Speaking of gratitude...

It’s that time of year again. It’s… gratitude time!

Thanksgiving is past, which means the official start of the ‘holiday season’ is almost here. (Never mind that the stores were putting out Christmas merchandise before Halloween!)

This is a time of year when you are expected to think about the idea of gratitude. Sure, you might be a grateful person all year round, but now is when you are expected to express and live that gratitude. After all, much of the world around you is focused on giving thanks – you are blasted by reminders of it on all of the television shows and magazines. You are reminded every time you walk into the store…

This is the time. Time to give thanks. Time to celebrate with your loved ones and give thanks for the blessings and joys of the year.

And for many people it IS a wonderful time of year. A time to gather with friends and family. A time to share your love and your joys with those you care about…

But not for everyone.

For some, it is hard to find anything to feel grateful for.

I’ve been there. You probably have been too.

Crisis, turmoil, struggle… it is hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel when you are in the middle of a disaster. Sometimes you get so caught up in your situation that you forget to even look for the light! It can seem impossible to find a single thing to be grateful for.

But it’s there, just waiting for you.

So, how do you find gratitude? Especially when you are in those hopeless feeling situations?

You know the answer.

It comes from within your SELF.

It comes by making a decision within yourself to be grateful for your life.

Sometimes that all you have to start with. But that is all you need!

You can turn things around with that single decision. From there you can move forward and decide to be grateful for other things in your life.

By deciding to be grateful for the opportunities that you’ve had in the past… (whether you took advantage of those opportunities or not.)

… and more importantly, to be grateful for the opportunities that you have right now!

Right now you have the opportunity to move forward – you might resist that opportunity, but it is there, just waiting for you to step up and take advantage of it.

Finding gratitude isn’t hard.

You just have to decide to look!

Peace,

Bob Crawford
Success Coach, Speaker,
Creator of Growing Your SELF!

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