Attitude of 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 

What are you thankful for? Truly grateful for? And how often to you take the time to count your blessings? 

Life is not always easy. To find gratitude and thankfulness can be difficult when times are tough, and things may not always seem worth giving thanks for. But like many things in life, the solution is simple, but not always easy. We should always try it anyway. Try to see the situation from a different perspective and take control of your thoughts. Allow yourself to be in the difficult situation and be grateful inside yourself.

Grateful for what? Grateful for the lessons learned. Grateful for the growth and expansion you are in the middle of. Grateful for all you already have. Grateful for your ability to turn things around. Grateful for the opportunity to improve. When a negative thought enters your mind, immediately replace it with something you are grateful for: friends, family, a roof over your head, love in your life, food on the table, the air that you breathe. There is always something to be thankful for. It's about perspective, the thoughts you have and what you focus on. Sometimes it just doesn't matter if the glass is half empty or half full. Just be thankful that you have a glass and grateful that there's something in it. And always remember that the glass is refillable!

Just as with learning anything new, it will require watchfulness and practice until a new behavior pattern is learned. Being mindful of changing your thoughts will eventually create an automatic response process with little effort, thus allowing more room for joy in your life. Learn to identify your triggers and how to make a minor shift to your mindset and your focus. 

We get more of what we focus on. If we could all just focus in on "what we have" as opposed to "what we do not" and realize who we have become along the way, through all of life's lessons - we would all be happier, more confident people. As soon as you start to feel differently about what you already have, you will start to attract more of the good things, more of the things you can be grateful for. 

Positive thoughts can energize your day and the perfect way to start each morning! Carry forth an attitude of gratitude for all you have and in all you do. It will make a world of difference. Open your eyes to the here and now, and focus on the present. For there is beauty in the moment if you are willing to see it. Learn to appreciate all that you have, before time makes you appreciate what you once had. Make the most of today.

Make today great!

Curtis

"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, 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." - Melody Beattie