When circumstances aren’t what we’d like them to be, we may feel unhappy, discouraged, and rather like complaining about them. Maybe the weather isn’t to your liking, you want something that you can’t have, or you wish your life was different. Sometimes it may even seem that there are so many bad things that happen, it can be hard to be glad about anything. Herby notices that even though there can often be plenty to complain about, there is still a way to be happy.
Do you ever feel like complaining about how bad things are? What good things can you be thankful for instead? How does it feel when you are grateful for these things?
Be thankful for the good things in your life. Even when it is hard to see anything good, keep looking, because you are sure to find something you can be thankful for. When we appreciate the good things in our lives and thank others for the good things they do for us, it makes us happier and healthier, it enables us to overcome problems, and it helps those around us. The extra effort it takes to be thankful will be “worth it.”
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Thanks for sharing your post and best wishes on your new position. We have been doing a “Give Thanks” theme on two of my sites this months and it has helped to remind me to give thanks for all our blessings. If we can focus on the positive it helps deminish the negative. Keep the faith that all things will work out for your good.
Blessings,
Deborah H. Bateman-Author
Hi Joe:
LOVE IT!!!
Love Herby and the message! I’ve been keeping a gratitude journal for the last 75 days of 2012. There was a day that I was just disgusted, tired, nothing terrible happened, but I did not feel like writing in the gratitude journal, but I did!
I sat down with the journal and by the time I was midway through my list, I felt like a million bucks! There IS so much to be grateful for. Just to see your lovely characters, to be able to see at all, to be alive! That’s really a good place to start!
Good luck & Happy Thanksgiving to you and Kristen.
Roz Fruchtman
Thank you Roz! I’m glad you enjoyed the cartoon, and the gratitude journal is a great idea! I’m grateful for your comments—thanks for taking the time to express your thoughts! 🙂
Blessings,
Joe
Thank you for posting this. I very much need to focus on the positive, rather than the negative. My blog this morning was titled “I am tired of…”