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HOW TO FLIP A GRUMBLE INTO A GRATITUDE.

By TrishBlackwell on October 10, 2016 in Blog, Meaning, Mind

You know those days when everything seems to go wrong? I know those days too – shoot, I know weeks like that, and, just coming off such a week, I look back and see that every chance I grumbled was really a chance to practice grace, or, if you will, the verbal practice of gratitude.  Here are a few ways I turned my grumbles into moments of grace-filled gratitude, and I’ll be honest, the week still wore on me physically, but emotionally and mentally I couldn’t have felt better, more blessed or more in love with life.  I challenge you to approach every grumble you are given this week with the same strategy: 

 

 

My laptop broke, grumble; it gave me a week-long break from the bustle of my business, grace and gratitude. My baby was sick, grumble; she and I got to cuddle all week and I held her close without her wiggling, grace and gratitude. My local Starbucks got stingy on me in regards to water and the baristas were rude, grumble; I was lucky enough to have a break in my week to go write at a Starbucks and to pay a few bucks too many for my coffee, grace and gratitude. My own health went underwater – my plantar fasciitis in my foot flared up, affecting my marathon training plan and my immune system got hit hard with a cold, grumble; I was given no choice but to shut down, rest and recover through sleep and downtime, grace and gratitude. My vehicle needed unexpected work, hundreds of dollars worth, grumble; I have a vehicle, two actually, and my family and I were able to get the repairs done immediately, as needed, grace and gratitude.

 

 

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Big or small, as you are presented with things that make you initially grumble, challenge yourself to find the grace that therein lies, for I am convinced there is never something we are given that comes packaged in a grumble, that, when positioned with gratitude, can be a point of grace in our lives.  It’s not always easy to train your thoughts to shift in this way, but I can guarantee you that it is always worth the mental effort.
 

 

 

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