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Self-absorption is a dead end. None of us can be but so marvelous as to warrant our undivided attention! How can we spring ourselves from this self-imposed jail sentence? For my students of all ages and for me, giving long-overdue time to capturing and restoring our sense of gratitude is the antidote for the spinning cycle of egotism. Read More
Thankfulness is just our way
Thankfulness is just our way of acknowledging we got what we wanted, regardless to whomever thanks is given.
This is a great blog -- I am
This is a great blog -- I am enjoying your entries
Thank you for writing
Thank you for writing. That blog in particular is dear to my heart. The photo is of my father and a very young grand nephew. Gratitude plays a large role in both of my books.
Gratitude
Having read your entry after returning from church, your theme of gratitude vs. self-absorption really resonated with me. As Tim Keller writes many of our problems stem from trying to be our own savior.
Gratitude
I've been thinking about the Book of Ruth, in the Bible, this morning, especially about Naomi, Ruth's mother-in-law. In wondering why Naomi told the folks in Bethlehem that her name was now Mara (bitterness) and no longer Naomi (pleasantness). Once Ruth's life was enhanced by her gratitude for a new husband, Boaz, and her son, Obed, to whom Naomi became nurse (Nana?), life was pleasant for them all. No more talk of bitterness.
One Commentary opines that Naomi's bitterness resulted from "distorted self-absorption." There is no distortion in gratitude, just greater clarity!
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