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Be Specific When You Express Gratitude

Instead of saying ‘thank God,’ express your gratitude to that person who cooked your food. Thank the pilot who securely brought you back home on your flight. Thank yourself for making the right lifestyle choices to keep a healthy body. Thank the people who take care of the park trails you enjoy so much. Thank your spouse for working hard every day to provide the household with a comfortable life. Thank your loved ones for the unconditional support that gets you by through the most difficult moments.

This holiday season, my family visited. Delightful time, as usual. I couldn't help but notice how they continuously say 'gracias a Dios' or 'thank God' every time they receive some good news. My brother drove back from somewhere. Thank God. My siblings and I are together, with no one missing. Thank God. We have food on the table, a warm house, and all of us are healthy. Thank God.

They use it a lot, almost to the point that it kind of becomes meaningless. And it deviates attention from the actual people they should be thanking—all the ones involved in the particular thing or event they are grateful for.

Of course, the intention behind it is beautiful. They are just thanking their particular conception of the being behind life from their Catholic point of view.

What do the Yogis have to say about thanking God?

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