Life is full of ups and downs. It has more frustrations than we'd like it to have, but really those make us the amazing people we all turn out to be. Without hardships, we would be ungrateful and selfish. alright, while many still fit into that category, we wouldn't be as grateful as some of us are. We wouldn't care what happened, do more reckless stupid stuff...more than the amount already.
Hardships come in every way, they happen to be different from person to person. What maybe a hardship to one person might just be a part of someone else's regular, every day life. Missing someone, losing someone, a job, house, or just growing apart from a friend.
I'm reminded every day of just how blessed I am when I wake up. I am alive, healthy, living in a house with food on the table and clothes on my back. I'm blessed enough to be able to attend college, have a summer job, and have friends that love me for me. I could go on and on, that's because I am in a good mood. Sometimes it is super difficult to take a minute and be thankful for what I have. All we ever need is to take a breath and a step back. Take a couple minutes to just think of what you have to be thankful for, I bet there's a lot more than you expected.
If everyone woke up in the morning thankful and happy to be alive, this world truly would be a better place. So many people ungrateful for what they do have; selfish about what they want that others have and they do not. Sometimes it makes me sick to my stomach the way people act. You should be thankful you live in America (that is, if you do). We have been blessed with so many more freedoms that thousands upon thousands of people do not have access to. Just like the way my religion is so important to me, I'm blessed to be able to freely act upon it. fe. Missing someone, losing someone, a job, house, or just growing apart from a friend.
I wish people would realize they live their lives with so many accessories; they have so many things that people have pinned to be "necessities" that don't come close to it in reality. People can live without flat screen TVs along with their cell phones, iPads, and kindles. Cars aren't needed, people used to walk or use animals to get around..some people still do!
Start being thankful. Take a minute to write down a list of things you are thankful for. Look at it every morning you get up. Every time you get frustrated or angry about this world, take a deep breath and look at that list. Make a new one every once in a while. Take a break and just think how different your life would be if you didn't live with all the 'luxuries' you have been burdened with. I say burdened because most people aren't satisfied with things of this world, they are constantly wanting more.
Take a moment to be blessed. Be a blessing to others. Smile at someone, tell them to have a nice day. Text an old friend and let them know you were thinking about them. It's really the little things that matter the most to people these days because so few of the little things are truly cherished! I hope y'all were blessed just a little bit or that you become a blessing to someone by reading this. Stay blessed, be blessed. until next time...
xoxox
