Be Grateful For What You Have VS. What You Want!

Someone close to my heart gave me this advice and I thought I should pass this along the way for others to read and share, may help make a difference in someone's life. 

Do you ever feel that your life is falling apart and that no matter what good comes into your life it won't make a difference? Well stop always feeling and saying I want this I want that, and think truly hard about your life.  " Think of What you Have Instead of What you Want”-  A lot of us tend to focus on what we“want” instead of what we “have”.  We just keep expanding our list of desires, which guarantees we will remain dissatisfied.   Take a breath & remember all you have to be grateful for.  Rather than wishing your spouse/boyfriend/girlfriend was different, try thinking about their wonderful qualities.  Instead of complaining about your salary, be grateful you have a job.  If you do, your life will start appearing much better than before.  For the 1st time in your life, you’ll know what it means to feel satisfied & heading toward inner-peace.

 

Think about creating,  “Good Things in My Life List”- when You're feeling sad about things in your life. Start off with the phrase "Here’s what I’m grateful for":  Example, I have a wonderful husband who isn’t unfaithful and would give me the world , doesn’t spend money frivolously, is a hard worker & handy in the house and mechanically(great for our cars and boat) & doesn’t smoke or do drugs; We own a home & a four cars (one being our beater truck, one is my husbands' baby, and then our two dailys); With that being said I don’t have to take public transportation or do my laundry at a Laundromat; I have great friends/family who are very supportive, I’ve been fortunate to always find a job, I have wonderful memories with my family.

Then write a list of “ Things I’m Resentful For”-  Compare them to the “Good Things” & what I’ve found is that “you can change the things that are bothering you or need improvement” – it takes time & thought but many things you don’t like in life can be improved. 

Enjoy this message and I hope someone can walk away with some good advice and judgment from this.