An attitude of gratitude
Imagine a world where everyone was always thankful. Always grateful. People genuinely believed their glass was always full let alone half full. It’s certainly not the case in my experience recently, with friends or strangers. With this continuing miserable weather, lingering illness and down right grumpy mood it’s a tough ask today to count my blessings. But I will. I will because I have many things for which to be thankful. I will because it makes me stop to think. I will because it changes my mood for the better. In the insane busyness of life the best parts can often go unnoticed, or if not unnoticed unappreciated. Too often we catch ourselves thinking ‘I don’t have that’ or ‘I wish I could change that’ which is a mindset we can accept if we’re not careful since we’re constantly told to strive for better, strive for more and strive for perfection. I know for sure I’ll not meet that stage in this life so it’s time I stopped trying! I will learn to stand in the blessings