Days of Being Trained by My Son

Hello, this is Yu.

Today, I'm going to talk about something I'm trained on daily by my son.

You might have guessed the answer already, haha.
My son has become very good at saying "thank you" lately.

When he eats a meal and thinks it's delicious, he says,
"Mommy, thank you for making this."

I also tell my son,
"Thank you for eating it so happily," adding a reason as well.

Then, my son says to my husband,
"Daddy, thank you too."

My husband says to my son,
"Thank you for saying thank you, too."

Once he's satisfied with that, he demands of my husband,
"Tell Mommy thank you."

When my husband says thank you to me,

he then demands of me, "Tell Daddy thank you," so,

the sequence of me saying thank you to my husband
has become our standard routine. Haha.

When we express this gratitude,
it becomes an opportunity to think,
"What can I be grateful for?"

Then,
I realize things like, "I'm grateful that my son eats so well," or "My husband works hard doing the heavy grocery shopping every time."

It had become part of our daily routine and I had taken it for granted,
but it faded from my consciousness.

Actually, it's not something to be taken for granted,
it's something to be grateful for.

Besides, expressing gratitude to each other
simply feels good.

They say gratitude is important for the Law of Attraction,

and since our energy rises through gratitude,
I suppose it creates a positive cycle.

Also, I realize that when I express gratitude,
it becomes a form of communication
that is truly heartfelt.

When expressing gratitude, you look the other person in the eye, don't you?
It's hard to say "thank you" without making eye contact.

In the hustle and bustle of every day, I often find myself
talking without looking the other person in the eye,

but when I do that, I can't tell
what the other person is thinking.

However, when I talk while properly looking them in the eye,

the non-verbal message that we care about each other,
as well as

how well the other person is doing and their emotional state,
really comes across.

It made me realize how important it is to look people in the eye when talking,
and it became an opportunity to rethink
how I interact with others on a daily basis.

I originally had a strong "it's always me doing everything" mindset,
and I especially tended to take that out on my husband.

But since I started the habit of writing down the good things
and things I was grateful for each day,

I've become able to notice the presence of my family
and the little things they do for me,
which has allowed me to be kinder.

I'm being semi-forcibly trained by my son, haha.

I truly realize that the power of gratitude is not to be underestimated,
as it holds a great underlying strength.

If you'd like, why don't you join me in
finding many things you're grateful for today,
and try saying a word of thanks to someone you care about? ☺️