Some days are just great, where things go as planned. Or when you feel
even better that there are like angels around you helping you to solve all your
problems without effort. But there are also other days. The days when you do
not feel motivated at all that your best laid plan just goes off even before
the day begins. When something important unexpectedly goes wrong and you feel
the sinking feeling in your heart, then you just feel like it’s not your day
and you want to escape the reality. Perhaps the simplest and most effective way
to turn such a day around to the one you desire is to turn your focus to
gratitude.
It is amazing how one simple, easy and positive action can change so
much in a person’s life. Gratitude is one of the most important thing to
success. It is the key to experience life at its best, and it is when you spend
a little of your time to appreciate and notice the positive aspects in your
life. Many might tell you that continuous effort and dedication is what
produces success. However, being grateful for your blessings in life is the
fundamental door that opens to a life of success and prosperity.
There are studies shown that even it is widely recognized that money can
buy happiness, such as buying clothes that you have been longing for, having
sky dining that you have always imagined going, but that happiness is just
right at the moment and it disappears right after you finish the action. What
constitutes the utmost life satisfaction is gratitude, where each of us is
equipped with the ability to experience positive psychological states even
under difficult circumstances (Puente-Diaz & Meixueiro, 2016).
When you are truly grateful, you will find yourself living with greater
purpose and passion. You may start by giving yourself a constant morning
gratitude session, or anytime when you are free. Take one minute to think of
the people who have done something nice for you, or to think of all the things
in your life that you are grateful for. You might not bring everything you
wanted to appreciate in one minute, but that’s enough. It’s enough to boost
your day again and to charge you with happy energy to begin your heavy work.
The one minute that will make your stress free.
One of the things that has had the greatest effect on my life is the realization
of the power of gratitude. And here, I would like to take this chance to
express my gratitude to my dearest mama. She is the one who showers me with
love, kindness and support in life. She encourages me to be myself but
encourages me more when I fail in doing the best decision. She is always there
to listen to my stories and provides me with useful advice when necessary. She
is my mum, my best friend, my partner and my love! Thank you mama for allowing
me to be your daughter. Thank you and love you.
References
Puente-Diaz, R. and Meixueiro, G. (2016) An exploration of the
relationships between gratitude, life satisfaction, and importance of helping
others among a representative sample of the adult population of Mexico. Cogent
Psychology [online],
[Accessed: 28th July 2017]
By: Yau Che Yan, BAF1541
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