Are you grateful every day? It takes hard work and practice daily and it’s no joke.
I didn’t used to be. I don’t know that I would say I am today. However I know that I’ve been working on it and find it easier to be in a good place were I can see the good things in my life.
Through the years I’ve struggled with being happy. Being happy with where I’m at, what I do for a living, who I associate with, family, friends, my car, basically everything in life. Then I met someone and they showed me love. Now is that what did it for me? Who knows but it sure did help.
Being grateful is like going to the gym to exercise. You have to exercise that muscle. Some people find it more easier than others but at the end of the day you have to put in some effort. Otherwise there’s no growth in that muscle.
To exercise that muscle can be difficult some days. Just like going to the gym. The challenge in being grateful is looking at and think about all the things going right in your life. Don’t look at the bad or dumb stuff. That bad/dumb stuff will drag you down into a pit of dispare. Trust me you don’t need that.
Today, I went out for a walk and I passed by Delores Park in San Francisco. I was feeling pretty good. I was out walking in an area with nice homes, the weather was pretty good and I had plenty to be thankful for in my life. As I come upon the part I could see it was loaded with people. Happy people enjoying thier saturday out in the park.
I think the opening phrase from What Does It Mean to Be Grateful on mindful.org is great. ‘Gratitude isn’t just in our head’ is so true. You have to feel it in your heart too. In other words you can’t fake it. It will probably be something small that you’re grateful for like being grateful to have a day off work. If you continue to exercise the practice soon you’ll be thinking about how grateful you are for your life and how much better you life is than some others. We forget how fortunate we are in our lives.
Earlier I wrote 3 Great rips for life and I stand by that. Being grateful and being positive take work. Hard work and honesty. You have to be honest with yourself and others. So try it and see if you’re up to the challenge. You notice how things start to change in your life, honest.
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