What Is An Attitude Of Gratitude Essay

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Short article/blog post: possible title ideas: - An Attitude of Gratitude - What are you grateful for today? "And if you were to count God's favours, you would not be able to number them; most surely God is Forgiving, Merciful." [Quran 16:18] WHAT IS GRATITUDE? Gratitude in its simplest form, is being thankful and acknowledging your abundant blessings. Imagine for a moment losing all your 5 senses. Imagine losing control of bodily functions we all take for granted every day. Pause and really think about the devastation of being helpless in the face of this enormous trial. Now imagine, one by one, being gifted all your 5 senses and bodily functions back. How grateful do you feel? How much do you now appreciate every part of your body …show more content…

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.” Melody Beattie The quote above sums up how an attitude of gratitude can completely transform your life for the better. Living an intentional and purposeful life where we are consistently grateful for all our blessings allows us to be appreciative and think more positively about the state of our affairs. Gratefulness will sharpen your focus on the good in your life and help readjust your perspective when you feel overwhelmed by your struggles. This clarity will then help you address your problems, because putting them in perspective takes away their power to instil fear in you and keep you from progressing – it’s a win-win situation! It’s been well established that people who practice gratitude by taking time to reflect upon the things they're thankful for, experience more positive emotions, express more compassion and kindness, sleep better, feel more alive and even have stronger immune systems! WAYS TO BE GRATEFUL 1. Appreciate all the blessings you have in your mind and …show more content…

4. Express gratitude through action. Do good deeds out of gratefulness to your Ever-Merciful Lord, and know that you will be rewarded and attract abundance, prosperity, peace and success. 5. Create a habit of gratitude for a happier life. Start and end your day by being thankful. As simple as the discipline to write 3 things your grateful for everyday in your diary, or spending a few minutes of your day to ponder about all you have to be thankful for – you will soon find that the positive outlook that comes with gratitude will be second nature to you, making you of those whom Allah (swt) is pleased with and promises to give more to, because of their gratefulness. CONCLUSION: Science tells us that we are the stuff of exploded stars, left over from the galaxies around us. The atoms that make up our body could have been shared with the heart of a fallen star – and we know the stars and all of Allah’s creation glorify Allah (swt) constantly. Allah (swt) sustains all His creation with only the expectation that we are grateful to him through our worship; yet in His mercy, He does not take from us even when we are ungrateful or

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