Thanksgiving – still a lot to be thankful for
Listening to the media and a lot of people talking and discussing, we could think that times have never been as bad as they are right now. But is that really true? Isn’t there a lot to be thankful for? Aren’t we just taking the good things all around us for granted or don’t recognize them anymore?
We hear from accidents, car crashes, murders, crimes,wars – but do we hear about how many people are driving, walking and playing without anything happening to them, do we hear about those countries who are living in peace since ever? We hear more about people committing crimes than about people who are doing good deeds. We are not able to see the beauty in the world anymore because we hear from wars, environmental disasters, global warming and dirt all around us. We see the trash but do we see the pretty flower right next to it? One could think that the bad and wrong is in the majority – but is it really? I don’t think so. If we would really try very hard, I am sure we will realize how much good is happening all around us.
I am not saying we should deny the negative because it is really there. But if we just see the negative only and not the positive anymore, none of us will have the motivation or power to do something to make it better. If there is trash all over the street, why should we pick it up. We rather add our own trash on top of it. – It does not matter anymore – who cares.
But if we would learn (and yes I believe it is a learning process) to see the good things again, we will have enough motivation and strength to do everything in our power to make the good even better and “clean up” the bad.
Take the job less rate, yes it is terrible. But now people looking for a job, either don’t’ go out looking for a job because they think it will not work out anyway, or they go out looking but have their mind set that they will not get the job anyway. This is like self fulfilling prophecy and it will happen exactly how we thought it would. Not because that is how it goes, it is because we are going into the whole job situation with a wrong motivation and attitude.
Having a negative set of mind will make a situation worse, having a positive outlook makes a situation better. Only if we can see how it would be if we master the one or other problem we are willing and motivated to do everything we can to get there, to achieve our goal and make things better.
Lets all try between now and the end of this year to more concentrate what is good than what is bad and focus on our goals with a positive outlook. Everything is possible if we just do every single day one step towards this goal. Lets concentrate to make things better in and with our own family and friends, so they can go and do the same with their friends and friends of friends. Instead of wining and complaining about certain issues start thinking about how to solve the issue and start working on this solution. All the sudden we will realize – “wow that really works”
Stop thinking “Who cares and it doesn’t matter” to “I care and I can make things better”
With this said – I wish all of you a very happy Thanksgiving.
Monika
