The Queen's Journey

How is "living" in gratitude accomplished?    Living in gratitude is a lifestyle.  It is something that can be learned, but does take discipline.  Try this exercise in helping you develop a grateful heart, thus, to live in gratitude.... STOP >>>> Start out for five minutes a day (and increase over time) and just stop .  Stop and close your eyes.  Empty your mind of all that is going on around you.  Dive deep within yourself, within your soul, and search for the blessings of the day.  Surely, you've had at least one in your day thus far.  Actually, you have.  You're breathing --- able to see the light of another day.  Oh, and what about your sight --- you're reading this, are you not?      So, for five minutes of your 1,440 minutes of one day, stop, dive deep, and remind yourself of the blessings not only in your day, but in your life.  And, I want you to really focus on those blessings. ...

This world is full of darkness. If we each would shine our individual lights, it would dispel that darkness!                       It doesn't take much at all to shine --- small acts of kindness work, and genuine love.  When we are all working together to better this world, a bigger impact is made.  Just as it is with the one rain drop filling the ocean; all those "one" rain drops combined together ... fills the mighty ocean!  And the same with the stars in the heavens... all the stars combined, light up the darkest of nights! Use what you have, where you are to make a difference.  It all begins in the heart, and a good place to begin is with gratitude; being thankful in all circumstances. (1 Thessalonians 5:18)  Yes, life deals us blows along our journey, but we also receive blessings.  And, it is our responsibility to open our eyes and see the light of those blessings; an...