The Gratitude Attitude – Even if You Don’t See A Reason

Let’s face it there are times when you just don’t feel like being grateful, showing that you are blessed, or even see any silver lining around that dark cloud. Life just seems to bite you in the butt but good. How are you suppose to feel grateful for the loss of a close family member, your best friend, you not being able to pay your bills on time, or at all? You know you should find some reason to feel grateful and positive even if you have court coming up and you don’t know what the verdict will be. Truth is, it is very difficult to find that one spark of gratitude and positive thinking in any of these situations.

I have struggled with being grateful no matter what happened, because I know that if I am grateful, thankful and stay focused on the positive side of things then I can find the solution to just about anything that happens. However, if I get stuck in the muck of negative emotions then it just seems hopeless. Not to mention I am not a very nice person to be around when I am mucky and grrrr around the house.

When I lost custody of my son, I couldn’t figure out where to be thankful, grateful and positive. I just didn’t see any reason to have a grateful attitude and heart. My world had come crashing down around me, but then I started to see the change in my son’s attitude toward me. I saw how much he wanted to be with me, how he enjoyed spending as much time with me and how he was opening up to me and talking with me the older he got. We are closer in our bond as mother and son than I believed possible. He is growing into such an amazing independent thinking, fun person. For this I am grateful for. I might not be thankful for losing custody, but out of the situation I am finding what I need to help me continue to have a grateful attitude.

I am thankful for my ex because without him, no matter how horrible he was to me, or how bad the situation, I am thankful to have had him in my life. I have an amazing son because of him. If my ex hadn’t been in my life I would not be able to understand or help others that have gone through the same or similar situation as I have.  I can empathize and sympathize with them and give them the tools that are needed to heal and move past this because I am able to better understand.

The more grateful I am the happier I will be and with my attitude of gratitude is the feelings of being blessed and I am opening up myself to all the other blessings that are just waiting to be handed to me. Because I know that what I think about I bring about. I am the one with choices here in this life and I am going to consciously chose to be thankful and grateful for everything. Whether I determine something to be good or bad doesn’t make it so…This stuff just is, I am the one to attach the emotion to the situation, therefore I am going to just chose to find a reason to be grateful.

So take a moment today to count your blessings and name them one by one. Be grateful that you are a breathing, living soul that has a chance to help someone else going through what you have. Get that Gratitude Attitude working for you, you’ll be amazed at what you find in your life that you can call, Great!