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4 Ways To Be Grateful During Difficult Times

How To Be Grateful In Difficult Times

It's not always easy to find goodness in life. This is especially true when money is tight or when you're faced with worries about your job or your family. These concerns can often cloud your whole mind, bring your mood down, and affect your overall quality of life.

Do you feel like you are followed by the ominous black cloud of bad luck? If you do, then it's time to find something to be grateful for in your life. Here's how you can be grateful even during difficult times.

1 Remind Yourself About What's Going Right

Do you find yourself plagued by negative thoughts? If so, find a quiet place. Grab a pen and paper and make a list of answers to this question: What do I have to be grateful for in my life?

2 Think Of The Things You Are Grateful For

Start your list with the most obvious things like your health and family. Do you have a car, a home, clothes on your back, or food on the table? You don't have to have the fanciest or the most expensive items for you to be grateful. Even if you buy your clothes at Goodwill, you are at least clothed and feel warm. A used car in good condition will get you to work just as easily as a brand new car.

Don't forget to give thanks for the small things in life, such as finding the car keys in time to get to work or getting a restful night's sleep before an important day. You can also try to sit quietly in a room and meditate on your life and the things that you want to improve on. Appreciating what you already have in life will free you to make the changes you desire.

3 Being Grateful In Spite Of Setbacks

There's no denying that you will suffer setbacks in life. It's a fact of life! While it may be difficult to be grateful during these times, it's important to remember that good can come from difficult situations. For example, if you've recently lost your job, be grateful for the skills that you have. With your skills, experience, and the knowledge you possess, you may end up finding a more fulfilling job that gives you more money or more responsibility while being closer to home.

As strange as it may sound, in the moment of despair, try to be grateful during difficult times. Remember that as one door closes, another opens the way to new opportunities. After all, you can't find bright new possibilities in your life if you don't experience a setback at one point or another.

4 Be Thankful For Life's Setbacks

Setbacks are there to challenge you to be better, stronger, faster, and wiser. The true test of your attitude is to be thankful for the obstacle ahead of you, even if you don't understand why it exists in the first place. Then, push forward stronger than ever.

Why should you be thankful? It's because, with each challenge that you overcome, you gain the wisdom and courage to succeed the next time around. And if it weren't for every trial in your life, you'd never learn and grow!

Being grateful every day will help you lift that overbearing black cloud that can be so stifling. You'll begin to realize that life is good, and you can make it through anything. After all, good things come to those who wait!



About Author

John Quintana

John Quintana is a proud Cuban, a lifelong resident of Miami, Florida, where he lives surrounded by a loving family. When he's not writing, he spends his time either fishing or in the kitchen.