Gratitude

"Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation."
Brian Tracy

Are you really grateful for everything you have. As I have said before, most of us take for granted most of the blessings God has given us. We tend to only pay attention to what we do not yet have. That just leads to frustration, anger, disappointment, jealousy and other negative emotions.

Are you really grateful for everything that happens to you? That can be difficult when something tragic happens, like you lose your job or someone close to you dies. It requires that we look at the event in a completely different way. Losing your job is scary, but at the same time, it does free you to find a more satisfying or better paying job or maybe it forces you to get a better understanding of what you have to offer others or learn how to live on less money. The death of someone close to you is very sad, but at the same time it may inspire you to do something great in memory of that person, or to remember all the good times you had with them or to understand better the importance of your relationships.

Whatever happens, whether it seems good or bad at the time, is moving you forward. It is enabling you to acheive something bigger or better than your current situation. Everything that happens is something to be grateful for, even if we can only see the value of it in our lives in retrospect. We also need to be grateful for everything that is in our lives already for it too is helping us move forward. And it is only when we are grateful for what we already have that God, or other people for that matter, will be inclined to give us even more. Always be grateful.

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