Hey guys!
Since thanksgiving day begins in just a few hours, tomorrow morning blog posts will pop up everywhere titled “10 Things to Be Grateful For” or “Blessings You Should Count This Thanksgiving,” and many of them will mention things like modern technology or other conveniences, but often we overlook the greatest things in life; very frequently we look over them and don’t even acknowledge them as even being positive things. Here’s some great things to be grateful for:
The Breath In Your Lungs
You are alive. How awesome is that? Think about it, in the vastness of space that we’ve observed, Earth, this tiny little blue dot in the blackness is the only place we know of capable of harboring life. Chances are, we are the most intelligent beings in the entire known universe. We should stop and take a minute to truly appreciate who we are.
All People
A lot of the articles that I mentioned in the first paragraph will tell you to be thankful for your friends and family; I’m not saying this is a bad thing, in fact the people who extend kindness to you are one of the best things to be thankful for, and pretty much everyone takes a chance to stop and appreciate them, but we must also learn to appreciate our enemies equally.
This probably sounds crazy, but there’s a reason that they’re in our lives. When I was in elementary school, I had a kid who would torment me constantly but because of the experience that I had with him, I learned how to deal with negative people. Learn to thank God for them, look for the lesson that the Divine uses them to teach, and move on through life with a little more wisdom.
Your Job, Or Your Lack of One
A job that you love is one of life’s biggest blessings, especially if it provides enough money to give you financial stability, but even if you’re unemployed, desperately seeking a job, you should be thankful for the experience that you’re having. Not having a job provides you with an opportunity to learn more about yourself. During this time, you often think more deeply about your life’s purpose and what you want to do with your time on Earth, and this contemplation time is a precious gift in disguise.
Every Moment of Every Day
The Universe is almost fourteen billion years old. You will most likely die before you turn one hundred. One hundred years compared to many billions is like a camera flash compared to a whole week. With the limited amount of moments you have in your life, the gift that is most essential to us is our time. Every year, we carry away some positive memories; nothing like them can ever be recreated, so it is very important that we look at our year in the best light possible.
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