{"id":1824,"date":"2011-11-23T20:42:47","date_gmt":"2011-11-24T01:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/blissblog\/?p=1824"},"modified":"2011-11-23T23:25:10","modified_gmt":"2011-11-24T04:25:10","slug":"gratitude-overflow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/blissblog\/2011\/11\/gratitude-overflow.html","title":{"rendered":"Gratitude Overflow"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One of my favorite activities is something that brings so much joy and juiciness that I do it all throughout the day. It enlivens and energizes me when I feel like I am running a quart low. It puts a big ‘ol smile on my face when I feel my cheeks sagging a bit.\u00a0 It lightens my step and my load. It costs nothing and is, in fact, priceless. It is simply this:\u00a0 counting my blessings.\u00a0 It is so easy at times, to get caught up in what seems not to be ‘going my way’..translated to how I, in my ‘infinite wisdom and desires’ think things oughta be.\u00a0 As I mentioned in the Sweet Surrender entry, there is always a choice…to resist what is or embrace and learn from it. More often, I am choosing the latter.<\/p>\n

I consider my blessings as an endlessly flowing stream of good in which I get to swim and a waterfall under which I get to stand and bask. Good thing I like water, having been a water baby-competitive swimmer-lifeguard-coach.\u00a0 It never runs dry and is easily replenished, each time I offer thanks. Some of my streams include treasured family and friends, creative work that I love and that serves the healing of the planet, deep and abiding Spiritual practice, enjoyment of music and dance, drumming and yoga, healthy strong, fit\u00a0 body that I take better care of than ever before, my newly birthed Bliss Book, stretching my comfort zones in new adventures, a first time trip to Arizona recently, attending the Celebrate Your Life Conference, and visiting friends in Sedona, abundance in all areas of my life, a sense of humor that gets me through challenges, learned resilience, an ongoing connection with my parents who have passed over. When I consider all of this, I sigh in delight.<\/p>\n

For me, every day is Thanksgiving Day. No matter where you are and who you are with, please take even a few moments in the stillness of your mind and fullness of your heart to express appreciation for all that you have and all that you are.\u00a0 It will be sweeter than pumpkin pie with a dollop of whip cream, I promise.<\/p>\n

Waterfall by Cris Williamson<\/div>\n
Sometimes it takes a rainy day
\nJust to let you know
\nEverything’s gonna be – all right
\nAll right<\/div>\n
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I’ve been dreaming in the sun
\nwon’t you wake me up someone
\nI need a little piece of mind<\/p>\n

Wake me from this dream
\nThat I have dreamed so many times
\nI need a little piece of mind
\nOh, I need a little piece of mind<\/p>\n

When you open up your life to the living
\nAll things come spilling in on you
\nAnd you’re flowing like a river
\nthe Changer and the Changed
\nYou’ve got to spill some over
\nSpill some over
\nSpill some over
\nOver all<\/p>\n

Filling up and spilling over
\nIt’s an endless waterfall
\nFilling up and spilling over
\nOver all<\/p>\n

Filling up and spilling over
\nIt’s an endless waterfall
\nFilling up and spilling over
\nOver all<\/p>\n

Like the rain, falling on the ground
\nLike the rain, falling all around….<\/p>\n

Sometimes it takes a rainy day
\nJust to let you know
\nEverything’s gonna be – All right
\nI know, I know, I know all right<\/p>\n

Filling up and spilling over
\nAn endless waterfall
\nFilling up and spilling over
\nOver all<\/p>\n

Filling up and spilling over
\nIt’s an endless waterfall
\nFilling up and spilling over
\nOver all<\/p>\n

ah ba bah, ba ba ba dum ba ba da bum ba ba ba ba ba ba ba<\/p>\n

ah ba bah, ba ba ba dum ba ba da bam ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
\n(4x)
\n(filling up and spilling over)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n