Become aware of surprises. Relish surprises as life’s gifts.

• Surprise is the seed of gratefulness. Become aware of surprises. Relish surprises as life’s gifts.
• Learn to find the gift within every gift:  opportunity – mostly the opportunity to enjoy, always the opportunity to learn.
• Practice availing yourself of opportunities.
• Do everything gratefully.
• Do something simply to celebrate gratefulness.
• Share your experience with others.
• Share joys and double them.  Share pain and cut it in half.
• Enjoy the energy boost grateful living gives you.
• Dare to tackle new projects.
• Taste the joy of turning feeling good into doing good.

See also Brother David’s related article, “Giving Thanks for All the Little (and Big) Things in Life.”