Being Grateful... More often...

BlogNation!

I think life tends to get rolling so fast sometimes that we miss the stop to really appreciate and be grateful for what we have; I'm certainly guilty of this. Stepping back to reflect on the positive influences in your life is not always easy, but it is immensely rewarding, and truly allows you to find clarity with regards to the things that matter, and those that could fall to the wayside without really hurting you... I'm going to come up with three things I am grateful for each day, in hopes that this self-reflection will allow me to find a bit more peace and guidance through the day to day rigmarole of life.

1. My job. There are plenty of people out there without a job, that struggle to provide for themselves because they can't find good work. I often find myself bitching about my job, either I'm busy, someone has done something that irritated me, or I'm just malcontent for some other reason - rather than seeing it as the blessing it truly is.

2. My family. This one seems a bit cookie cutter, but my family is truly the rock that I can build upon. It seems no matter how much I may screw up, they are always right there behind me to help push me up; the same as I am for them.

3. My friends. I've been blessed to have some of hte best friends a guy could ask for. I've had a few of them for a quarter of a century now; that's not something you find anywhere. It wouldn't matter if it was 3:00a or 7:00p; if I was here or anywhere else, I know that I could count on them any time - as they can count on me.


So the first three were cookie cutter and obvious - but I'll quote a post from a friend of mine:
"What if you woke up tomorrow with only the things you thanked God for today"

I pray every day before I go to bed, including thanking God for my blessings; though even if you weren't religious, this quote can have stark value... Take God out of the quote even, "What if you woke up tomorrow with only the things you were thankful for today"

Food for thought,

-Tut