Analysis Essay: Create Greatness With Gratitude

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Create Greatness with Gratitude “It’s up to you to make your life. Take what you have and stack it up like a tower of teetering blocks. Build your dream around that.” – Cheryl Strayed Are you constantly struggling with life? If so, you might be focusing on the wrong things. Practicing daily gratitude will help you turn your life around. Want what you have and what you want will come to you! We live in a world that focuses on instant gratification. We compare the bounties and prosperity of others to ours and end up focusing on our ‘have nots’. Focusing on what we don’t have usually only makes us want it more and when we want it bad enough, we will take almost any action that doesn’t seem life threatening or that we think would cause immediate harm. So, many people often find themselves borrowing money to close the gap between what they have and what others have. As a result, many people are …show more content…

Think of just 5 things to be genuinely thankful or grateful for and draw/write them on the hand or your list. Think about: Who loves you? Who are your friends? What are you proud of? What about your children, how do they light up your life? These are just a few things that we forget about that add so much value and joy to our lives. Can't think of 5? Look around you and think smaller and smaller until you can come up with 5 things. Now draw or write all the positive things you have in your life. Don’t be afraid to get creative! Color or make a collage on the 5 Things Gratitude Tool or your list. To wrap-up, ask yourself, "How can I make this a regular habit?" Practicing gratitude each day will remind you of the good things and help you feel better about your life. Yes, you will have to work at it but that’s okay. Add something new to your gratitude list each day, and you'll be amazed at how many remarkable things you will be able to think of once you develop this

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