Overflowing happiness automatically leads to gratitude

I often complain that I don't do justice to this space here.

Today, I am here to place on record that the recent days have been glowing for me. There have been many happenings for which I am grateful and joyous.

Soon, I don't know how soon, I shall be writing about a certain thing I would be grateful for.

Life is beautiful . . . it has always been.

“I would thank you from the bottom of my heart, but for you my heart has no bottom.”
Anonymous

“Gratitude is the memory of the heart.”
Jean Baptiste Massieu

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2011, 2nd Jan

My cup overflows as I enter another year with promises ringing in my ears and high-spirits awaiting to raze to the ground any oncoming challenges.

I could not have got this spirit without my fellow travellers in the real as well as in the virtual world. I am glad that you are walking along with me, maybe ahead or behind or by my side. But the assurance that you are there somewhere strengthens me.

I thank the sacred for enveloping me and giving me the grace and courage to keep moving on. What more do I need.

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Christmas Eve

It's unbelievable that I have traversed this far.

I am overflowing with gratitude for everything that this year has bestowed me with. This year has been the busiest of my life till now.

Love fills me.

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Life

I woke up smiling and happy. Did my long pending washing clothes and off to invigilate students. I am glad that my life is going on well.

Many many unfinished tasks but hope remains. I am indeed joyous and grateful for HOPE.

And then we sang . . .

yesterday after a very long time, i sang to an audience. ofcourse, it wasn't a solo but nevertheless it filled my insides with so much joy. the song was una paloma blanca from the george baker selection. loved the way it went on.

yesterday was also a day of celebration commemorating a year of the inception of our department.

lovely moments.

grateful.

overwhelmed.

happy.

Three to end my day

It is 9: 14 pm now. When I started this blog, I thought I will make a daily entry for the things I am grateful for. I couldn't do it. It is today that I realised that it is more than a month since I even stepped here. If I said there weren't anything to be grateful for, I'd be lying. I would also be lying if I said that I was a bit too busy. I just let it go.

I am glad that I chose to record my gratitude for today. I am grateful for:

* being able to play badminton regularly again
* trying to make some resolutions work
*today! The whole day passed without any grudge, trouble, pain and complain

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Fruit of the work of my hands

                                                        

Money cannot buy love

or

Money cannot buy happiness

but

I did find happiness when I held my first paycheck in hand.

I earned it.

I am thankful for the money as it paves way for so many things.

Happy Happy.

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Strength and Energy

Inspite of loving to travel, certain journeys are not quite welcome to me. But I am grateful that I have the strength and energy to climb up and down into buses and trains. I can sustain the whole night's journey with little or barely no sleep. And I can manage it all alone. Isn't that a reason enough to be filled with gratitude and joy.

Small mercies have to be coaxed from within.

As I give thanks, I am silently imploring for contentment, joy and peace always.

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When trials teach

Writing gratitude for repeated failings is not an easy task but still I strive. I don't know how to keep the spirit going except by feeling that "All is for the good." The past weeks have seen me correcting, writing and re-correcting my drafts. I know I am being fine-tuned by my Supervisor but sometimes it just seems cumbersome.

For the first time, I am venturing to be thankful for what is to come. I know all shall be well. If I am not reprimanded now, then opportunities might not come that easily. Better now.

So here I am, being thankful for the corrections and shortcomings. I shall move beyond everything.

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Thankful for . . .

Today after a long long time I did some yoga. I have been postponing this for long. I felt like it and so just DID IT.

And for a greater part of the day, I just relaxed to two movies: flipping channels when one had a break. It was fun and less demanding than the thesis writing.

Just a bit of the writing is left. I am glad that it ending slowly but surely.