Gratitude and the Spirit of Thanksgiving by Gregg Krech

Thanksgiving Spirit ?

Gratitude & Complaining “The light bulb in this lamp isn’t bright enough”

The Benedictine Rules* “Live this life, And do whatever is done, In a spirit of Thanksgiving.” The First Rule *Interpreted by John McQuiston II in Always We Begin Again

Complaining Life Grateful Life

The Myth of Circumstances

Elie Wiesel “For me, every hour is grace. And I feel gratitude in my heart each time I can meet someone and look at his or her smile.”

Gratitude

Excerpt from Naikan: Gratitude, Grace and the Japanese Art of Self-reflection by Gregg Krech (Stone Bridge Press)

Your experience of life is not based on your life, but on on what you pay attention to. Japanese Psychology at the ToDo Institute

Naikan Gratitude, Grace and the Japanese Art of Self-reflection nakiaN

Naikan Reflection What Have I Received from ____ ? What Have I Given to _____ ? What Troubles and Difficulties Have I Caused _____ ? www.todoinstitute.org/naikan4.html

"Can you see the holiness in those things you take for granted -- a paved road or a washing machine? If you concentrate on finding what is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul." Rabbi Harold Kushner

Entitlement Attention Self-reflection Grace

“The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved – loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.” Victor Hugo

“You must learn to understand the secret of gratitude. It is more than just so-called virtue. It is revealed to you as a mysterious law of existence. In obedience to it, we have to fulfill our destiny.” - Albert Schweitzer

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