Gratitude

I subscribe to a few inspirational email lists. As a result, I get inspiring quotations every day to start my day. One that impressed me today was this: Gratitude is the heart's money. --French proverb

Gratitude IS the heart's money. When we feel gratitude, we are truly rich. The fullness of gratitude is sometimes overwhelming and leaks out in tears of emotion. Moments like this raise us up.

During last Saturday's talk, Del Hargis was talking about how we need to look at our problems and challenges in life from a higher perspective than that which brought them into being. Well, the best way to look at ALL of our life situations and experiences is through the eyes of gratitude.

Every challenge has a gift inherent in it. Every challenge makes us stronger, better, and brings us closer to where we are going. But if we are in the midst of the challenge, just wishing we could get out of it, chances are we won't see that at all, and will just create more of the same.

As I was reminded on Tuesday night, when Charles Hosea spoke at our Regional Training Followup meeting, as long as we keep that shining vision ahead of us, we will have the perseverance to continue, no matter what. That vision will guide us through the difficult patches and into our glorious dreams come true.

I am so grateful to be surrounded by the folks in the Nouveau Riche community, who continually show me the way, supporting me in the journey and celebrating the victories.