Grateful, thankful, appreciative, why do we forget? Is our mind preoccupied? Are we troubled? Do we have worse problems than others? Probably not! Being appreciative is a way of life, you can't finid it when you need to, you have to have it with you at all times or you forget what it is and lose it altogether.
To be appreciative we must see a higher power that loves us in all things at all times. It doesn't sound so difficult but old habits die hard and we may have failed to do this for quite some time. In all things and at all times:
Our words, feelings, attitudes, actions, all can be filled with gratitude or negativity.
So it's a constant challenge we have, to use our mind to become appreciative whether we are in a good mood or not, whether someone said something we diddn't like, always the challenge to be thankful and aware that billions of people are worse off than we are. There's just no good reason why we shouldn't have a happy thought, a joyful word, a good attitude, a thankful action and appreciative feelings. For those who usually focus on gratitude this will be easier, but we must always be on guard against saying something unnecessarily rude or uncalled for.
We must strive for being appreciative ALL the time and we won't slip (no excuses allowed!). We will be rewarded with a happier heart, less conflict and momentum in our wothwhile quest. The power from the momentum will help us prevail in touch and go situations. It's just not worth it to take the negative road when you can ALWAYS have the appreciative road.
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