It seems I always want more.
I want better health. I want to be able to move and exercise, run and play with my kids. I want to look pretty again. I want to visit my family more. I want to buy more stuff we need. I want, I want, I want! Gosh! I can be pretty ungrateful. Yes, these things would be wonderful. Yes, they would bring a smile to my face, satisfaction to my life, etc., etc. But what about what I do have?
I am able to move. There are those who cannot. I can go for a walk from time to time. There are those who cannot. Maybe I still can't run, but I can play with my kids at different things. Even though I may not feel pretty anymore, my husband loves me still. That makes me smile. Plus, I do have a husband to love me and to love back. Many don't. I'm very grateful. I have children to love. Many don't.
You see...it's easy to forget what we already do have. Let's be grateful instead. Then, on those really horrible days that we all must pass through--inevitably--we might remember these good things that we can hold on to when we feel like giving up.
Don't give up!
Make a list instead. A list of things you are grateful for today.
Start writing! :)
Love,
Ellise
P.S. Look how my Daffodils have bloomed just since picking them yesterday! :O
P.S.S. One of my favorite talks this General Conference is on Gratitude. Watch it here: http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/04/thanks-be-to-god?lang=eng&media=video
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