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Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and

more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion to clarity. . . .

Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision

for tomorrow.

—Melody Beattie

Consciously cultivating thankfulness is a journey of the soul, one that begins

when we look around us and see the positive effects that gratitude creates.We do

this by noticing those around us to whom gratefulness comes easily and realizing

how much we enjoy being around these people.

We also tap into these gifts as we think about times in the past when we felt

particularly grateful. Remember the peacefulness and the delight that accompa-

nied those times? As we come to understand the gifts of gratitude, we realize that

being grateful is not something remote or foreign, but part of the natural joyful

expression of our full humanness.

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