What is good news to you? What has to happen for you to feel a sense of sincere gratitude? Life has a way of getting your attention by giving and taking and today I was reminded of this during a phone call with a dear friend.
This individual has endured tremendous personal and financial loss. Opportunities for recovery have been miniscule at best. But today she called me with joy in her voice after years of relying upon sparse income and assistance from family and friends to announce that she had made her first $100 dollars from a completely foreign venture that she was forced to learn just to survive beyond this month.
The sound of gratitude is unmistakable. To so many of us, $100 is but a mere drop in the bucket. We spend more on fast food and coffee in a weeks time. But do we express gratitude for the $100 dollars that affords us such conveniences? My guess is hardly.
Good news is all around us. You just have to pay attention or rather, chose to be grateful even if you are struggling to identify specifics. If not, life will open your eyes by taking from you that which has distracted you from what is really important.
Grateful Brand was created to serve as a reminder of the importance of being grateful, expressing this gratitude through positive messaging and acts of kindness.
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