{"id":3592,"date":"2017-01-13T11:43:07","date_gmt":"2017-01-13T11:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movementformodernlife.com\/blog\/?p=3592"},"modified":"2017-09-11T09:51:41","modified_gmt":"2017-09-11T09:51:41","slug":"ask-yourself-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/movementformodernlife.com\/blog\/ask-yourself-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask Yourself Today\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>How often do you spend a moment reflecting on your blessings? Gratitude is good for you, so check out these snippets and find a reason to feel blessed.<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3827\" src=\"https:\/\/movementformodernlife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/daisy.jpg\" alt=\"daisy\" width=\"680\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/movementformodernlife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/daisy.jpg 960w, https:\/\/movementformodernlife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/daisy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/movementformodernlife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/daisy-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/movementformodernlife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/daisy-624x417.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">What am I grateful for in my life today?<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>You are blessed , if you woke up this morning\u00a0with more health than illness. You are more blessed\u00a0than the millions who wont survive the week.<\/li>\n<li>If you have never experienced the danger of battle,\u00a0the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture \u00a0or the pangs of starvation, you are ahead of 20 million\u00a0people around the world.<\/li>\n<li>If you attend a church meeting without fear of harassment, arrest, torture, or death, you are more blessed than almost 3 billion people in the world.<\/li>\n<li>If you have food in your refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof over your head and a place to sleep, you are richer\u00a0than 75% of this world.<\/li>\n<li>If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish someplace, you are among the top 8%\u00a0of the world\u2019s wealthy.<\/li>\n<li>If your parents are married and still alive, you are very rare.<\/li>\n<li>If you hold up your head with a smile on your face and are truly thankful, you are blessed because the majority\u00a0can, but do not.<\/li>\n<li>If you can hold someone\u2019s hand, hug them or even touch them on the shoulder, you are blessed because you can offer God\u2019s healing touch.<\/li>\n<li>If you can read this message, you are more blessed than over 2 billion people in the world that cannot read anything at all.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">You are so blessed in ways you may never even know\u2026<\/h5>\n<blockquote><p>Writer Unknown (but very wise)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/movementformodernlife.com\/yoga-class-689-gratitude-practice-meditation\">&gt;&gt;If you liked these ideas, you&#8217;ll love this video&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/movementformodernlife.com\/yoga-class-689-gratitude-practice-meditation\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3792\" src=\"https:\/\/movementformodernlife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-09-at-13.13.33-300x169.png\" alt=\"screen-shot-2017-01-09-at-13-13-33\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/movementformodernlife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-09-at-13.13.33-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/movementformodernlife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-09-at-13.13.33-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/movementformodernlife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-09-at-13.13.33-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/movementformodernlife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-09-at-13.13.33-624x351.png 624w, https:\/\/movementformodernlife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-09-at-13.13.33.png 1106w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/movementformodernlife.com\/yoga-class-689-gratitude-practice-meditation\">&gt;&gt;Gratitude Practice And Meditation&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/movementformodernlife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/andreapic.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-thumbnail wp-image-1942 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/movementformodernlife.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/andreapic-150x150.png\" alt=\"andreapic\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>This post was shared\u00a0by <a href=\"https:\/\/movementformodernlife.com\/yoga-teacher\/andreakwiatkowski\">Andrea Kwiatkowski<\/a>, an Advanced Jivamukti certified teacher. 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