Gratitude

“In everything give thanks ……” 1 Thessalonians 5:18 All men have the attitude of asking. Most men have the attitude of complaining, grumbling and murmuring. But a few men have the attitude of gratitude. A little seed of gratitude from appreciative and willing heart yields baskets of bumper harvest. A grateful heart is a graceful heart. An ungrateful heart is a natural heart that dries up the well of God’s abundance. God commands us to be thankful at all times and in all things. Being thankful is…

According to the dictionary, gratitude is the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness. Your attitude of gratitude influences your mannerism. It greatly affects how you carry yourself as well as how you behave. We could consider that, “Manners stem from an attitude of gratitude”. You’ll be astonished to know how just saying “thank you” molds you as a person. There’s a lot of things I am grateful for. One of it is the most important thing, the best…

naturally. In addition, naturally finding happiness will help you enjoy the things you like to do for yourself not because you think it will make you happy. People usually use their own strong moral beliefs,their loved ones, and even their gratitude to aim in some other direction rather than their own happiness. According to Wray Herbert research suggests that saying “thank you” brings countless benefits. They took a group of volunteers and asked them to express…

our nature” (Rosenstand, 20). 6. Evaluate Lin Yutang’s view of gratitude toward parents: Is it dependent on parental love? Why or Why not? Is that an important issue? When evaluating two opposing viewpoints in this chapter, Lin Yutang’s and Jane English’s whose approach do you find more appealing? Explain why. According to Lin Yutang’s, children should take care of their aged parents because they, “owe a never ending debt of gratitude” (Rosenstand, 566), due to the fact that parents took…

order: gratitude, love, appreciation of beauty & excellence, spirituality, and fairness. I believe these character strengths are true to how feel and react to things in life. These top five results are accurately surprising to me because of how they accurately represent me. I agree that gratitude is a characters I have. I am a thankful person, especially for the good and bad events that have happened in my life. These events have been important lessons that have given me strength and gratitude…

Service Over Self, also known as SOS, is the community service opportunity which has made the most significant impact on my life. Service Over Self’s mission is to give back to underserved communities through home repair while providing leadership development opportunities for the youth that attend the camp. The camp has 7-8 week long sessions during the summer and I have attended one session for the past two summers. While attending SOS, I become my best self and I feel empowered due to the…

A New Way of Viewing Leadership Traditionally, society has placed people in leadership positions in the spotlight. Many people in this country have become convinced that people in these positions have all of the right answers and are going places they want to go. If they become successful, the followers become successful. This may be the reason why, in today’s world, that everyone is trying to get ahead. But this approach has led to many egocentric leaders with no desire to help others get…

look them in their eyes. Moreover he has gratitude,gratitude is being thankful for what others do for you, and complaining rather than saying thank you. My brother shows gratitude when at christmas he tells our parents thank you for getting us presents. Someone once aforesaid,” The world does not owe you a living, it was here first.” I show gratitude when I thank my grandma for getting me something even though I don’t like it. Lastly, having gratitude is knowing who and what to be thankful…

maybe they’re right about that!” for several traits. Close friends and family know you better than you know yourself. Personally, the most surprising realizations I had about my character had to do with “forgiveness/mercy,” “perseverance,” and “gratitude.” How I act around my friends is likely different from how I act around my family, because of that, they both see me slightly differently. This exercise brought forth traits that I did not realize are the cause of problems in my life and that…

Eight years and four months passed, the day I left my home and my family at Philippines. Now, I consider this island called Saipan, my second home. As I recall my days in the Philippines I don’t think we celebrate thanksgiving, I never even heard of this. When I came here that is when I start to recognize that Thanksgiving is one of the most important holidays. It have become a way of life for me to rejoice it, to give thanks for everything or everyone and an excuse for my family to unite…