Gratitude, thankfulness, gratefulness, or appreciation is a feeling, emotion or attitude in acknowledgment of a benefit that one has received or will receive. (Definition according to Wikipedia)
No worries people this isn't a sappy post... this is me sharing an ephiney ...a serendipipidous moment with you, if I may..... it so true we humans focus more on the negative than the positive....
You get crappy service at a restaurant..and you are hailing the manager like an angry New Yorker (no offense to my New York friends) ..... you get great service...and yeah, ok you may say.."Oh, she was a good waitress" it probably ends there...
Ok..so I lied a little...this may be a little sappy.... try this human experiment....for one day ...just one..try spending the day finding things to be grateful for... it's harder than you think.... but the benefits of focusing on this are immeasurable...
.... (ok.... back story coming) I recently had a life changing event, moved to a new city to start over... things had been a little rough, to say the least....so I have been really working on this gratitude thing..... I am sitting at my desk this morning....and I must say the view from my desk is breath taking..I am so grateful for it (much better than facing a wall for sure) I started thinking that I can never let myself become numb to this beauty....I need to always be grateful..there may be days that things are trying to drag me down, but I will always have this to be grateful for.....
It's out there folks.....everyday the world offers opportunities for us to chose. If you chose to look for things to be grateful for..you will be amazed how it will shape your day.......try it...It's harder than you think.
If you are so inclined, and do try my little experiment here... drop me a comment lemme know.....It changed my life.....
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Great blog and great job. Keep up the good work and good luck to you this year. Thanks
You're so right - Attitude is everything. Thanks for a provacative post!
Konnie, That is a beautiful view from your desk. I'm glad that you are focusing on things to be grateful about. Have a fantastic week.