A Pledge for Grateful Living

What a lovely intention to mindfully embrace the New Year and each day with. 

May we be bearers of gratitude, healing, harmony, peace and love.  

♥ Molly

A Pledge for Grateful Living  by Bro. David Steindl-Rast O.S.B.

• In thanksgiving for life, I pledge
  to overcome the illusion of ENTITLEMENT
  by reminding myself that everything is gift
  and, thus, to live GRATEFULLY.
• In thanksgiving for life, I pledge
  to overcome my GREED, 
  that confuses wants with needs,
  by trusting that enough for all our needs is given to us
  and to share GENEROUSLY 
  what i so generously receive.
• In thanksgiving for life, I pledge
  to overcome APATHY
  by waking up to the opportunities 
  that a given moment offers me
  and so to respond CREATIVELY to every situation.
• In thanksgiving for life, I pledge
  to overcome VIOLENCE
  by observing that fighting violence by violence 
  leads to more violence and death
  and, thus, to foster life by acting NON-VIOLENTLY.
• In thanksgiving to life, i pledge
  to overcome FEAR which is the root of all violence
  by looking at whatever i fear as an opportunity
  and, thus, COURAGEOUSLY to lay the foundation 
  for a peaceful future.

  ---

  Offered at Thanksgiving Square, July 2008 
• from  http://www.gratefulness.org/readings/dsr_pledge_gl.htm