Daily Hakarat HaTov# 17

Here is one way to exponentially increase gratitude to G-D that many of us miss.

1.If we slip at home and catch ourselves on the wall many say "whew" ...or something like that and move on

2.When we drive over something small we barely pay attention ,drive on without a second thought

3.When we feel the need to go to the doctor for some pain or irritation etc and there is nothing serious ,we might say" good I can get out of here" .."great nothing serious" and thats it

4.When we drop ,by mistake, something heavy and it misses our foot, some of us might say " whew" and some might just carry on without a second thought..

The possible examples are endless but the point using the above examples is

1.Do we consider with heartfelt gratitude that we might not have caught ourselves on the wall and something a lot more serious could have happened?

2. Do we even pause with heartfelt gratitude to think that the small thing we drove over could have been a nail causing a puncture and depending on our speed etc could have ,G-D forbid resulted in an accident?

3.Do we consider with enormous gratitude what a small pain could have G-D forbid been the start of?

4.Do we even entertain with all encompassing gratitude that the heavy object could have smashed our foot, broken toes etc?

There are those of us who walk in continually increasing gratitude but there are those of us who numb our senses with the law of averages or statistics, who pocket awareness for a false sense of tranquility etc.

Lose yourself in gratitude to G-D let it permeate every area of your life and then you will find a new attitude and a new life with eyes more open to see the miracles that surround you