GRATITUDE

Word of the Week

TO OUR CITY JAIL WARDENS, JSUPT ERWIN B BREIS, SIR.

JCINSP MARVI A DIAZ, MA’AM. TO OUR CITY JAIL DEPUTY
WARDENS, JCINSP FERDINAND G MALABO, SIR. JO3
MARICEL D PEDRO, MA’AM. TO MY FELLOW JAIL
OFFICERS, JO1/TRAINEES, AND TO OUR BELOVED PDL, A
PLEASANT MORNING TO ALL OF YOU.

TODAY IS THE THIRD MONDAY FOR THE MONTH OF

DECEMBER AND AS THE END OF 2021 IS APPROACHING, I
WANT TO SHARE TO ALL OF YOU THE MOST APPLICABLE
WORD TO GIVE EMPHASIZE IN THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.
THE WORD “GRATITUDE”.

Gratitude is defined as, the quality or feeling of being grateful or

thankful. Gratitude is a conscious, positive emotion one can express when
feeling thankful for something, whether tangible or intangible.
Ito daw yung ugali ng isang tao kung saan mapagpasalamat siya sa
kung anong meron sya, material things man o hindi gaya ng pagmamahal,
buhay at iba pang hindi nahahawakang bagay.

It is said that, the key for being happy and contented is to keep
gratitude at the forefront of our lives. Kung tayo daw ay marunong
magpasalamat sa kung ano lang ang meron tayo, dun daw magsisimula ang
kakuntentuhan natin sa buhay. Pag mapagpasalamat ka, hindi ka na para
maghangad pa ng mas higit sa blessing na natanggap mo. Pag marunong
kang magpasalamat, maappreciate mo yung mga bagay na meron ka.
Matuto kang pagkaingatan yung mga simpleng bagay, matututo kang
pahalagahan yung trabaho na meron ka. Yung pamumuhay na meron ka.
Sabi nga, kung kung marunong kang magpasalamat, marunong kang
makuntento. At pag marunong kang makuntento, hindi ka gagawa ng
anumang bagay para lang makalamang o para lang magkaroon pa. Pag
mapagpasalamat ka, hindi ka magiging ganid. hindi ka matutuksong
gumawa ng mali.
 It’s not just thinking about how thankful we are to have all that we
have. It’s about living out that gratitude through the simple things we do
every day. Gratitude is the manifestation of love, devotion and
commitment towards those who mean the most to you. It encompasses
shared experiences, shared love and an understanding that the universe has
conspired to keep us happy, and help us understand how connected we are
to others.

Gratitude just swells in our hearts, a warm feeling of happiness and

gratefulness towards a person, even to group of people like our co-workers,
friends and other circumstances. Gratitude is something that must be
expressed by us every day, especially in this time of pandemic.

"We are still alive." Buhay tayo! Dapat yon ipagpasalamat! We are
doing our usual routines. Nandito tayo sa loob, ginagawa yung mga pang
araw araw nating buhay, dapat yong ipagpasalamat! Seeing our parents,
our wives, our husband, our children, our brothers and sisters. Sharing a
meal together and connecting with everyone is something to be grateful for.

We have our jobs. May trabaho tayo na bumubuhay sa ating pamilya,

dapat yon ipagpasalamat.We have our colleagues, mga katrabaho, our
extended family. We have our passion to serve other people and be the
recipient of their thanks and gratitude. We can always help those we can
reach. Not only we can feel grateful but we are also vessels of one's
gratitude and humble and heartfelt thanks. At dapat din natin
ipagpasalamat na nagiging instrument tayo sa pagtulong sa ibang tao.

We have time. Time to smile, time to try again, time to see the beauty
of living, time to conquer our dreams and time and opportunity to serve our
fellow Filipinos. We have the time to enjoy the rain as it pours, to enjoy the
journey of rising up and overcoming fears, challenges and limitations. We
have time and we must ALWAYS be grateful for that.
Gaya ngayon, patapos na ang 2021, isa yon sa biggest blessing n
adapat nating ipagpasalamat. Dahil sa kabila ng lahat ng unos na dumaan
ngayong taon, nandito pa rin ang bawat isa sa atin. Magkakaharap pa rin
tayong umaga. Nakatayo at Nakakapagusap. Na dapat nating
ipagpasalamat. At ngayong magsisimula na ang 2022 dapat tayong
magpasalamat dahil kabilang tayo sa mga masswerteng tao na makakasaksi
nito. Sa taung ito, naparaming kapwa natin ang naghirap, nagkaroon ng
sakit, namatay. Kaya sa kabila ng lahat ng naranasan nating hindi maganda
ngayong taon, magpasalamat pa rin tayo dahil napakaliit lang ng
prinoblema natinm kumpara sa dinanas ng iba.

All of us must remember that, Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.

It turns what we have into enough, and more. Pag mapagpasalamat ka,
kung anong meron ka nagiging sapat yun o kung minsan, sobra pa nga.
It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can
turn a meal into a feast, simpleng ulam gaya ng tuyo o itlog pag
marunong kang magpasalamat, higit dun sa ulam na yonang tingin mo.
Para bang yung simpleng pagkain nagiging handaan na pagsasaluhan
nyo ng pamilya mo, Gratitude turn a house into a home, a stranger into a
friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and
creates a vision for tomorrow.

Let us all exercise gratitudeGratitude towards men, work and most of

all to God. . Ipractice nation sa buhay natin yung palaging pagbibigay ng
pasasalamat lalo na sa Panginoon. Because in everything that has
happened, sa lahat ng nangyari, He made us stronger, pinatatag nya tayo,
and He comforted us when we needed a shelter, inaruga, kinalinga nung
walang wala tayo.

And to end my speech for this morning, just like what Psalms 107:1
says, Let us start each day with a grateful heart. 💗
Once again, good morning and thank you!