Gratitude

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What do I have to be grateful for?

I have many things to be grateful for.

Wealth:I have a good income with manageable debt levels – enough to sustain myself in the present moment and maybe even to build up a bit of cash buffer to mitigate risks.

Career: I have a good job and a management information manager with a masters degree in Industrial engineering. I am grateful for the colleagues that I work with. The people I interface with is competent and overall supportive of what I am trying to accomplish.  I have a real opportunity to make a difference where I work even though that may take a bit longer. I have a lovely office from where I work that provide me with optimal Feng Shui every day.

Hobbies and interests: I have many interests and the time to pursue them all.  I do almost every day of the work week either Tai Chi or Yoga to keep fit. I do Reiki self healing and/or some meditation every day to maintain my health and ability to remain mentally agail. I enjoy delving into other things like TRE, Reiki and divination. I get the time for creative activities like painting or writing a poem to give expression to my creativity.

Spirituality: I had been a member of the Rosicrucian order, AMORC since 2005 which gave me a good rounded approach to self-mastery. That combined with Stoic philosophy gave me the ability to deal with most challenges that I face in my life and to continue to prosper.

Adventure: I enjoy driving my Jeep and can afford frequent (once a month) 4×4 trips that take me into the country side. I serve on the Jeep club’s committee and see them on a frequent basis and have build some good relationships with fellow jeepers.

Health: My health is in a good conditions and I am able to pursue my dreams and wishes without any impairment.

Family: Two of my children are doing well on university and one will be finishing her degree at the end of the year if all goes well. All my children are lovely people, unique individuals whom I can look to with pride.

Friends: I have a few friends I can truly name as friends. I can really call them and ask for advice if I ever get stuck.

Support structure: I have the support of a family that “adopted” me. I have a place to live, lovely company and a place where I can relax. Home is more than just a roof over my head and includes spaces where I can see beauty and experience harmony. I have enough to eat and drink not just to survive but also to have a diversity of food and drink to enjoy my senses from time to time.

Technology: I have access to the world wide web and the technologies that I need. In modern

Location: I live in Cape Town South Africa which is considered by locals and foreigners alike as one of the most beautiful places on earth. Within an hours drive there is sea, vinyards or mountains to enjoy. Even the city itself have within it beautiful places to hike and anjoy.

Education: I am grateful that I had the resources to study and acquire the qualifications I needed to bring value to the world around me.

So when I say I am grateful, I have a firm ground to stand on. All the most critical spheres of my life is covered and all of them give me a reason to be grateful and appreciate life. Maybe having my Moon in taurus does show when I look at what I have to be grateful for. My life did not just happen to be what it is today, it is crafted or engineered to be what it is today. I can be grateful that my life is balanced on all spheres.

How much is enough for me?

I have pretty much everything I need in life. Once you build your life around Stoic principles, what you have become less important and what you do with what you have becomes more important. Rather have a full life with less than a life with many things but that is wasted. If I can sustain my status quo it will be enough for me. Enough means having enough to sustain your health and still have the opportunity to feed your senses with beauty and harmony from time to time. Enough is to live a life without suffering or lack in basic needs like food, water, safety and stimulation for your creativity and mind. Enough means: being mobile so that you are not dependent on others, having the technology to connect with others and not incurring debt to live. Enough is to maintain your own freedom of being, to be who you are without bending to the needs of others just to survive.

What other blogger say about gratitude:

• An attitude of gratitude by Bebloggerofficial on 20 May 2018 – an excellent reflection on the benefits of living with gratitude.
• Gratitude by “leave out the label” who gives a good exampe of what a gratitude list must look like.
• The Gift of gratiude by Tea and tales which is just a lovely short blog on regret for not being grateful
• Is Gratitude overrated? by Dr. Perry  providing some interesting benefits of living with gratitude.