Gratitude? Does anyone else struggle with being constantly grateful? Or finding things to be constantly grateful for? Well, this is me. All the time. If you are like me then you will peak and trough with gratitude. Sometimes on a daily basis but usually I go weeks being grateful for everything, and then boom! struggle..... and the negativity creeps in.
I have found that on the days I am struggling if I keep it simple I can just about do it. By keeping it simple I mean being grateful for the everyday things, for example, the air I breath, my car, the weather, the sun, the earth, etc., I can just about get through it. It works for me. But there are days where I'm not interested in being grateful at all, because I don't feel grateful. When things aren't going my way or I've had a stream of things go against me, then I'm not grateful. In fact looking at any thing that references gratitude irritates me at that particular time. This, in my opinion, is healthy. That small bit of negativity that creeps in and maybe takes over for a day or two (.....or three!) helps me to re-focus on what I really want and then I find myself realigning my goals and focus accordingly. It's like the Universe is telling me to take another look at my life, and what I want from it, and start again. However, it easy to have that Eureka! moment when you are looking back in hindsight.
What do you do to try and curb negativity and stay grateful? I would be very interested to hear your stories!
John
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