When I was a child we learned a prayer that we sang, giving thanks to God. It went something like this:

Baruch atah Adonai, Thank you God!

Thank you for my mommy, thank you for my dad-

Thank you for my……

I can hear the tune in my head but I don’t remember the rest of the words. Essentially, we sang a list of things that we were thankful for. We sang about the blessings in our life. We acknowledged and thanked God for them.

My childhood religion happened to be Reformed Judaism. I am sure that no matter what religious background you were brought up in, you may remember something from your childhood too? A bedtime prayer perhaps? Giving thanks at the dinner table?

The practice of gratitude is so important and powerful. I believe life just works better when we come from a place of thanks and we are mindful of our blessings. Life is so rich! Let’s be thankful for each day.

I encourage us today during our quiet reflective times to express a prayer of thanks to God, the Universe, or whatever spiritually works for you. In your journals, you can write down a list of things you are thankful for. You can think  of them during a meditation or while taking a walk. You can sing them to a tune like I did as a child.

The feeling of gratitude can show up in the way you go about your day today: your stride, how much you smile at others, how kind you are  to other drivers on the highway etc.

I feel so blessed and thankful for many things on this morning.

Baruch Atah Adonai, Thank You God!

Debra : )

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