We don't have a lot of material things. Now, don't get me wrong, like many Americans, we have more than the average person in this world. But, compared to others, we don't have a whole lot of stuff. We drive a couple of older vehicles, which we hope to pay for somewhere along the way. We have a nice but modest older home. We don't have a 50" television or a pool or anything of that nature. But...
But, I really like what we have. I am appreciative of it all. I am grateful that GOD has given us what we have. I know, without a doubt, that it is all His blessings upon us. We have health and family and food and love and each other. What more could anyone ask?
Today's word is a quote I came across that reminds me to be grateful for GOD'S blessings. It says, "Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have."
Do you appreciate what you have? Do you bemoan what you have? Do you constantly compare what you are lacking against what everyone else has? If you do, you are probably stealing your own happiness. You can never be truly happy without appreciating the gifts in your life.
You will never be happy looking at others' stuff; that is their stuff. You have to find the happiness in the stuff you have, which is good stuff. The truth of the matter is that happiness comes from appreciation and being grateful for what you have.
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
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