{"id":5651,"date":"2014-05-15T08:45:30","date_gmt":"2014-05-15T12:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=5651"},"modified":"2014-05-15T08:45:30","modified_gmt":"2014-05-15T12:45:30","slug":"oneword-thursday-a-platter-of-gratitude-to-feast-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2014\/05\/oneword-thursday-a-platter-of-gratitude-to-feast-on.html","title":{"rendered":"#OneWord Thursday:  A Platter of #Gratitude to Feast On"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_4990\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4990\" style=\"width: 319px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4990\" alt=\"Gratitude is being able to deeply appreciate all that you have without holding onto it for dear life.  Say \u201cthank you\u201d and let it go. ~ Janice Taylor, Life &amp; Wellness Coach, Author, Artist, Positarian\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/100\/2013\/07\/gratitude-300x224.jpg\" width=\"319\" height=\"238\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4990\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gratitude is being able to deeply appreciate all that one has without holding onto it for dear life. I say &#8220;thank you,&#8221; and I let it go. ~ Janice Taylor, Life &amp; Wellness Coach, Author, Artist, Positarian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Gratitude is being able to deeply appreciate all that one has without holding onto it for dear life.\u00a0 \u00a0I say \u201cThank you,\u201d and\u00a0 I let it go.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>OMG Tushkateers (members of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/30757154492\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kick in the Tush Club<\/a>) and Devotees of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.OurLadyofWeightLoss.com\" target=\"_blank\">Our Lady of WeightLessNess<\/a> (a.k.a. Our Lady of Weight Loss),<\/em>\u00a0 Guess what!\u00a0 I am in the middle\u2014as in sitting right smack center\u2014of the biggest de-cluttering project ever (for me, anyway).\u00a0 The contents of two large closets have been dumped on the floor; old papers, books, 1\/2 baked art projects, scraps of paper, multiple pairs of scissors, old shoes, winter hats, dried up magic markers, some not-so-dry everywhere, taking up way too much space in need of trimming, slimming, sorting and tossing.<\/p>\n<p>My first thought and set of feelings upon perusing this mess was a major self-pitying cry:\u00a0 an \u201cugh\u201d from the depths of my soul.\u00a0 Too much sorting, too much tossing, too much work, too much emotional baggage attached to these articles of nothingness, how to know what to keep, what to toss\u2026etc.<\/p>\n<p>And then it dawned on me that I should be, could be, might want to consider being grateful.\u00a0 Grateful that I have stuff to sort through, grateful that I have the time to sort through it.\u00a0 Grateful that I have the ability to let go, which is ultimately what this is all about.<\/p>\n<p>How cool is that?\u00a0 How grateful am I to be able to let go of that which no longer serves me?\u00a0 How grateful (and excited) am I to be able to clear the space for something new?<\/p>\n<p>I say&#8230;and feel free to quote me on this:<br \/>\n<em>&#8220;Gratitude is being able to deeply appreciate all that one has without holding onto it for dear life.\u00a0 \u00a0I say \u201cThank you\u201d and\u00a0 I let it go.&#8221; ~ Janice Taylor<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Here, <strong>9 (more) Quotes: A Platter of GRATITUDE<\/strong> for you to ingest, consider and share!<\/p>\n<p>Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh<\/p>\n<p>Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. ~ Marcel Proust<\/p>\n<p>Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for. ~ Epicurus<\/p>\n<p>Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude. ~ A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh<\/p>\n<p>Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance. ~ Eckhart Tolle<\/p>\n<p>Got no checkbooks, got no banks.\u00a0 Still I\u2019d like to express my thanks.\u00a0 I got the sun in the mornin\u2019 and the moon at night. ~ Irving Berlin<\/p>\n<p>The miracle is not to walk on water.\u00a0 The miracle is to walk on the green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly alive. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh<\/p>\n<p>Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift.\u00a0 It liberates us from the prison of self-pre-occupation. ~ John Ortberg<\/p>\n<p>Ungrateful people forget what they are not grateful for. ~ Ana \u00a0Monnar<\/p>\n<div id=\"r1PostCPBlock\">\n<p>Hungry for more gratitude?\u00a0 Join Our Lady of Weight Loss\u2019s<em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/30757154492\/\" target=\"_blank\">KICK in the TUSH CLUB\/FB<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"r1PostCPBlock\">\n<p><em>Spread the Love\u2013NOT the icing,<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"r1PostCPBlock\">\n<p><em>Janice Taylor, Life &amp; Wellness Coach,\u00a0Author, Artist, Positarian<\/em><br \/>\n<em> wise * fun * utterly useful<br \/>\n<\/em>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-<br \/>\nFor the best life, wellness and weight loss wisdom,<br \/>\nvisit Janice:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.OurLadyofWeightLoss.com\" target=\"_blank\">Our Lady of Weight Loss<\/a><strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>sign up for the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Newsletter\/SignupProcess.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Kick in the Tush Club<\/em><\/a> e-newsletter!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gratitude is being able to deeply appreciate all that one has without holding onto it for dear life.\u00a0 \u00a0I say \u201cThank you,\u201d and\u00a0 I let it go. OMG Tushkateers (members of the Kick in the Tush Club) and Devotees of Our Lady of WeightLessNess (a.k.a. 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