Appreciating Life

As we go through life we tend to get more involved in the day to day stress which consumes us from the easy going person we were, to someone a little more edgy. Why is it that we, as humans, go through this process? Unlike other animals who deal with just the instinctive mode of life without stress and anxiety.

In my short but stressful life, I realize it’s all comes back to one thing, the lack of gratitude. I see many people every day complain, moan and groan about things going wrong in their life, how their life has not gone the way the wanted it to go or being so glum about their future. I rarely ever hear people say anything positive in the way of their life. Ask someone how they’re doing and their answer is typically… “good”. Nothing more than that unless they make statements like…”Can’t complain, then again who would listen anyway.” or “Hey I’m above ground.”

I find that most people don’t take the time to think of how grateful they should be for the life they already have, the childhood they’ve experienced or just being thankful for anything in their life. Life is too precious not to appreciate it. We take for granted the good things we have in our lives. Taking time to be thankful helps you to have a positive light on everything else that may come your way.

Recently I started to spend more and more time being grateful for the things that I have in my life. Each day I wake up feeling thankful for waking up, for greeting my wife in the morning, having time to be with my homeschool daughters and so much more. Since then I’ve realize that I’ve been a happier person and motivated to do more in my life. The feeling of gratefulness goes a long way and we should all be doing it. Spend ten minutes each morning, while you’re getting ready to go through your day, being thankful for at least three things in your life. Do the same thing at the end of your day too while you’re going to bed. You will see in a short period of time that you are a happier person and a lot less stressed.