Last update: January 12, 2016
How many times have you been angry today? It doesn't matter why, just that you are angry. Have you ever thought that you probably have more than you need? Gratitude is a gift we give to ourselves when we recognize our riches.
Gratitude allows us to gain certainty when we feel like we have nothing. It guarantees us peace when we recognize that we have people by our side, even if we often believe we are alone. Gratitude changes our lives when we give it a chance to show us what we have.
You can search for what you need, without pressure
How many times have you dreamed of a better life, but later realized you already have it and felt guilty? This happens because you are not grateful for what you have. Gratitude allows you to reach your desired goals, enjoying what you have today.
In this way, having what you need today, it will be much easier to feel good and enjoy the goals achieved. Lack of gratitude is what a hamster can feel when he spends his days spinning on a wheel, unhappy.
Gratitude gives us more opportunities to be happy
When we stop to think how beautiful life is, we become aware of what we possess. This changes the way we see things. Surely you have met someone who seems to always go well. Usually these people talk about the things that make them happy and how grateful they are.
Before you think these people have no problems, analyze what their attention is focused on. And you? If you spend more time focusing on negative situations, you will see only those. You could have a wonderful day with your best friends, but you don't realize it.
If it seems to you that everything is going wrong now or that nothing makes sense, stop for a moment, take a deep breath and think about the things that might make you feel grateful. You will see that you will find many.
Gratitude makes you happy
If you spend your life thinking that you would be happier with a job other than the one you do or in another place, you will be perpetually unhappy. It is very important to always set new goals, but these must not be a pretext for negativity.
Be grateful for what you have. For example, if you don't really like your job, at least show yourself grateful for having one and not being unemployed. You can look for a better alternative, because you will feel calmer and happier with what you do.
The gratitude is showing
People talk often and sometimes they talk too much. You may be grateful to your parents who have given you life. Visiting them often will be the best way to demonstrate this.
It doesn't matter what you say, but the way you show it. If you don't believe it, think about what things are most important to you. You will surely agree with us that a gesture is worth more than 1000 words.
Gratitude allows you to forgive
Our life is full of relationships and moments that aren't always pleasant. Sometimes we need to walk away from toxic people to preserve our mental health. Instead of walking away in anger, be grateful for the time they spent together and what they taught you.
Gratitude works like a door. The more you are able to be grateful, the faster the wounds will heal, and in this way you will be able to forgive and forget. Try now to be grateful, and you will realize it!
Gratitude must accompany you for good and for bad
You can't just give thanks for the good things that happen to you and hope the bad things go away. Think of negative experiences and people as a way to improve yourself. Both give you reasons and reasons to continue being grateful.
In a first moment, It may be difficult to be grateful to those who have hurt you, but you must not forget that this is part of life and growth. Start being grateful and you will see the results… Try it!
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