Gratitude

As I reflect on this week’s readings and videos, I realize that the most impactful reading was the talk by President Monson on gratitude.  I realized that there are many things that I am grateful for which I have not been showing any gratitude.  This talk helped me to realize the type of person that I want to be.  I want to be someone that shows gratitude for all that I have and for the relationships people have with me.

I need to show more gratitude to those around me.  This will cause by entire disposition to change and will draw more people into my circle of influence.  When I think of people that are successful I realize that most often it is people that others want to be around.  If I can develop gratitude muscle so that I don’t have to consciously think about showing thanks, but simply doing it by reflex, then I will have become successful in this part of my life.

I have found that I am normally not very expressive with my emotions.  When I do take off my emotional mask and let others know how I am feeling, the return of emotional energy is great.  It can feel almost overwhelming at times.  This may be part of the reason that I have not shown my emotions too frequently.  This is another thing to put on my list of goals to accomplish.  I am sure that my family will be more than happy to help me achieve my goal and will support me in pursuing it.