Be Grateful With What You Have
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If this doesn't touch and move you, I don't know what will. The power of the human spirit is shown at its mightiest by this one little girl. Qian HongYan lost her leg in an accident while she was young. Her family is so poor, they cannot afford to buy her prosthetic legs, so a basketball was used instead to support her. But despite of this miserable situation she's in, you can still see her smile.
During the holiday season, people take into consideration what they are thankful for. Whether you’re thankful that you survived, thanksgiving with your family or thankful for all of the holiday sales, chances are you’re focusing on the positives in life. If this is a relatively easy task now, why is it difficult to be thankful for the smaller things in life throughout the year? You know, to be thankful for a roof over your head, food on your table, the fact that you don’t have to worry about acid being thrown on your face and body on the way to classes? I must admit that in the past, I too am very ungrateful of what I have, always complaining of the things that aren't working. As a result, I found myself never being happy for more than a few minutes. Every time I was happy to achieve something, some problem would surface to make me unhappy again. So, I came to a realization that I could only be happy if I will be free from all the problems in the world. But I was wrong.
I finally realized that this way of thinking is a receipe for disaster. It would only make me miserable for the rest of my life. This is simply because life will ALWAYS be filled with problems and challenges. That's the cycle of life! Sometimes, you're on the top, sometimes you're at the bottom - the wheel effect. In fact, the more successful you become, the more problems you will have. I believe that Bill Gates and George Bush have a lot bigger problems that you and me put together. The question is whether we want to look at the tough experiences in our life as problems that plague us or as challenges that we can be excited to conquer. You see, the only people without any problems are those in the graveyard. So, if you are only going to be happy and grateful when you have no more worries, then just wait to die. Now, I finally realized that the reason behind this endless problem of mankind is DISCONTENTMENT. We must accept that it's in us! It's the worldwide culture! And we can only be happy once we get out from that culture.
So, whenever I catch myself complaining about anything, I would read about people like Qian HongYan. That way, I always feel better.
Many people I find are afraid that if they become too happy or grateful, then they would become complacent and lose their drive for success. I used to think this way as well. I have found that you can be GRATEFUL for what you have AND at the same time keep that hunger for continuous growth and success. Instead of working miserably hard into order to be happy 10 years from now, I believe in happily working hard now. In other words, enjoy the JOURNEY of success rather than seeing success as just a far of destination.
So why does being grateful lead to greater success? Well, there are a few reasons for this.
1) The Law of Attraction states that when you focus on what you have and are grateful for them, you will put your mind into a positive and happy emotional state that would attract more great things into your life! It is obvious that when you are in a positive and empowered state, you perform at your best and get even better results.
2) For those of you who believe in God, I believe that God will give you more if you are first grateful for what he has given you so far. If you are forever ungrateful and complaining about your life then no more shall be given to you.
If you want to change your life right now for the better, I urge you to grab a pen and write down at least 15 things that you are grateful for in your life right now. Stick it up on your wall and read it everyday before going to school or work. Have a nice day everyone! =)
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