Did You Accept My Challenge? 10 Things Everyone Can Be Thankful For!

This self help article is written by Michelle C

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To make things easier for you to keep positive through this transition, I would like you help your brain start seeking answers to the question "WHAT AM I GRATEFUL FOR?"

Here are some examples of things I thought of, and still think of, that I feel EVERYONE can be grateful for

1. I am grateful I have food available to me when I am hungry(for those who think you don't, you do, there are places everywhere you CAN receive food)

2. I am grateful I have clothing to wear, a place to live, and warmth if I am cold.

3. I am grateful for the love I have in my life that I receive from those who love me.

4. I am grateful I have the FREEDOM to take a walk outside, and that I can walk.

5. I am grateful of where I am in my life now, as I know there are others who are battling greater struggles then myself.

6. I am grateful I can read, as I have the FREEDOM to educate myself on any topic I desire to learn

7. I am grateful for the freedom of the choice I have to make my own decisions.

8. I am grateful that at anytime I can look up into the sky and see beauty and mystery, in the clouds, stars, and overall wonderment of the universe

9. I am grateful for all the beautiful places in the world that I hope to one day visit and see with my own eyes, and also grateful for the gift of sight!

10. I am grateful for people giving the gift of their knowledge and sharing their experience, so I can experience new things.

If something happens, or someone says something to you that causes you to start to feel a negative emotion(anger, jealousy, greed, doubt, hurt feelings, etc) as SOON as you FEEL your MOOD SHIFT, walk away from the situation(even if it is walking away only mentally) for a few moments. Take a deep breath, and then ask yourself the question "WHAT AM I GRATEFUL FOR?" Once you start thinking of the answers, and start feeling yourself move back into that positive feeling, re visit the situation with the GRATITUDE of KNOWING that you TOOK BACK CONTROL of your feeling. Know that whatever the situation is, it will NOT affect your feeling ans steal your power, unless you allow it to. Tell yourself in your mind, or out loud even "I control how I feel at all times" "I will not let this situation take my power of feeling away from me"

Go back to the situation with a joy and attitude of resolution. Remember, all problems have solutions. The negative energy is what causes those solutions to seem complicated, hard, or even causes the solution to be "invisible" to you temporarily.

So, to sum up, remember YOU are in CONTROL of your feelings and emotions. Even if it sometimes feels hard for you at first, I PROMISE it gets easier. I BELIEVE in YOU, and I know you WILL reclaim the power that ONLY YOU can own!