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DAY 1 OF THE GLOBAL GRATITUDE REVOLUTION:
Today, as we launch into our 40 Days of Gratitude there is such a special energy. Purim is a little less than a month away and had it not been a leap year, we would have experienced the simcha of Purim already. So let’s tune our hearts in to the vibration of gratitude.
Pick something that you are about to eat today. It can be anything. Let’s say an orange. Before eating it, take 2 minutes to think about all the steps involved along the way that made it possible for you to eat this orange. All the helpers along the way:
- The farmer that planted the orange seed many years ago;
- The rain and sun and soil that nourished it for years while it grew into a blossoming tree;
- The worker who picked and collected the orange;
- The other worker that packaged it and sent it out;
- The truck driver that drove it from the farm to the store;
- The gas attendant, that helped the truck driver fill up gas on his way delivering the package of oranges to the grocery store;
- The worker who unloaded it and displayed it at the store;
- The money you had to buy the orange (and wherever that money came from, whoever is contributed to getting you the money you needed to buy the orange);
- The legs that were working for you to walk to the store (and/or the car that was working to drive you to the store) and the hands that were working for you to pick up that orange
Now, take a quiet moment before you taste that first bite and say thank you.
And enjoy your orange!
