As it is almost Thanksgiving, I wanted to offer a short meditation on gratitude by the spiritual writer and artist, Julia Cameron. So often we think of gratitude as something that just happens, but what this passage reminds us is that cultivating an 'attitude of gratitude' can actually be a kind of intentional spiritual practice...
From Julia Cameron's "Blessings"...
Blessings Build upon Blessings
I choose to see and build upon the good of every moment. In counting my blessings, I consciously and concretely build a life of gratitude. A life of gratitude is a life built upon optimism, expectation, and attention to the good of every instant as it unfolds. This is not denial of adversity. Rather, the choice to consciously count -- and encounter -- my moment-to-moment good is a spiritual discipline. My trained optimism creates in me a stamina funded in the constant flow of minute but perceptible spiritual nutrients which fuel me, body and soul. I bless my conscious attention to good.
Good words to ponder as we celebrate Thanksgiving...
Chris +
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