As I watch this scene of my life I’m grateful for what is currently happening As I’m writing my beloved is wrapping presents and setting the scene ready for Santa to arrive. Yes, it’s Christmas Eve! As I watch this scene of my life I’m grateful for what is currently happening I feel so fortunate that I can celebrate when I know so many other people in the world are not as lucky as I am right now Being grateful for running water and a roof over my head which keeps me dry, safe and warm. This is the perspective I adopt because in the past I have struggled to express gratitude, looking at what I have, and every morning I write what I’m grateful for, the feeling it produces is just amazing when you can count your blessings. Things like waking up in the morning, I have woken and that’s a minor miracle, of course, we all expect it but there’s no guarantee that we will wake. I get another chance to wake up and interact with this world. Being grateful for running water and a roof over my head which keeps me dry, safe and warm. These can be just some of the things I can take for granted and I need to remind myself that there are people who do not have this luxury and it is a luxury. When we think about the vastness of the universe and what could happen, it would only take a minor shift in the universe to wipe earth out When we reflect and think about how we came to be on this planet as a human race that is a miracle. Out of all the planets in the universe, we have one that’s perfect for humans to inhabit and when we think about the vastness of the universe and what could happen, it would only take a minor shift in the universe to wipe earth out when we think about the massive objects that are floating around in space Inventions such as the mobile phone have increasingly decreased the size of the world This makes me think that we are microscopic in the grand scheme of things and yet as humans, we not only survive but thrive we adapt and solve large problems. Inventions such as the mobile phone have increasingly decreased the size of the world and we can communicate better than ever. Elon Musk will be going to Mars so we as a human race could be amongst the stars and reaching out very shortly how amazing is that. You may be going through a really tough time and at this moment in time you might find it hard to find gratitude in anything So when we dial this all back I want you to think about what you can be grateful for. You may be going through a really tough time and at this moment in time you might find it hard to find gratitude in anything, I would just ask you to try because it does give you a great feeling if you can. You may think this is impossible if you do I would encourage you to read Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl an example to us all about finding meaning in our suffering and being able to have hope in the hardest of times. We are all on a very personal experiential journey so the levels of difficulty will vary from person to person The human spirit inspires me to think that we can endure much more than what we think we are capable of. I would also add that we are all on a very personal experiential journey so the levels of difficulty will vary from person to person but those difficulties are tailored to each person on this planet with the purpose to help us grow to understand and to serve. It’s a test of our resilience, I have my challenges and I for one am learning to try and embrace these difficulties and know that if I can find the lesson then I will grow. You will have already read my story about my depression, I never thought I could get through it but I did and I wouldn’t wish my life to be any different now as I would not be writing this right now When I think of Christmas which at the time of writing it is, I like to think of hard times as the wrapping of the present. It’s so difficult to appreciate the challenging things that happen to us, but when I think of Christmas which at the time of writing it is, I like to think of hard times as the wrapping of the present. Once we rip open the wrapping we look inside to find the lesson and grow, and from that, we get to our next level and increase our self-awareness. The fact that as a human race we have this self-awareness is another thing I am grateful for because without it we would just be reacting to everything. To grow we need to respond, and respond with gratitude, it’s hard it’s difficult but if we can be grateful in the hardest of times then we will be on our way to our next level of growth.
I just want to wish you a Merry Christmas at this time and if you are having a difficult time, just remember this too shall pass and you will get your opportunity to rise, just hang in there and keep in the game of life. You’ve got this and as always stay inspired.
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