What you see often depends entirely on what you are looking for. When you stay stuck in regret of the life you think you should have had, you end up missing the possibility and excitement of what you actual do have. You will have a hard time ever being happy if you aren’t thankful for the good things in your life right now.
It is not necessarily the happy people who are grateful but rather the grateful people who are happy.
How to be more grateful?
1. Intentionally choose it.
Gratitude will never be a result of our next purchase,
our next compliment or our next accomplishment.
It is available in our hearts and minds right now.
2. Count your blessings.
We all have wonderful things in our life already. Take a moment to remember what they are and say “thank you”. This one act alone has the potential to change your life immeasurably.
3. Embrace humility.
Humility is an essential ingredient in gratitude. A humble heart wishes well to everyone and demands less from others.
“Gratitude turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity…it makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a
vision for tomorrow.”
Melody Beattie