Mahalo: Appreciation, Gratitude, Thankfulness

"The 3-Way Promise of Mahalo: Appreciation, Gratitude, Thankfulness

Differences? Or overflowing abundance of everything good …

I took my first cues from the dictionary for the definitions I share with you below, however I added to them with what I know of these things as Mahalo, my Hawaiian value of living in thankfulness.

They add up to another framework for appreciation, gratitude and thankfulness: To know, to become, and to share.

APPRECIATION: ~~~Know.
From Webster - To value justly. Recognition of the quality, value, significance, or magnitude of people and things.

Within Mahalo - Know how much you have at this very moment. Understand how unique you are, and stand tall. Realize there is no one else who is the person you are. To live in appreciation for the richness that makes your life so precious is to simply live in celebration of your sense of self. Take nothing in this day of your life for granted. Take exceptional care of the aloha within you, for it is the breath of your life.

GRATITUDE: ~~~Become.
From Webster - The state of being grateful; thankfulness.

Within Mahalo - Become all you are capable of being, by using all your gifts, each and every one of them. Grow into every crevice of your capacity, filling it with worthiness. Test your limits joyfully, and with confidence palena ‘ole (without boundaries). Seek to complete yourself physically, intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually. In doing so, you acknowledge who you are in a manner which appreciates what others have done for you. You create prosperity and abundance so you will have more to give.

THANKFULNESS: ~~~Share.
From Webster - Aware and appreciative of a benefit; and expressive of gratitude.

Within Mahalo - Share of who you are with the utmost respect for those who complete your life. Say “mahalo” or “thank you” often. Speak of your appreciation of others, and it will soften the tone of your voice, giving it both humility, and fullness. People need to hear words spoken from your aloha, and in speaking them you offer a generous gift. Use your own gifts to reveal those which exist in others all around you.

Mahalo is a promise you can make to yourself,
to Know, to Become, and to Share.

It is also a promise you can make to others,
fully aware of the abundance there is for both of you."

~ Rosa Say
"Managing Aloha"
http://www.sayleadershipcoaching.com/mwacoaching/2007/11/the-3-way-promi.html


Achieving peace, and sharing peace, in our lives is built on character traits like appreciation, gratitude and thankfulness as described in the explanation that Rosa Say has given for Mahalo. I am thankful to find the web site that Rosa has developed explaining in more detail the background meaning of the Hawaiian word, Mahalo. I am also very thankful to be right here in Kauai, using all my senses to enjoy the sites, sounds, smells, tastes and touch of this beautiful Hawaiian Island.

Photo: Kauai Beach near Kappaa - 12/10/07