I remember back in 2018, someone told me that the good remedy for the pain is being grateful. It was mentioned that living a life full of gratitude is a healthy lifestyle. So, there I was with all the things I took seriously to a self healing moment. I started my gratitude rampage for 14 days, posted online (but still for the closest friend tho). But, I couldn’t go on anymore after 7 days. It was just not that easy. There were always blockages that hindered me even to be grateful.

However, the universe always knows how to remind me. Charles Dickens once said that

Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty ;
Not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.

Through this, I started again. This time with 60 days gratitude journal. I bought a fancy gratitude journal just to make myself feel guilty if I didn’t really put effort into it. This way, small things to be grateful could be seen clearly day by day. I understand that practising gratitude is another way of living, same thing like happiness, it has no destination. 

60 days has passed by so quickly that I enjoyed writing the gratitude rampage. So, I bought another gratitude journal, this time is for one whole year. I got used to be thankful for a simple thing, small thing maybe. Like for example, I’m grateful if I can have my morning routine. It’s luxurious  to wake up in the morning and feeling alive. Doing my morning rituals where I can do morning yoga, meditation and reflection / journaling. Knowing that the beauty of practising gratitude is indeed in the journey itself is something that I am grateful for.

There are so much in my life to be grateful for. Starting from my morning routines, daily activities, people I met, how people make me feel everyday, and the lists will go on and on. Oh! Not to mention, good weather, vegetables seller in the block, gifts, accompanies, words of affirmation and so so so much more. The thing is i am learning to accept each moment as what it is and being grateful truly to wherever I am in the moment. We know that every moment offers opportunity to grow. Yet, sometimes i found that opportunity offers himself to me.

I will not deny that sometime I wanted to fix things in the past with what ifs, but now, the more that kind of feeling comes, the more I feel grateful it happened. God knows that everything happens in this world is for a reason and has purpose. One thing for sure, the purpose is always for good. I am grateful for whatever things happened in the past, it could bring me to the present moment. To where I am now. Also, i am grateful to the limit that I have, it taught me to be patience and persistence. What I have is enough, and I am grateful fo that.

And now, let me thank you.
For reading my blog.
You have made my day by reading this blog.

Wherever you are, the light in me salutes the light in you. Thank You.

Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life
is the foundation for all abundance.
~ Eckhart Tolle

Picture taken by : Pandu Mahardian (Indonesia)
Kelimutu, Ende
Eastern Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
September 2019