GR"ATITUDE"

In the past I've talked about how I think that the difficult parts of life are simply opportunities to practice "getting better" at doing what we think is so hard...

Well, I recently have come into a place in my life where I feel good about most things. I don't feel like I have to worry about much, -which by the way I am so grateful for- and I feel like I can truly say that most days I like myself and I feel good about the life I am living.

But just when I am rolling along, feeling pretty good about things, along comes some old negative thinking pattern that -if I let it- can discredit all of my past efforts and bring me right back to square one.

In times like these, and as soon as I am aware of what is happening, I need to turn my attention to God and to remember that He does for me what I cannot do for myself. The most important thing for me to do is remember where I have been in contrast to where I am. This reminds me that I haven't been brought this far in life -through all of the things I've been through- to be abandoned now.

Today I know my happiness is a cooperative effort between me and my Higher Power and to the extent that I rely and trust in the process, is the extent that I will find the happiness I used to think was so elusive.

All in all, it comes down to simply remembering to stay grateful for all the gifts I have in my life. If I can remember to be grateful, it's nearly impossible to get dragged down by the BS.