One very thing where our hope hinges on is the gift of life. No wonder it has been said that "once there is life, then hope is alive". You will agree with me that humans are extremely very costly creature if they were to be maintained by finances. I mean, have you taken time to calculate how much is a cylinder of oxygen and multiply it by how many you would have consumed if you were to pay for breathing? But you freely drawn in air as much as you like. If this does not prompt you to be grateful, then what else should?
Many things that people complain about should be part of what they should be grateful of. Before you complain about not having shoes to wear, try to be grateful for having good and functional legs. Before you complain of not having food to eat, be grateful for having the appetite to eat. You see, when you look at life from the bright side, you will have every cause to be grateful.
One thing with being grateful is that it affects the mood positively. When you shift your focus from what you think are not working and focus on the bright side, the reasons to be grateful will be much. You may have wished for things and they are not forthcoming, but that does not mean you should not be grateful for the ones that you already have. Believe me, many of the things you have now were not even prayed about but you had it anyway.
Do you feel you've lost anything? Well, for the fact that you have not lost all (including life) is more than enough to express gratitude. Gratitude does not only relate to the past but is also based on the hope of a better tomorrow. If you see a grateful soul, you will agree with me that they are always optimistic of good things happening. No wonder it has been said that when you show gratitude for a past blessing, you are indirectly applying for the future one.
You do not have to wait for everything on your wishlist to get fulfilled before you deem it fit to be grateful. At any point in your life, if you can reflect well, you will see many reasons to make you to stay grateful. No doubt, you may not have arrived at the place you have dreamed about but if you will think well, you will know that you are making a move and you have left where you were.
Just to help you become more grateful: the place you are at this point and your current position is an earnest prayer point for many people. You have to start valuing your current position so that you will see reasons to be grateful for it.
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