Is gratitude a relative feeling? I ask this only because I struggle with what to write most days. I pose the question to myself - "What are you grateful for today?” I automatically start searching my day for grand moments, ideas, things, or actions that would be suitable (wrong word?) for gratitude. But this does not seem right to me. I think / feel / sense this should not be the way to foster gratitude and appreciation. Gratitude should not be just the big things but also the little and fundamental things. Is it harder because I am extremely fortunate to have the life and surroundings that I do? Is gratitude relative to my fortune? Is it more meaningful for me to say I am grateful for the roof over my head, the food on the table, and the clothes on my back? Do I take all these less than grand things for granted if I do not pay homage and gratitude to them each day? Is gratitude a ladder where I can skip over rungs 1 through 5 because of my circumstances? Maybe that is what this whole gratitude idea is about, not forgetting the rungs 1 through 5 on your way to 6. I think I am starting to understand that on this path to Santosha, I must be mindful and grateful for all the big, small, ordinary, and extraordinary, as well as all the places in between.
Today, I am grateful that I have the means and abilities to work and help support my family.
Namaste
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