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Ideals of Ma'at
#2: I benefit with gratitude.
Definitions of gratitude on the Web:
- a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation; "he was overwhelmed with gratitude
for their help"
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
- Gratitude, appreciation, or thankfulness, is an emotion, which involves a
feeling of emotional indebtedness towards another person; often accompanied by a desire to thank them, or to reciprocate for
a favour they have done for you. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gratitude
- Gratitude is a rock band from San Francisco, California. They were formed
in 2003 by former onelinedrawing and Far alum Jonah Matranga and guitarist Mark Weinberg (originally of the band Crumb). Other
members included guitarist Jeremy Tappero and bassist Bob Lindsey. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gratitude (band)
- Gratitude is the 4th track on the album Check Your Head by American hip hop
group the Beastie Boys, released on April 21, 1992. In this song the bass gutiar uses a distotion pedal.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gratitude (song)
- Gratitude is an album by the band Earth, Wind & Fire. It was released
in December 1975 (see 1975 in music), and re-issued on May 9, 2000 (see 2000 in music).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gratitude (album)
- "Gratitude" is a the name of an inspirational photograph taken in the 1960s
by Jack Garren, a religious bookstore owner from Centralia, Illinois. It features an elderly woman seated at a table praying
over a bible; a pitcher and plate of cheese and bread are in the background. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gratitude (photograph)
- Gratitude is Gratitude's first and only album. It was released on March 8,
2005 on Atlantic Records.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gratitude (Gratitude album)
- a virtue and a law, is gratefulness, appreciation, thankfulness. Gratitude
is the first Law of Increase. All growth comes under the Law of Appreciation or Gratitude: "In everything give thanks, for
this is the Will of God."
miriams-well.org/Glossary/index.html
- An appreciative awareness and thankfulness, as for kindness shown or something
received.
www.robcom2000.com/glossary.html
Is there a difference between giving thanks for what one receives and showing
graitude?
From Katherine Nyborg, Votary in the Lyceum of the Eclectic Rose:
What a fabulous question!! For me, the answer is "Sometimes."
But often I think that gratitude is a state of being, during which you may feel moved to give thanks. Sometimes, though,
the gratitude is so profound, that you're whole being gives thanks through the gratitude ... there's no need for words, or
acts because your essence is an act of grace.
From Siti:
The question was powerful and appropriate. Often we hear something repeatedly but do not really delve into the true meaning
of a saying. I once asked myself that very question and it wasn't until I felt gratitude in my whole being that I understood.
When I am in a state of gratitude I also notice that I am in a heightened sense of joy and thanks giving radiates from me
verbally and nonverbally.
From Deena Butta, AU:
gratitude is a way of life...it is the way to life and to living. Gratitude is the realization with
our whole being of the whole gift of life, with all its goods, bads, ups, and downs.
gratitude is what makes the universe go around. Gratitude is what creates energy flow. Gratitude activates
multiple additional dimensions to whatever we focus on. Gratitude raises the vibratory level around us.
when we are grateful for EVERYTHING, whether we asked fo it or not, whether we wanted it or not, we acknowledge our trust
in deity, and we open our ability to grow and to receive more...and this opens the door to more gratitude....
gratitude acknowledges that we are receiving what we need, which may not be what we want, and that it is a divine gift.
gratitude as a way of life is our communication with deity that we value our life in all its complexity, that we value
what IS.
when we are grateful for the bad along with the good, it allows us to embrace the difficult lessons sent our way more
easily and with less resistance, because we have already opened our hearts...and this allows us to transmute things
of a lower vibration to that of a higher vibration.
sometimes it is difficult to find it in our hearts to be grateful....but in the stillness of our own hearts, our
heart will speak to us and offer us guidance. There does not have to be a reason for gratitude, other than that life...ALL
of life... is a gift from the goddess.
Thank you to Katherine, Siti and Deena for their offerings about the act of gratitude.
When we begin living our lives according to the Ideals of Ma'at, we find that a whole new world opens
up for us....by learning to include gratitude as part of our everyday life....both physical and spiritual...we walk with grace.
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