-excerpt from the book, “The Art of Living” by Wilferd A. Peterson.
The Art of Thanksgiving
The art of thanksgiving is thanksliving. It is gratitude in action. It is applying Albert Schweitzer’s philosophy: “In gratitude for you own good fortune you must render in return some sacrifice of your life for other life.”
It is thanking God for the gift of life by living it triumphantly.
It is thanking God for your talents and abilities by accepting them as obligations to be invested for the common good.
It is thanking God for all that men and women have done for you by doing things for others.
It is thanking God for opportunities by accepting them as a challenge to achievement.
It is thanking God for happiness by striving to make others happy.
It is thanking God for beauty by trying to make the world more beautiful.
It is thanking God for inspiration by trying to be an inspiration to others.
It is thanking God for health and strength by the care and reverence you show your body.
It is thanking God for the creative ideas that enrich life by adding your own creative contributions to human progress.
It is thanking God for each new day by living it to the fullest.
It is thanking God by giving hands, arms, legs, and voice to your thankful spirit.
It is adding your prayers of thanksgiving, acts of thanksliving.
The Art of Leadership
The leader is a servant. As the Master of Men expressed it, “And whosoever would be chief among you, let him be your servant.”
The leader sees through the eyes of the followers.
The leader says, “Let’s go!” and leads the way rather than “Get going!”
The leader assumes his followers are working with him, not for him. He sees that they share in the rewards and glorifies the team spirit.
The leader is a man builder. The more men he can build, the stronger the organization will be, himself included.
The leader has faith in people. He believes in them, trusts them, and thus draws out the best in them.
The leader uses his heart as well as his head.
The leader plans and sets things in motion. He is a man of action as well as a man of thought.
The leader has a sense of humor. He has a humble spirit and can laugh at himself.
The leader can be led. He is not interested in having his own way, but in finding the best way. He has an open mind.
The leader keeps his eyes on high goals. He strives to make the efforts of his followers and himself contribute to the enrichment of personality, the achievement of more abundant living for all, and the improvement of all.
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