we are busy noticing the blessings in our lives \u2014 even something as simple as a beautiful sunrise coming up over the highway as we drive to work, or our family gathered around the dinner table after a long day \u2014 we are less likely to wallow in self-pity.<\/p>\n

But that doesn\u2019t mean developing an attitude of gratitude is easy. It requires action and determination to look for those moments of grace, even when they are hidden among the thorns of disappointment.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be grateful is a characteristic of humility, and that in itself opens the heart to grace, opens the heart to others, and allows you not to put yourself at the center of the conversation but others,\u201d said Father Francis Hoffman, JCD, executive director of Relevant Radio, who is known as Father Rocky. \u201cGratitude naturally takes us away from ourselves and opens us to others and to God, and that always brings joy with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Be intentional<\/h3>\n

\"journal\"<\/a>Those who count their blessings in concrete ways \u2014 written in gratitude journals or on slips of paper collected in a gratitude jar or box, even on Facebook for all the world to see \u2014 do seem to give off a sense of joy, one that ripples outward, as if every blessing they name is a pebble tossed into our collective consciousness.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like that idea, writing down a list of things that you should be grateful for. I encourage people to begin with the things that you take for granted,\u201d Father Rocky told Our Sunday Visitor, suggesting people start with simple blessings, such as being able to walk and talk, or having a warm home and running water, because too often we\u2019re \u201cout of touch\u201d with the reality that many people in our world don\u2019t have the most basic things.<\/p>\n

A gratitude practice can be as simple as opening up a cheap spiral notebook and jotting down, on a daily basis, the things that bring a smile to your face, from the ridiculous (your cat batting a crumpled piece of paper around the house) to the sublime (a good diagnosis from the doctor).<\/p>\n

Even the smallest nods toward gratitude remind us that the goodness we experience comes from somewhere outside ourselves, from \u201ca benevolent source of life,\u201d said Bishop Edward Scharfenberger of the Diocese of Albany, New York.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt stimulates the hope that we are not alone, isolated or abandoned,\u201d Bishop Scharfenberger told OSV. \u201cAt the same time, gratitude is a response that makes a demand on our own creativity. It challenges us to become more than what we are and, therefore, to grow out of any vicious cycle or stagnant state \u2014 such as worry, fear, helplessness or even victimization. It is both a gift and a call.\u201d<\/p>\n

Robert Emmons, a professor of psychology at the University of California Davis, conducted a scientific study that demonstrated how actively being grateful can positively affect both physical and emotional health.<\/p>\n

According to his study results, participants who kept weekly gratitude journals \u201cexercised more regularly, reported fewer physical symptoms, felt better about their lives as a whole, and were more optimistic about the upcoming weeks compared to those who recorded hassles or neutral life events.\u201d He also found that those who kept gratitude journals were more likely to accomplish personal goals and to help others in need of support or assistance.<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Figueroa, a clinical social worker based in Georgia, told OSV that humans are wired for connection, and gratitude is \u201ca lens through which we can notice ordinary places of connection in our day-to-day lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

By practicing gratitude, we train ourselves to pay attention to small moments of grace found amid the mundane moments of life.<\/p>\n

Figueroa said that gratitude is appealing because it\u2019s universal.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe practice of cultivating awareness is central to spiritual and psychological worldviews alike,\u201d she said. \u201cOver the past few decades, the field of psychology has become more open to spirituality, and popular spirituality has drawn upon the gifts of psychology.<\/p>\n

\u201cGratitude, it seems, is a practice in which spirituality and psychology have found common ground,\u201d Figueroa added. \u201cScience is finally confirming a truth that spiritual people have known for centuries: cultivating gratitude makes us happier, less isolated and more connected to ourselves, to others and to God.\u201d<\/p>\n

Be prayerful<\/h3>\n

Father Rocky recommends people use vocal prayers, such as the Angelus, grace before meals and prayers of thanksgiving after Communion, as well as mental prayer to focus their gratitude, expressing thanks for everything from grace and mercy to the Blessed Mother and the Holy Spirit to music and sports.<\/p>\n

When it comes to gratitude, nothing is out of bounds.<\/p>\n

Father Rocky says people who manage to maintain an attitude of gratitude even during deep sorrows and struggles do so from a place of God-given grace.<\/p>\n

\"Moth\"<\/a>\u201cThat takes faith, doesn\u2019t it?\u201d he said. \u201cAnd faith itself is a gift. Every priest has come across people who are objectively in painful and difficult situations and discover that they have this marvelous peace and serenity and joy in the midst of the cross, and it\u2019s not a natural experience; it\u2019s a supernatural experience because they have this deep faith in God that is at work in all of this. The expression of gratitude in those circumstances is almost like a barometer of the faith we have.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s not to say that if we get angry and upset we don\u2019t have faith, because it is only natural to get angry and upset with God sometimes. In those cases, both Father Rocky and Bishop Scharfenberger recommend adoration in front of the Blessed Sacrament, meditation on the mysteries of the Rosary and confession.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can really feel the grace working within you to change, to say, \u2018I\u2019m sorry, please forgive me, and I\u2019d like to begin again.\u2019 We can get caught in that downward spiral, and we break the spiral by God\u2019s grace, which comes from contrition but also through the sacraments. They\u2019re very helpful,\u201d Father Rocky said. \u201cGrace really affects us, really improves us.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Figueroa, true gratitude doesn\u2019t ignore life\u2019s difficulties but, instead, locates God \u201cprecisely in the midst of the messy places.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGratitude does not pretend that challenges do not exist; instead, the practice of gratitude can help us find God in these challenges. Not only does gratitude push us to discover places of abundance over scarcity, it also teaches us that God is present even amidst the scarcity,\u201d Figueroa said, adding that it\u2019s something she has to continually practice in her own life.<\/p>\n

Once you begin to develop that attitude of gratitude, it grows and spreads.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen you can recognize God in people around you, and in nature, and in the seasons, and in everything,\u201d Father Rocky said. \u201cIt allows in the presence of God and opens you to a situation of joy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Be humble<\/h3>\n

Bishop Scharfenberger stressed that frustration over the struggles we may encounter in daily life \u2014 and even the most grateful among us feels frustrated now and then \u2014 can be a sign that our growth and potential are being blocked.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_6111\"<\/a>So for those of us who often find ourselves stuck in a moment of sadness, anger or despair, there\u2019s no reason to lose hope or think that we, too, can\u2019t move ourselves back toward gratitude and joy. The key, however, is realizing that we can\u2019t do it alone; rather, we need God\u2019s help.<\/p>\n

\u201cGratitude becomes a recognition and a confession that \u2018I need a savior,\u2019 that \u2018I cannot save myself. The source of any hope lies outside myself,\u2019\u201d Bishop Scharfenberger said. \u201cGratitude is more than an attitude or a habit or a tendency; it is a relationship with my Lord and savior, Jesus Christ. It goes beyond being grateful for the gift of life and all the good things of the world, even the gift of family and friendship.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is gratitude for being rescued from the pit of darkness by the Lord, who chose to save me even before I realized I needed to be saved,\u201d he added. \u201cIt is in such darker moments that what gratitude really means becomes clearest and most real: gratitude is a relationship with that person who loves me with an unconditional love. The only just response to the call of that gift is gratitude.\u201d<\/p>\n

Of course, not everyone is inclined to see even dark moments as a gift, and that is why we need to nurture the practice of gratitude when times are good. If we lay a strong foundation of faith focused on our blessings, we will have something to shore us up when those storm clouds inevitably come rolling in.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve found that a gratitude practice helps us to notice what is already taking place in our ordinary, daily lives,\u201d Figueroa said. \u201cGratitude opens up a new world to us, when we start to notice the gifts that are always available to us, always surrounding us, waiting to be seen. Gratitude can give us new eyes to see what has been there the whole time.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s critical, too, to remember that God is always present.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven in the most desolate of circumstances, we are oftentimes surprised by the abundance of gifts that somehow, impossibly, seem to show up \u2014 a kind look from a stranger, a nurturing friend, a new insight or glimpse of hope,\u201d she added. \u201cGod provides us with enough, and a practice of gratitude can help us notice this.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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