The Hidden Power of Always Being Grateful
My number one technique to get a peace of mind.
Today, earlier in the morning, I went with my parents to a mall to repair my father’s broken laptop. After we all have finished and the laptop is back to normal, we are on our way to go home. We stop by the nearest local eating restaurant for lunch.
After we have had lunch, we are ready to continue our trip home, and while we are on the road, the sightseeing I had along the way was unexpected but amazed me.
I see a woman, who already aged, a grandmother, offering and selling tissues around the traffic lights for each stopped car when the red lights went on
Seeing those “will” to survive in a much more crowded world from a woman who has spent almost over 60 years (or even more) tickling my lazy and ungrateful soul. Then my inner voice starts to make a sound like this:
If she could survive amidst all the tireless and never-ending busy worlds with all of her limitations and inadequacy, why shouldn’t I be capable of doing the same thing to strive?
I may still a jobless right now, I may didn’t have any salary or stable income in my wallet or bank account, I may still searching for a job and waiting to get a call from big companies who probably want to hire me, but I do still have my parents to fund me and get all the privilege to live well and prosper until now.
Yet, I am always thankless because everything I want and I did so far doesn’t directly meet up with my expectations. I didn’t show my gratitude at all even now. Sometimes I believe I am probably one of the unluckiest people to live on earth. I blame the world and external factors because they didn’t fulfill what I wished for and longing for.
I became self-centered, and only see everything all about me.
The Hidden Power
I watched motivational videos and books frequently or almost every day. There are no days where I would live without motivational advice, encouragement, and a supportive environment, starting from books, videos, articles reading, seminars, and quotes.
Right now, I see the world a little differently than before.
I saw it as a story, crafted by our own experiences and struggle, needed to get through so it could turn out as a masterpiece. A masterpiece in here I meant as an end road to your success.
An old woman I have told you before is one of those stories that enlighten me to always be grateful, no matter how your situations are now. After being grateful for what I am now, I feel so much better than before I was.
I entering this state which I called “A Peace of Mind”
I feel thankful for the things I have right now. I appreciate every moment, and hardship slips in my quest. A quest for being enough for what we already have at the moment. I can feel the sensation of becoming free and never have to think about everyone’s achievements.
Life isn’t a race.
End of The Story
Many people out there, actually have worse situations in their life, but continue to move on and fight to survive. The will for them to strive in this busy world comes from the fact that they are still alive and have something worth fighting for.
Realizing it makes my mind change differently. The old woman’s life compared to my life is like an ant and elephants, what a big difference. Heck, I can even ride a car with my parents, literally a decent car.
I would like to say a huge thank you to the old woman because succeeded in waking me up from the reality I should have been aware of before. You gave me peace in mind and soul.
For the old woman, I wish you a healthier life, and may luck come to you along the path.
