TheThinking Habit That Changed My Life

I remember one evening threeyears ago，whenmy life was very different．I was overweight．I was deeply in debt．I was a smoker．I felt hopeless and helpless．I couldn’tchange anything．

Then I looked up at the skyand thought what a miracle life is．And I resolved to list the good things in my life．I had a wonderful wife．I had five amazingchildren．I could see and appreciate the beauty of theworld around me．The list went on，but you get the idea．Even when things seemedterrible for me，actually I was OK．

That night I resolved to begrateful for what I had，and for the people in my life．I started thehabit of gratitude．Now many people consider itunimportant．I’m here to tell you that it’s veryimportant．It changes lives．

 Now I appreciate my wife Eva more．I feel good abouthaving her in my life．And we have deepened ourrelationship．I also appreciate my kids more．Instead of criticizing them，I tend to noticetheir loveliness，curiosity and humor．I’m kinder to others around me，at work andeverywhere else，because instead of seeing the faults ineveryone，I see the good，and amgrateful for them．I need less，becauseinstead of thinking about what I don’t have，I amgrateful for what I do have．Each and every momentbecomes cause for gratitude，and life becomes easier．

Without the habit of gratitude，we tendto complain and see the bad in people and things．Wecan’t change that at once，but you can do something．For example，you can start with a smallaction．Really feel the happiness that something orsomeone is in your life，or take a moment to make a listof the things in your life that you’re thankful for．