Ghostwriter
People are not born grateful. Gratitude is something that must be taught and practiced. Like any other skill if you stop practicing it takes some time to get back on track. It’s November and great time to remember to be grateful. Some of us will be celebrating Thanksgiving this month so that is an added reminder for some.
How can gratitude be taught? The only successful way I have seen is by example and being included in the process. The more we are looking for things to be thankful for the more you will find. If you aren’t looking for them, they aren’t likely to fall on your head.
My mom was 5 ft nothing and full of fight. She was stubborn and loving. If we did not thank her and others for their hard work, the chores became ours. My family was not thrilled when I forgot to thank Mom for dinner because for a very long time the only thing I knew how to cook was spaghetti. No one wants that every night! My family was hard pressed to teach me some gratitude and quickly.
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I always day thank you. And Thank you for this post Ghostwriter.
I am forever in the attitude of gratitude as for me those little things that happen to me make my day
Gratitude should be a natural thing but I have come up against people who would rather grump instead of saying thank you or offering a hand or smile,
You are right, and gratitude is something everyone needs to learn and practice. I know many ungrateful people and I avoid them.
It should be something that you don’t have to think about – you just do it. If somebody holds a door open for me, I have said thank you before I’ve gone through it, but I don’t always find the same level of courtesy from others.
That is true if you were ever taught gratitude you know what it is. In some family gratitude has never been taught. Often times I have to teach that in my school classes.