To be thankful is often overlooked. I grew up praying before every meal which disappeared once I left for university. It was odd for me at first because automatically before I ate I would pause and I remember going to friends' places and pausing and then realizing that they didn't pray.
I spent a few weeks in Egypt at a development camp and there a man told me that every night he thanks God for ten things before he goes to bed. I'm not the best for keeping good habits such as this, and I tried it for awhile and it was wonderful. I'm trying to continue it now and I've had friends do this and say it causes some sort of peacefulness to arise in them.
I realize how fortunate I am and sometimes I come to the point that I am ashamed. I do not know why God has given me so much where there are people who are so much better than me, so much more dedicated to helping others. But I guess at the end of the day, it is your spirit that you can be most thankful for. As was written by Kahlil Gibran, 'it is but little when you give of your possessions, it is when you give of yourself that you truly give.'
So give thanks to God or to whom you worship. Always remind yourself that the power you hold is not in your possessions/ or your wealth, that it is in your spirit which is strongest when it is in the most poorest, direst state. But by giving thanks you humble your spirit and you encourage it to grow for challenges ahead. Kind of like excercising before a big race, because let's face it, sometimes it seems like we'll never make it but with strength we will.
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