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Gratitude Is The Greatest Attitude
Growing up, my Father
taught me that gratitude is the best route to getting anything one wanted out
of life. It was not a lesson taught by words but one taught by actions. Because
I noticed that whenever he did something for me and I forgot to thank him, the
next time I ask, he would delay so much that I ended up forgetting what it was
I even asked for in the first place but whenever he did something for me and I
immediately thanked and appreciated him, the next time I ask, he would do it
without delay. That was how I learnt that lesson and it has taken me to places
and gotten me things I ordinarily may not have had easily.
I have learnt to be grateful for what I have and I have always ended up having more.
I have always refused to hunger for the little things I don't have because focusing on them takes me away from the realm of being grateful to my Maker for all the multitude of the things He has bestowed on me which money alone cannot buy.
Sometimes we are too busy thinking about all the things we don't have or all the opportunities we have missed and lost that we forget to actually live in the present appreciating what is in our lives especially the most important single factor that we are still ALIVE and BREATHING, And that only the living can have hope of a tomorrow and make plans for such a tomorrow.
An Igbo proverb has it that "ekele onye akidi, ya agwota ozo" meaning when "you appreciate the one who prepared the bean salad, she would bend over backwards and bring some more"
The time has come and is actually now when men should learn to live in the present and stop being worried about yesterday or concerned about tomorrow - both of which they have no control over.
Live in the present.
Live your life to the
fullest
Learn how to appreciate
the little things of life, they are the things that bring the most joy and
happiness.
Be kind to yourself
No matter your expectations,
don't beat up yourself when you don't meet them
There is no man alive who
has all his expectations met
In this game of life, you
win some and you lose some but life continues.
Life is not a bed of red roses
It will be hard
There will be trials of
your faith
There will be turmoil
There will be landslide
disappointments
You shall be betrayed by
friends and family
But being grateful for the
life you have
shall place you a pedestal
ahead of all your detractors put together
Gratitude is the greatest attitude to attain your highest altitude
Real happiness is not found in money or things or fame or possessions no matter how costly or expensive, not even when you have achieved a particular success you have hankered after for a long time. Real happiness lies in GRATITUDE.
Gratitude gives you the strength to go on.
It gives you the strength
you need to be stronger to face all the challenges of life
It gives you the strength
you need to accept yourself as you are
It gives you the strength
you need to cherish the blessings you have on daily basis
It gives you the strength
to love yourself and be able to love others as you love yourself
So from today, learn to be grateful, learn to be alive, learn to live every moment as if it's your last.
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Dr. Jerry - the First Oguzie is a Physician, an Author, a Writer, Thinker, Founder, Convener and Success Coaching addict. He is passionate about helping people become the best versions of themselves through coaching, mentoring, teaching, enlightening and enhancing their self worth. And the Platform he uses to reach out to people is his Ministry of Encouragement (MoE). He has deep interests in Personal Development including mindset reset and habit change, Personal Finance, Wealth Creation, Health and Fitness. He believes that financial knowledge (literacy) combined with self - discipline is the key to achieving financial freedom.
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