We hold on so tightly that our hands are unavailable to reach out for the happiness we could gain by letting go.

In the moments we are awake to the wonder of simply being alive, gratitude flows, no matter our circumstances.

Gratitude is a feeling of fullness, a recognition of the heart of what we are receiving in this moment.

Take a deep breath and think of the three things you are grateful for, right in this moment.

Whenever we are appreciative, we are filled with a sense of well-being and swept up by the feeling of joy.

People teach what they most need to learn.

Spiritual leaders teach that waking up is a process, that it doesn't just happen once and for all, but must occur again and again when we realize we have forgotten the miracle of being alive, and in recognizing our forgetfulness, we wake to the miracle once again. In the moments we are awake to the wonder of simply being alive, gratitude flows, no matter our circumstances.