....but the parent of all others. - Cicero
I gave a primary lesson on gratitude today to a class of 7 year olds that included my daughter. It never ceases to amaze me how much more I get out of these lessons than it feels like I give.
One of my favorite things about the gospel is how I feel I re-discover truths at different times in my life. I hear a certain principle once, and its meaningful to me, and then I hear it again at a different stage of life and it hits home for completely different reasons.
One of the scriptures we read together was in Doctrine and Covenants 78:19
"And he who receiveth all things with thankfulness shall be made glorious; and the things of this earth shall be added unto him, even an hundred fold, yea, more."
I have this verse highlighted in my scriptures with a note in the margin that I added during my college institute class. My chicken scratches read: "Its not happy people who are grateful, its grateful people who are happy!"
I feel like writing that on my bathroom mirror with a Sharpie!
We all have our trials in life and one thing I've learned lately is that you never really know the struggles others face. I found out recently that one of the happiest people I know is one facing a challenge that would have me wrapped up in a permanant fetal possition. Talking to her about it she told me "I feel like my attitude is maybe the only thing in my life that I have control over, so I'm sure as hell going to have a good one, it makes all the difference."
I write this entry with a renewed determination to have an attitude of gratitude, knowing it can make all the difference in my happiness! Afterall, I do have so much to be grateful for!
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