tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96030772011-04-29T23:07:32.097-07:00dannoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9603077.post-1102997780004056532004-12-13T20:14:00.000-08:002004-12-13T20:28:11.953-08:00<span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Gratitude is a skill that you practice</strong></span> <br /> <br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">an Internet poem by Danny Howie Bloom</span> <br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>(c) 2005</em></span> <br /> <br /><em><strong>Gratitude is a skill that you practice</strong></em> <br /><em><strong>and get better at</strong></em> <br /><strong>said a third-grader in school one day</strong> <br /> <br /><strong>yes, gratitude is something we learn</strong> <br /><strong>as we get older</strong> <br /><strong>accumulating wisdom and knowledge</strong> <br /> <br /><strong>but sometimes we forget</strong> <br /> <br />gratitude is something to be thankful for <br />it is a skill worth practicing <br />over and over again <br />until we get it right <br /> <br /><strong>we need to appreciate what's good in our lives</strong> <br /><strong>instead of always complaining</strong> <br /><strong>looking at the negative side of things. </strong> <br /> <br /><strong>yes, gratitude is a skill that you practice</strong> <br /><strong>and get better at</strong> <br /><strong>month by month</strong> <br /><strong>year by year</strong> <br /><strong></strong> <br /><strong>and over a lifetime</strong> <br /><strong>we might finally learn how to say</strong> <br /><strong> <br />thank you </strong> <br /> <br /><em><strong>thank you to the universe</strong></em> <br /><em><strong>thank you to God</strong></em> <br /><em><strong>thank you to our parents</strong></em> <br /><em><strong>thank you to our loved ones</strong></em> <br /><em><strong>thank you to our children</strong></em> <br /><strong><em>thank you to our teachers</em> </strong> <br /> <br /><strong>gratitude is a skill that you practice</strong> <br /><strong>until you get it just right <br />and it doesn't happen overnight </strong> <br /> <br /><strong>it takes a lifetime of rehearsals</strong> <br /><strong>awareness and an open mind</strong> <br /><strong>to fully appreciate all the good things</strong> <br /><strong>that have come our way</strong> <br /><strong>on this journey from not being to being</strong> <br /><strong>on this pilgrimmage among the stars</strong> <br /><strong>on this pathway to enlightenment and aha!</strong> <br /><strong> <br />Learn to say thank you</strong> <br /><strong>in as many languages as you can master</strong> <br /><strong>and tell it to everyone you love and care for</strong> <br /><strong></strong> <br /><strong>thank you </strong> <br /><strong>thank you</strong> <br /><strong> thank you</strong> <br /><strong></strong> <br /><strong>merci, </strong> <br /><strong>gracias, </strong> <br /><strong>shieh shieh, </strong> <br /><strong>arrigato</strong> <br /><strong> <br />and as you practice gratitude</strong> <br /><strong>day by day</strong> <br /><strong>year by year</strong> <br /><strong>Thanksgiving after Thanksgiving...</strong> <br /><strong></strong> <br /><strong>gratitude will become you</strong> <br /><strong>it will suit you fine</strong> <br /><strong>and you will become one</strong> <br /><strong>with thankfulness. </strong> <br /> <br /><strong>Gratitude is more than a 9-letter word,</strong> <br /><strong>it is a gift from life.</strong> <br /><strong></strong> <br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Use it! <br /></span></strong> <br /><span style="font-size:78%;color:#ff6600;">(c) 2005 Danny Howie Bloom</span> <br /> <br /><em><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">FREE TO SEND TO ANYONE BY EMAIL ON THE INTERNET OR IN PRINT</span></strong></em> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9603077-110299778000405653?l=gratitudeskill.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dannoreply@blogger.com8