When you take an honest look at your life today and compare it to your yesteryears, there must be more than one reason to be grateful. If you cannot see anything that is worthy of gratitude, remember that the life you are living is more than enough for that. More so, no matter what you think you have lost, there is still something that you have not lost - life itself. So far that reason, your heart should flow with ceaseless thanksgiving.
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A few months back, I read a story about a particular man that was so disappointed with life because he thought everything was against him. He came out from the university with first class and was not able to secure a job for close to two years. When he was complaining to one of his friends, he opened up his eyes to the reasons he should be grateful first for what he has. Firstly, he was able to pass through university, whereas many others are on the street with no hope of even attending secondary school.
More so, the first class he has should also form part of his gratitude because some others went to school but could not even finish with a good result and others dropped out. When he understood this, he had to make a shift from complaining to appreciation. The truth is, at any point in your life, there must be at least something you can hold on to and be grateful. For the fact that you are not at you lowest point, you should be grateful. Even if you are at your lowest point, at least you are still alive and that alone should give you hope of something better.
Gratitude is not just a function of what you have at the moment but can also be based on the hopes of having something better in the future. This hope comes principally from the fact that:
When there is life, there is hope.
You do not have to wait until you have had all your wishes met before you become grateful. Actually, your gratitude for the previous could just serve as an application for the later. I remember sometimes ago, I showed a little act of kindness to someone. He thanked me and left. The next time he saw me, he still quipped "thanks a lot for the last favour". Mahn!! I was speechless at how he was so grateful for a seemingly little favour. At that point, I was moved and surprised him with a far bigger favour. You could imagine the happiness on his face, it was so adorable.
This taught me a very important lesson about showing gratitude and appreciation. You will be surprised at how gratitude can open the door for a bigger blessing. However, many people think that they are entitled to what they receive and as such, do not lay much emphasis on appreciation. Well just to tell you, there is nothing you receive that you are absolutely qualified for, they are all privileges; even life itself. So try to show appreciation.
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If you think you are qualified, you will be surprised to know that there are others that are more qualified than you and have not gotten a part of what you have. Worse still, some of them have even died. So be grateful.
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