Moment of True Reflection
Most times, we get so busy with running around and pursuing after things so much that we do not take time to look inwards and appreciate what we already have. It is true that we want many things and we are all hoping to get them, but this does not mean that we should not appreciate nor be grateful for the ones that we already have. The truth is that humans' wants cannot be fully satisfied, so it is always needful to be appreciative of what you have. Believe me, what you have now is someone else's heart desires.
The reason why many people do not lay it to heart to be appreciative of what they have is because they have not thought deeply about what they have. You will agree with me that if you can think well, then you will not have any difficulty in thanking well. There may be things that you are hoping to get, or maybe a position you are hoping to attain but you should first be grateful for your current level. It is by appreciating the present that you will attain the future.
Let no one tell you otherwise, you are making considerable success and you are advancing at your own level. Do not be tempted to think that you are not making progress because of the standard of the world. Trust me, there are many ways to measure success without even thinking of material possessions. Okay take this instance; that you are able to provide your essential needs (food, clothing, shelter) has placed you in the top elite spot in the world. You will be surprised how many millions of people around the world that cannot afford those things.
More so, that you are able to sleep in the night and wake up in the morning healthy is a whole level of blessing on its own. There are many rich people that are willing to give up their wealth just to be as healthy as you are and yet you still do not consider health as a form of wealth. I once heard about the story of a particular billionaire that suddenly developed a very critical health problem. The medical practitioners tried everything medically possible to treat him but he did not get better. I mean, if life was to be bought with money, with the level of money the man had, he would have afforded it. His health got so deteriorated that his money could not save him. While he was dying, his last words were:
"Shame on money"
You see, there are many things to be grateful for if you can take a moment to reflect about your life. You may not have gotten to the destination you have always desired but at least you are making progress. If you take a deep thought about your life and consider where you started from and where you are now, even if you have not gotten to where you are going, you will still be grateful. Many things that you received are not because you were most qualified for them nor because you merited them, but simply by privileges. In order not to abuse the privileges, we should be grateful. I remember the song we used to sing when we were much younger in elementary school each time we wanted to eat. The song says:
🎵 Some have food but cannot eat, some can eat but have no food, we have food and we can eat, glory be to thee oh Lord...
This song says it all. You will be surprised how many people are wishing to have just a part of what you have. The things that you overlook as little are what many other people are earnestly hoping for. So before you complain about anything, take a time to reflect on yourself and be grateful for what you have.
Even if you have hoped for something and it did not come, the truth is that there are many other things that came which you did not even know or hoped they will come. At any point in your life and in any position you are, there is at least one thing that you can count as a blessing, but you need to think well so as you can count your blessings well.
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Greetings @samminator, let me congratulate you for this incredible publication, in particular this reading invites me to continue being the person I am, humble and very grateful to GOD for the things he has given me, in this readings there are so true extracts that we should read many times because it is our reality. Excellent your publication.
I am grateful for your nice words here buddy. Thanks for coming around
hello @samminator,
Gratitude is one of the most important things for human beings, we live in such a difficult world so being healthy, having food education and access to services puts us on one of the highest scales of human beings, we all want and desire more in life. but without gratitude it is difficult to know what is important to us and why we do what we do.
Greetings @samminador, entertaining reading that you share with us, certainly in this life we must learn to be grateful, intentional, organized and planned, because through these processes we can achieve the desired success.
With respect to gratitude is that which allows us to see what we have actually managed to achieve throughout our existence, therefore we must learn to give thanks for the small and big things that God and life have been able to give us, things like family, children, wife, our house, our car, are aspects that we must learn to value and stop chasing unnecessary things that often take time and take us away from what is really important.
That's right, we should always show gratitude for the things that we have.
Thanks buddy
Very good reflection friend @samminator, certainly there are many things to be grateful for, only that many decide to focus only on what they lack and not what they have now, everyone moves at their own pace and we must be grateful to be able to wake up every day and have the strength to continue fighting for what we want. Best regards my friend.
If we can think well, we will certainly know that there are many things to be grateful for.
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I had to pause after reading your post to reflect a little on my life. Truly, I have been so busy that I have failed to appreciate all that I have. Thanks @samminator for this post.
Thanks for your kind words buddy
All my life up to this moment flashed before my eye. this served as a memory jogger for me as it shows the immerse growth I have got to experience in all ramifications of life. Although i belittled them before now because i had bigger targets but i will appreciate the little things more often now
Exactly bro, we should learn to appreciate even the little things
Agreed
Hi @samminator.
As you have us used to share with us another excellent content loaded with emotive words which we should always keep in mind, for example:
That's right my friend and it is something that we usually forget, that's why each of your words is so important because it reminds us of the need to reflect constantly. Thank you for such extraordinary content. Greetings.
Thanks a lot for your nice comment and for coming around buddy
Hi @samminator thankfulness is the most important and essential human act of living, thankfulness for what you have makes you possessor of many things on the contrary complaining about what you don't have makes you poor in material and spiritual things, giving thanks daily is a blessing that reproduces blessings, thanks to you for such a good publication and excellent content.
Well said. It is the appreciation of the present blessings that guarantees future blessings.
Thanks dear friend
Hi @ samminator
A thought provoking post indeed.
That is a very profound thought indeed.
I guess one of the reasons as to why people do not take time to reflect about their lives is that there are too many things to distract you let me refer to them as too much noice that drawn the inner voice and robs us the opportunity to have a dialog with our inner self .
Another thing that is quite strange and quite true is that we are never taught this in school or college.
The idea of "reflect about your life" is simply out of course.
This is a very important lesson of life never taught as part of our education.
“there are many things to be grateful for”
This is a profound statement. My Philosophy, if you embrace the things that you have, rather than the things that you do not, you will always have wealth.
Great post @samminator.