Always Show Gratitude

Kekich Credo #5.  Always show gratitude when earned, monetarily when possible.

These eight words of credo five caused me to stop and think about gratitude.

1. Always show gratitude - Always not when we feel like it but always, all the time.

2. Gratitude is when you feel thankful for something.  Gratitude is an emotion. Appreciation is when you show that gratitude.  Appreciation is the action. The phrase says show gratitude so I guess we do this by expressing appreciation.  Expressing implies saying something. When we say words like thanks, merci beaucoup, gracias, thankyou, appreciate, thankful and grateful, we can put extra stress or emphasis on the words we use. 

3. Show gratitude when earned. How does one earn gratitude? We earn gratitude by doing what is right. We earn gratitude by honouring every person in your life. We do this by accepting them as the person each one is and who they may be. As entrepreneurs, the idea is to earn the gratitude of customers, to earn their trust, so they will want to continue to buy from us. 

4. How can gratitude change your life?  Gratitude is strongly associated with greater happiness.  Gratitude helps you feel more positive, helps you enjoy good experiences, helps you improve your health, helps you deal with adversity and helps you build strong relationships.

5. To always show gratitude, we need to notice good things.  We need to look for them and really pay attention to those good things. The person who feels gratitude is thankful for what they have, and does not constantly seek more.

Express your gratitude to yourself.  Write it down.  Make a list of the good things in your life.  Express gratitude to the people who have made your life better and then adopt new behaviours as a result of interacting with those who have helped you.  

Who can you show gratitude to today?  Remember, always show gratitude.  

# living life abundantly    # published author