“Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for.”
Zig Ziglar
All of us want to be happy. But what can make us happy? Good degree? Good job or business? Big bank balance? Good family? Etc etc?
There are many people who have almost everything that we think can make them happy, but they are not happy. Why? Because they are still dissatisfied with what they have and they keep awing what they don’t have. Also, there are many people who have faced lots of misfortunes, still they are profoundly happy. Why? Because they are grateful… Grateful for what they have, rather than being miserable for what they don’t have. They do dream to get more, but they also feel thankful for what they already have.
Every moment of our lives has something to be grateful for. Even the most difficult moments are opportunities to learn and grow more. Thankfulness helps us to shift our thoughts to positive frequencies and helps us to attract happiness and wellness.
To adopt the attitude of gratitude, I have made a promise to myself that every day I will take out some time to retrospect and to thank the Almighty for everything that happens with me. Thank you Almighty for all the blessings and happiness that you have showered on me. I am grateful to you for standing with me even during the most difficult times and for soothing my pains and sufferings. Thank you Almighty for filling me with compassion and giving me the courage to forgive those people who have done wrong with me. Whenever I am struck by anxiety and hopelessness, you make me realize that there is something good mysteriously hidden even in the worse situations. There have been times when I was so extremely depressed that I even started questioning your existence, but then also, you stood by my side and you showed me how lucky and blessed I was and that there are many people who are happy despite being in situations more miserable than me. Thank you for enlightening me by giving me the ability to decipher your esoteric blessings in every situation, and thus giving me hope and making me a joyous person.
Oh supreme power, you are present everywhere, and your divine aura and charm give me immense emotional relief. Thank you Almighty for making me understand the power of gratitude and for giving me hope and faith which brings happiness in my life.
Lyrics and word meanings
I have promised myself to thank you for the blessings that you have showered on me, always, before each day ends.
You appease (1) my anguish(2) whenever I am in an abysmal(3) situation, thank you for giving me the courage to absolve(4 )people’s petty deviltry(5).
Whenever I am apprehensive(6), you beget(7) ways, to make me understand the arcane(8) path which will be juster(9) for me in many ways.
Whenever I am despondent(10), and I start to deprecate(11) your presence, you show me the ones below, help me discern(12) your enigmatic(13) blessings, edify(14) me, and make me a vivacious(15) person.
The charisma(16) of your ubiquitous(17) ascendency(18) leads me to catharsis(19), my happiness is contingent(20) on the faith, I have in you.
Difficult words covered
1) Appease-(v) to soothe; to pacify.
2) Anguish- (n)agonizing physical or mental pain
3) Abysmal -(adj)extremely hopeless or wretched
4) Absolve- (v) to forgive or free from blame
5) Deviltry- (n) Wicked and cruel behavior
6) Apprehensive- (adj) worried, anxious
7) Beget- (v) to give birth to; to create; to lead to
8) Arcane- (adj) Requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
9) Juster- (adj) fairer, better. Just/juster/justest
10) Despondent- (adj) extremely depressed, full of despair
11) Deprecate- (v) to express disapproval of, belittle
12) Discern- (v) to have insight, to see things clearly, to discriminate, to differentiate
13) Enigmatic- (adj) Having an unobvious or mysterious meaning; hard to understand
14) Edify- (v) to enlighten; to instruct, especially in moral or religious matters. Make understand.
15) Vivacious- (adj) full of joy of living
16) Charisma- (n) magical seeming ability to attract followers or inspire loyalty. A personal attractiveness or interestingness that enables you to influence others . 17) Ubiquitous- (adj) being present everywhere at the same time.
18) Ascendency- (n) The state that exists when one person or group has power over another , supremacy, domination.
19) Catharsis- (n) purification that brings emotional relief or renewal.
20) Contingent- (adj) dependent, possible