Time to be Grateful

Yes, I now realize that I've been having a "grumpy" fest lately. I've been so absorbed by all the negative stuff that's been going on in my life that I've forgotten the positive. It is time to be grateful. It is time to stop putting out these negative feelings. No one needs to know those negative thoughts anymore. They just don't. So starting right now I will be grateful for at least one good thing in my life.

I know it will be hard at first to think positively when everyone around you is responding to things negatively. It can't be a chore for you to do. It can't be something someone forces you to do. It has to be something you want to do. More importantly it should be something that you can look at and respond to in a positive way. Yes, I know that's tough too. The world wants to pull you down with it.

Here's the key.....Close your eyes. Think of one thing that you would miss if you didn't have it. Now imagine life without it. Would it be rough? If so, then praise God you have that thing. Right now, I'm grateful for friends and family, my health, food and shelter.

I know what you are thinking....that's easy. Yes, but here comes the hard part. We also should be grateful for the bad stuff that happens to us. I forgot that too readily this past year. I am grateful though for the hard times, even when they try my soul.