The word that I love the most
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This post is a part of Blogchatter Half Marathon 2025
Being
someone who has been writing for almost half of her life, words mean a lot to
me. I just love them as much as I love any other thing.
I feel that I have an
intense obsession with words and how they’re used. When words are used with
care and positive intention, they leave an imprint on the minds of the
readers/listeners for a lifetime.
Words are very powerful
and have a transformative effect that one can never deny.
As a believer in positive
energy bringing positive changes in lives, the word that resonates the most
with me is gratitude.
Gratitude
is a state of mind that lets one acknowledge everything one has in one’s life,
with a positive mindset. This state can be generated by overlooking what one
lacks.
Being grateful
not just shifts one's perspective towards life by helping one witness the
extraordinary in ordinary things, but it can transform the average narratives
of anyone’s life.
A grateful
heart and mind never shy away from accepting miracles that may enter into
his/her life at any time because the practice of gratitude aligns
their frequencies with the frequencies of the Universe!
If I reflect on my life,
I realize that it was this attitude of gratitude that helped me
sail through challenging phases of my life.
I may not have everything
in my life, at the moment, that I wish for, but I have a million reasons to
feel grateful for.
Starting the feeling of gratitude
with a healthy heart that beats and is the reason for my existence, then this
feeling of gratitude spreads to other areas of my life, like
feeling grateful for the bare minimum things like having a roof
over my head, eating healthy food, and comfortable clothes.
Writing has always
amplified my sense of being grateful. As a writer of non-fiction,
my writings are inspired by elements that constitute my day-to-day life.
I developed a habit of
observing everything in my surroundings and made them a part of my writing. I
started enjoying my writing as it picked up its momentum when the process of
appreciating the constituents of my surroundings became usual.
The more I write, the
more I feel grateful for everything in my life.
This month, I created a
habit tracker to track my habits. Along with that, I dedicated a page to
writing the “best moment of the day”. I’ve allotted a line to each day, and at
the end of the day, I reflect on my day and pick up the best moment of the day.
From feeling stuck in a
situation over which I have no control to finding the peace within myself, my
life has changed.
Even though it is
difficult to feel grateful about the situations of loss resulting
in grief, the practice of gratitude for other things helps in
easing the grief.
As I write this story, I
must not forget to show gratitude to the host of this writing
challenge — Chrysa
Stergiou, without whom I would have missed a chance to reflect on one of
the most enjoyable activities for me: writing.
Grateful
for this life
And the elements in it,
For God has created them
With purposes hidden,
All of them seem useful,
When my mind is grateful,
And my heart is receptive
To all miracles which
Are about to appear
All of a sudden or
One at a time.
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Swati Sarangi
23.10.2025
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Such a beautiful blog post Swati, loved reading it. It made me think of what would my favourite word be :D
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