The silence was almost piercing in my hotel room. I sat composing this thought in the path of a rapidly approaching dawn. Yet strangely enough, fatigue did not overtake my senses. My thoughts ran wild as I contemplated this and that, mostly however I deliberated upon the topic of gratitude. It amazed me how people with so much against them can still find the strength to push on and conversely for others even the smallest of inconveniences can send their worlds into a tailspin. It is truly a perplexing phenomenon; however, I am not without clues as to why this happens. My most significant clue is the role that gratitude plays in how life's circumstances impact a person's life.
It has often seemed to me to be a bit cliché to think that our mindsets control our prospects. A poetic way to say this inspired by your favorite self-help book (pick one any one) is "what we think the world to be, we will surely see". Over the past few months, I have come to appreciate this viewpoint and I believe that this outlook hinges on the attitude of gratitude. If a person even in the depths of difficulty and trouble can still identify the blessings that are in his or her possession one's mind is allowed to be focused on those blessings. Our strength resides in our blessings, whether they are skills that we have, or a roof over our heads, a supportive family. In creating a better life for ourselves, we can only do that from a position of strength.
Whatever we have to be thankful for we must acknowledge it through gratitude so that we can create a solid foundation from which to stand. The drawbacks of life never disappear we just do not allow them to monopolize our awareness. Our focus is like prime real estate; reserved only for constructive and positive thoughts. Thoughts, which allow us to build the life, we truly desire should be at the forefront of our minds.
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