LEARNING GRATITUDE AT HOME

Hi Everyone,

Today I'm obsessed with Gratitude. Gratitude for me means being thankful, grateful. As a Homeschool Family we try and teach our children gratitude, love, respect and care.

How often do you say thank you for all that you have? Do you even realise how much you have? Everything is relative.

Our family is not too fussed with material things, we need the basics, and have them. We live in South Africa. An affluent area in Gauteng, and half an hour away we have people who are no different to us,yet they have no running water, live in tin shacks and are lucky if they have a meal a day. Now I'm not asking for pity on behalf of these people.

What I am saying is don't take things for granted. Don't forget to say thank you, for all you have.

I have family, friends, pets, who all love me. I have food, shelter, electricity, water, a car, and all the goodies that go with this. I'm also privileged enough to be able to homeschool my kids. I do not see this as something to take for granted.

Homeschooling is an incredible experience, that I am very grateful to have the chance to enjoy.
As much as I teach our children gratitude, they teach me in equal amounts. We can be walking to the park, I'll be preoccupied with something, and they turn to me and say something like, "Wow Mom, look at the sky today, it's so blue. We're really lucky to be having a walk on a day like today."

It's at times like this that I'm made aware of GRATITUDE. Being thankful for the gifts we are given.

Have a think, and tell me what you feel about Gratitude. How do you show it?

Blessings, Susan