More Grateful

What if you looked at your life and instead of seeing what was missing you saw what you already had? What if you went through the day not worrying about earning what you deserve but celebrating what you had been given? What if the people in your life, from the stranger who holds a door for you to the people you love most knew how much you appreciated what they did?

“Thank you” isn’t a magic word, despite what I was taught as a child. Saying it won’t automatically make people like you or do you bidding. The universe will not suddenly rain down success and wealth and happiness on you just because you express a little more gratitude.

But maybe as you express gratitude, you’ll notice your interactions with people getting a little easier. Maybe when you are focused on what you’ve been given instead of on what you have yet to receive you’ll be a little happier and a bit less stressed. Maybe your passion will start to creep back and you’ll remember why you took this job or married this person or went into this business. Maybe the world will seem to contain fewer mean people and more loving, wonderful people. Best of all, maybe you’ll be open to new possibilities and ready for new adventures.

Maybe “Thank you” is a magic word after all.