Be thankful for your life

Gratitude session

You smile differently when you live among the people who love the same things as you do. Yet, it is also satisfying to be around people who love different things from you, as this is another inspiration for growth. Being in the company of people who without them saying much inspires you to want to be better is priceless

In all give thanks 

I received a call from a close friend, Thozama, who had an idea that she wanted us to execute and having done a write up about the topic previously I was excited when she suggested that we host a gratitude session. I agreed without hesitation on the idea. It is something I believe in. I believe in being grateful for everything because everything leads to your place of destiny when we make the right decisions for our lives.

The simple yet powerful idea of hosting a gratitude session got me thinking about the things that I had taken for granted and it was only then that I got to be thankful for everything. The gratitude session was aimed at being thankful for life and everything that life presents, challenges, and opportunities alike. Each of us was to state what is it that we are grateful for and what each challenge had taught us. It is until you listen to other people speak that you get to be grateful for life afresh.

Gratefulness liberates the heart

This was a session of tears and laughter. Sitting there and listening to everyone talk about what they are grateful for and the challenges they overcame was just a moment I would not trade for anything at the time. When we count our blessings, we tend to realise that what we are not satisfied with is not that significant.

What is a gratitude session without good food? Food and love bring people together.

Tell people you are proud of them, tell them you are thankful for them, tell them you are inspired for them, tell them you are grateful for them, let them know you are there for them, tell them you are honoured to know them and that you are comforted by their presence in your life  – Musa Boto

Being part of the gratitude session taught me not to take anything and anyone in my life for granted. I did some soul searching and found so many things that I need to be grateful for.

What are you grateful for today? What are the challenges that blind us from seeing the things we ought to be grateful for today? Let’s list the many things we are grateful for today.

Have you and I considered how we would live each day if we got to be grateful for the seemingly small things in our lives?

Itumeleng Mzimba

imzimba blogger