Stop and smell the roses even if they are plastic

When I decided to be grateful for what I have instead of always complaining or worried about what I don't have...a strange thing happened. Now let's not confuse that statement with me saying I want to settle. Obviously I will continue to push myself to be better and to obtain the life I want and dream of but in the midst of all of the pushing and dreaming, it is easy to become ungrateful and bitter. Let's talk about where ungrateful and bitter will get you.

In our world today of social media and how everyone's life is on constant display, it is very easy to get jealous and bitter. I don't know about you but I get so tired of seeing all of the fancy cars and the vacations and the perfect little families running around with their perfect little bodies and perfect lives. I mean don't those people get tired of always having to be on display? It exhausts me just thinking about it and letting alone living it. I say this not because I am jealous but because I know that I DO NOT CARE who you are, we all struggle. No matter how much money you have you cannot control death, sickness, worldly events, and of course the possibility of losing it all. NOW hold on a minute...this is not to say I do not like worldly things. Of course I love nice cars and vacations and tanned bodies, I just choose not to worship or dwell on those things for my own happiness. I have been down that path of being jealous and bitter and it will consume you.

So here is where the grateful part comes in. I challenge you to focus on the grateful for 30 days.....keep working hard and be happy for those prospering and stay away from those that bring you down. Serve one another with a grateful heart, help those around you and be kind. Do not judge, work on yourself and the rest will come. Let me know how it works for you after the 30 days.

Grateful is as grateful does....

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