Omo… there sure are so many things to be grateful for. So many things that when you calm down to think about them, you really don’t need a gun to your head to count your blessings, you simply need eyes to see them. And a grateful heart to actually appreciate them. Not everyone has that.
Well then, the longer you live, the more you realize that life is not just something we gloss over; we have to be intentional, and one of the keys to true happiness is being contented and grateful for what we have, no matter how little it may be. Once we’ve learned how to cultivate a grateful heart, everything else will simply fall into place. At least, that’s how I imagine it will be.
So, what is one thing I’m grateful for? I’d just say life in general. As in, life has been great, and it has been really giving, which is just something I can definitely write home about. Lol. I feel blessed that I’m able to wake up each day and feel happy about myself or the things I have. Not like I don’t have problems or anything, but I just never let it ruin my day or weigh me down to the point where my mind and mood are just ruined. It never gets that bad because I’m always quick to see the good side of things.
I’m the kind of person who just lets things go, especially when I believe that holding onto them would make no difference in the long run. I just leave it and move on. I remember a time a friend broke something that I lent to them, and that loss really hurt me. But when I tried to get them to refund me, I realized that it was pointless because I knew them, I knew what they were capable of, and their financial capability, they would never be able to afford it within the time frame that I needed the stuff. They were just going to tell me sorry and promise to refund it later on. So, I left it.
I left it because pursuing it would only make me think too long about it and thus make me even angrier. I couldn’t allow that. That’s how much I try to protect my mental health. I have a saying for every situation: if I can fix it, then I fix it. But if I can’t, I won’t stress myself over it. And this has been really helpful to me as a person. Because when life happens, I just look at things around me, I’m always surrounded by reasons to smile and be happy.
Sometimes, I’m just happy to be able to sit down in a place for two hours and concentrate on a movie, not everyone can do that in today’s world where almost everyone has a short attention span, abi how do they say that? I’m happy to be able to use whatever soap and cream I want without having it affect my skin terribly. I’m happy to be able to work at home and at my own pace, without having to deal with the stress of traffic and all that.
When I think of these things, I admit that, indeed, it really could have been worse. And for that, I’m grateful. I know that with time, it will only get better, for that, I’m still grateful. I’m also grateful for the fact that every single thing I’ve been hoping for and dreaming of will come to pass. It’s only a matter of time. And in the coming months and years, I’d have so much more to be grateful for.
