It’s an expression of being grateful for your current state of life, even if it is not perfect. It makes you count your blessings and be glad for little things that you would otherwise take for granted.”

“What does “Grace” mean,” he asked.

I said, “It is ever-available goodness of God, ‘the gift freely given,’ as Paul said, that we usually forget about.”

Grace is like being a bootlegger for 25 years only to discover county you live in is wet anyway. Everything you needed was right there all along, you just didn’t know it.”

He laughed and seemed to understand. Then he went on his way.

But I realized how woefully out of practice I am.

I forgot to take an offering.

However, some thought trickles through other thoughts and you say to yourself, “I didn’t know that,” or “I didn’t know I could do that,” or “That’s a good idea!”

Don’t you love when that happens?

Well, that is rule, not exception.

And it is born of an attitude of expectation.

One can take classes on every self-improvement subject under sun and, without this attitude, learn little or nothing in spite of effort.

Conversely, one can learn wonderful things everyday and never visit a classroom.

The difference is attitude.

Let every day be a treasure hunt of learning experiences.

Build expectation that a new learning experience is just around corner and you will discover it.

You will not be disappointed.

Copyright 2004 by Tony Papajohn. Tony writes and speaks on success. Subscribe to his free SuccessMotivator e-zine at http://www.successmotivator.com.