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finding my gratitude.

In “The Secret“, there is a segment about gratitude rocks. A gratitude rock can really be any rock you choose. The only thing that matters is the emotional connection you have when you hold the rock in your hand.

I understood the concept on a surface level, but never really got into it. Okay, it’s a rock. Big deal. I just didn’t grasp the symbolism… until now.

This past weekend, Rodney and I went to the zoo with our niece and nephew and their parents. These are family members who live further up in IL. I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned them because we rarely get to see them.

Anyway, the niece is 4 & 1/2 and the nephew is 7 months old. I formed a new bond with my niece that I’d never had. As soon as she saw me this weekend, she latched onto me like a magnet.

I seem to have that effect on kids, but my niece was particularly attached to me this time.

When we were at the zoo, we went into the gift shop and they had one of those displays that are filled with brightly colored rocks. You get to fill a pouch with as many rocks as will fit for $3 (sidenote: I wish groceries were sold like that!).

At that exact moment, I understood the gratitude rock. I had my niece pick out all the rocks so that each one would be special to me. I then gave her some and kept some for myself.

After we had all our rocks, I told her to pick out one specific rock to be my very special one. She chose it and now it’s my gratitude rock. Every time I look at it or hold it in my hand, I am reminded of how much I am loved by those around me… particularly by this little girl.

She told me she’d look at the rocks first thing every morning and think of me.

For these things, I am truly grateful.

Wed, Jul 25, 2007 @ 1:13 am | Filed in Family, Abundance | Permalink

4 Comments

Thanks for sharing that story. I love it! Little kids make life so simple and sometimes make us see things we either didn’t see or chose not to see before.

Posted by vfrankl on Wed, Jul 25, 2007 @ 7:49 am

Does this give new meaning to the phrase “You rock”? What a great experience! As you know from a recent post of mine, I need to get ahold of that concept quick. Like now.

Posted by Lewis on Wed, Jul 25, 2007 @ 9:50 am

i have mine in my pocket. and ive been giving them as birthday presents. just a little something for my friends to have to remind them of me. and what they should be grateful in their lives…sometimes its hard.

Posted by aboutaboy on Wed, Jul 25, 2007 @ 1:21 pm

I keep little rocks as memorials to significant moments in my life.

Posted by DEL on Wed, Jul 25, 2007 @ 11:43 pm