Thankfulness

11.24.10

Thankfulness

What would a world look like, if the primary motivation catalyzing all humanity was thankfulness.  

Think about it.  

After a late night of dealing with your baby son teething, you wake up (far too early) to the electronic siren of your alarm clock... 

... and thank God for your family, air to breathe, and a day to glorify Him.  

You jump in your car to drive to work, and get cutoff by three different teenage drivers (who of course are texting, drinking coffee-- erh... a MONSTER, doing their makeup, and trying to navigate their vehicles through a small hand-chipped port hole on their frost covered windshield) on their way to school... 

... and you thank God for safety and protection on your morning commute.  Then thank God for protecting those kids too.

You finally arrive to your office, and are immediately called into your supervisor's quarters to have a "chat."  You are informed the company has underperformed projections for the past 3 fiscal quarters, and that all "staff" would be receiving a 15% reduction in pay, effective immediately...

... and you thank God for the fact that you still have a job.  And you also thank your supervisor for the opportunity to rebuild the company along side with them.

Think about it.

We live in a society that embraces selfish ambition.  We are told we live in a "dog eat dog" world, and that you have to go out and "get yours." 

I'm not the judge.  I can't pretend to know what's best for EVERYONE... but what if?  

What if the value we placed on gratitude and thankfulness far out weighed the value we placed on individual gain?  What would a world like that look like?

It starts with you.  Today.