Gratitude 2021
Gratitude means thankfulness,counting your blessings,noticing simple pleasures and acknowledging everything we receive.It means learning to live our life as if everything were a miracle,and being aware on a continuous basis of how much we have been given.
Many of us fear expressing our thanks to others,we might worry that our efforts will be misinterpreted or make the person on the receiving end uncomfortable.Or we might struggle to find the right words to express how we feel.
We all want to be appreciated,whether we have accepted a task while our plate is already full,worked through weekends to get a project off the ground,or simply being there for a work friend when they needed our support,an acknowledgement or "thank you" can go a long way in making us feel good about the efforts we put in.
Gratitude can be found on the flip side of most everything,2021 was not the year to get everything we want.This was the year to appreciate everything we have,savour it and learn to live more intentionally.
As we look into 2022 with the hope of change and more freedom,I look back at 2021 by rewritting a line from KaZuo IshiGuro
"There was another life that i might have had,but I am having this one".... "There was another 2021 I might have had,but I had this one"...
While in the thick of any experience,its often hard to see the value.And 2021 is no different with everything as fuzzy and uncertain,creating a lot of anxiety.Nothing seemed clear,in fact while moving through the last several months,felt like quicksand.Throughout,world many thousands of people lost life,loved ones,livelihood due to the pandemic and it saddened all of us as humanity and community.
Despite the gloom,our resilience,agility,tenacity individually but more so collectively,won and we kept moving forward with positivity.2021 was indeed triumph of human spirit.As i sit down to write my thoughts,and before we usher 2022,I encourage all to press pause and save this moment.Lets Live,Love and Laugh.
Thank you for reading
Wishing you all in advance Happy New Year,As all will be busy with their loved ones and welcoming new year,Lets take a moment to show gratitude towards everyone who was with us in this year of 2021.
I sincerely hope you will have a much better 2022 dear :) Bless you