When we put a small piece of alum into muddy water, we can see the alum can soon make the water clear. If each of us has an attitude of being grateful, we'll be able to get rid of impulse, upset, dissatisfaction and misfortune. Being grateful can bring us a better and more beautiful life.

How can gratitude help us in our everyday lives as moms? Think about the difference you can make in your family' s life just by noticing and being thankful for all the great things they do. When you express gratitude, you show your love and appreciation. Everyone needs to feel these things every day.

Sometimes as moms we feel that no one appreciates us--and it is true that moms are usually last on the list to be thanked. One way you can teach gratitude is by example. Even on the days when it seems your children or husband are doing everything wrong, find a reason to thank them. Take the time and energy to look for the good.

Think about the things that your family does that deserve a "Thank you." You might say to your husband, "Thank you for working so hard for our family," or, to your child, "I really appreciate your sense of humor--it feels good to laugh." Expressing your gratitude helps family members to understand how it feels to be appreciated. And if they still don' t catch on, let them know when you feel unappreciated. You can also tell them how great it makes you feel when they do express gratitude.

Sometimes we get so busy and caught up in daily life that we forget to be grateful. We expect everyone to do their share without being asked. The only time anyone hears anything is when a chore has not been completed. This attitude, over the long haul, will develop very resentful and uncooperative family members.

When life is good, gratitude is easy. It becomes more challenging to be grateful when we are experiencing hard times. Financial hardship, long-term illness, the death of a loved one and marital strife can all be trying and difficult. It is hard to find anything to be grateful for. But while pain is inevitable, suffering is optional. We have a choice in how we view our circumstances. We can be thankful for the lessons we learn and the opportunities for personal growth and transformation. Look at all the people in this world who share the gifts they received during especially difficult times of their life.

Look at everyone with grateful eyes. Listen to your heart and the heart of your loved ones. Speak words of affirmation every day of your life. Be grateful for your life with all its lessons and blessings. The more grateful thoughts and feelings you experience and express the more instrumental you will be in healing the world. And your outlook on life will improve in the process.

把一小塊明礬放入混沌的水中，我們發(fā)現(xiàn)，水很快就澄清了。如果人人都有一顆感恩的心，就能沉淀許多的浮躁和不安，消融許多的不滿和不幸。感恩能讓我們的生活變得更加美好。

作為母親，感恩在日常生活中又能如何幫助我們呢？通過(guò)注意和感謝家人所做的一切偉大的事情，想想你能為家庭生活帶來(lái)什么變化。當(dāng)你表示感恩的時(shí)候，就展現(xiàn)出了你的愛(ài)心和感激。每個(gè)人每天都需要這些感受。

作為母親，有時(shí)候會(huì)感到?jīng)]有人感激我們——事實(shí)上也是如此，母親總是最后一個(gè)被感謝的人。你傳授感恩的一個(gè)方法就是自己樹(shù)立榜樣。即便有一天你的孩子和丈夫把所有的事情都搞錯(cuò)了，你也要找個(gè)理由感謝他們，花些時(shí)間和精力，尋找好的地方。

想想你的家人所做的事情，哪些值得你說(shuō)一句“謝謝”。你可以對(duì)丈夫說(shuō)一句：“謝謝你為我們的家努力工作，”或者對(duì)孩子說(shuō)：“我非常欣賞你的幽默感——笑笑真好?！北磉_(dá)你的感激會(huì)幫助你的家人理解收到感激的心情。如果他們還是無(wú)法領(lǐng)悟，那就在你需要感激的時(shí)候告訴他們。你也可以告訴他們，當(dāng)他們向你表達(dá)感激時(shí)你的感受。

有時(shí)，我們過(guò)于繁忙，忙于蕪雜的生活瑣事，連感激都忘記了。我們期望每個(gè)人都能夠自覺(jué)地盡職盡責(zé)，在這個(gè)時(shí)間每個(gè)人所能聽(tīng)到的就是做完活。這種態(tài)度，日積月累，在家人之間就會(huì)發(fā)展為抱怨和不和。

生活安穩(wěn)的時(shí)候，表達(dá)感激就會(huì)很簡(jiǎn)單。但是，當(dāng)我們面對(duì)艱辛的生活時(shí)，表達(dá)感激就很難了。經(jīng)濟(jì)困難，長(zhǎng)期疾病，親人過(guò)世和婚姻糾紛這些都可能讓人心煩，給生活帶來(lái)困難。這時(shí)候，甚至連找一個(gè)感激的理由都很難。雖然痛苦無(wú)法避免，但我們有權(quán)選擇是否接受痛苦，有權(quán)選擇我們?cè)撊绾慰创覀冎車沫h(huán)境。我們感激經(jīng)驗(yàn)教訓(xùn)，感激給個(gè)人成長(zhǎng)和變化的機(jī)遇?？纯创笄澜缰械氖|蕓眾生，他們?cè)谏畹钠D難中獲得了禮物。

看下那些感激的眼神，聆聽(tīng)你的內(nèi)心和你所愛(ài)的人的內(nèi)心，每天說(shuō)些肯定的話，感激你的生命所擁有的教訓(xùn)和祝福。你擁有的感激的思想和感情越多，你對(duì)社會(huì)的作用就越大，你對(duì)生命的見(jiàn)解也會(huì)更深。

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