What Are You Grateful For?

    I ask that question a lot on Facebook, and I really enjoy the answers I get from all kinds of different people. Sometimes it's really big things like a new baby, a graduation, or a marriage. Other times it's comparatively small things like "another day above ground" or a morning cup of coffee. It really doesn't matter how big or small the thing is, the important thing is being in a state of gratitude. In every moment, we are given the choice of what to focus our attention on. Gratitude unlocks the deadbolt to happiness and puts the joy of living into proper perspective.


   I try to ask myself this same question everyday because it makes me focus on everything that's great with my life instead of everything that's "wrong" with it. We all have flaws, stress, obstacles, and things we'd like to improve about ourselves, but if you focus on everything that you are blessed to have, these other things lose the importance. You'll notice that the level of happiness in human beings is not determined by their race, age, education, or finances--but by there level of gratitude for life itself.