The Art of Thanksgiving

The Art of Thanksgiving
by Wilfred A. Peterson

The art of thanksgiving is thanksliving. It is gratitude in action. It is applying Albert Schweitzer’s philosophy: ‘In gratitude for your own good fortune you must render in return some sacrifice of your life for other life.’

It is thanking God for the gift of life
by living it triumphantly.

It is thanking God for your talents and abilities
by accepting them as obligations to be invested for the common good.

It is thanking God for all that men and women have done for you
by doing things for others.

It is thanking God for opportunities
by accepting them as a challenge to achievement.

It is thanking God for happiness
by striving to make others happy.

It is thanking God for beauty
by helping to make the world more beautiful.

It is thanking God for inspiration
by trying to be an inspiration to others.

It is thanking God for health and strength
by the care and reverence you show your body.

It is thanking God for the creative ideas that enrich life
by adding your own creative contributions to human progress.

It is thanking God for each new day
by living it to the fullest.

It is thanking God
by giving hands, arms, legs, and voice to your thankful spirit.

It is adding to your prayers of thanksgiving, acts of thanksliving.

to make living more meaningful

Here are a few simple ways (you can add your own creative ways) to make living more meaningful by acknowledging others:

1. Simple Smile. Smiling is such a wonderful thing; whenever we smile at someone we indirectly tell that we value him/her.
   
   
2. Thanking Time. It is also imperative that we be exceptional in using each opportunity to sincerely thank our friends, colleagues, loved ones etc. A sincere 'thank you' is worth a million dollars to the receiver.
   
   
3. Help Him/Her. When someone knocks your door for help, go forward and render your genuine help to them for there are only few other ways in which you can make your presence worthy in others lives.
   
   
4. Always Ask. When we genuinely inquire of the well-being of our others, we are giving the loving touch that only we can give. We touch their hearts and minds and they would automatically respond the same way towards us.
   
   
5. Negate Negativism. Never speak negatively about someone. First, if any of us would talk negatively about others we denigrate ourselves. Next, we also cause the breeding of a second grade opinion among our circle of association.
   
   
6. Profusely Praise. Every human being needs the tonic of appreciation that makes him/her remain human and helpful. No man is immune to genuine praise, hence give honest appreciations.
   
   
7. Profess Publicly. One of the principle faults that many do is acknowledging someone's favour only in private. When possible,we must make sure we give the credit for the favours we receive in public. It would build their self-esteem and help them help us even more happily in the future.
   
   
8. Channel Cards. If the person who helped us is far away, a simple 'thank you' card through mail would be enough to reassure the other person that we hold him/her in admiration and regard.
   
   
9. Elevate 'Em. When you meet someone make sure that you make him/her feel joyous that he/she saw you. Make them feel that you made their day with your presence. A compliment, joke or hug works magic.
   
   
10. Generate Goodwill. Scientists have proven that our brains emit waves that reach others and are read by the receiver. The kind of waves we emit, say scientists, decides whether the other person would be happy to interact with us or not. Hence it is important that we think thoughts of thankfulness and goodwill.

Living In The Moment

"Living In The Moment"

Life happens moment-by-moment
In a kiss in a smile in a tear
The moments after add up
In a day in a month in a year

We seek to capture a moment
Somewhere between dusk & dawn
If we don't act in the moment
Then when the moment is gone

We'll look back on this moment in time
Filled with regret and dismay
That unfortunately we let
The moment slip away

In that moment we'll grasp
What moments are meant to give
And we'll begin living in the moment
Every moment we live

तमन्ना

तमन्ना ने जिंदगी के आँचल में सर रख कर पूछा "मै कब पूरी होउंगी ?........"
जिंदगी ने हँसकर कहा "जो पूरी हो जाये वोह तमन्ना ही क्या......................."

Pain

Everyone in life is gonna hurt you. You just have to figure out which people are worth the pain...

Person

You can tell more about a person by what he says about others, than you can by what others say about him..

Love

It's better to have loved and lost, than to have never loved at all..

Dreams

Start working to fulfill your dreams, otherwise someday, someone will put you in work to fulfill his dreams...

Smile

• “When you have a rainbow deep down in your heart, your smile will shine bright. You know you're a part of that colorful, magical, feeling you'll find, when you have a rainbow inside.”
• “Beauty is power; a smile is its sword.”
• “Smile, it is the key that fits the lock of everybody's heart.” 
• “A smile will gain you ten more years of life”
• “A smile is nearly always inspired by another smile”  

goal

You must have a long term goals to keep you away from being frustrated with short term failures..

Today

Never leave anything for tomorrow, which you can do today...

Excuses

Several excuses are always less convincing than one -Aldous Huxley

friend

Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light..

वक़्त

तुझ  से  अब  कोई  वास्ता  नहीं  लेकिन ....
तेरे  हिस्से  का  वक़्त  आज  भी  तनहा  गुज़रता  है ...!!!! 

Principle

People who value their Privileges over Principles, end up loosing both..

Practice

The more you sweat while in practice, the less you bleed in battlefield...

Patience

Patience in Planning and Impatience in Execution always creates miracles....