Gratitude helps us be happier with life. It's the idea of counting blessings. If we forget to do that, it's really hard to realize just how blessed we are and how much reason we have to be happy with life.Life is beautiful, but we must remember to look for the beauty in life. It's our choice whether to be happy or miserable. In the movie "Life is Beautiful", the father finds ways to help his son be happy in the middle of a concentration camp. It's one of the most inspiring movies I've seen and it reminds me that I can be happy throughout my own, much smaller trials.
What a great insight! Isn't it true that it is our daily choice how we view the circumstances that surround us. If we chose to focus on those few disappointments or discouragements while forgetting or overlooking the sea of blessings surrownding us we will undoubtedly find like darker and depressing. May we ever remember this simple yet largley influencial principle!
ReplyDelete"Life is Beautiful"...a great movie, and a great motto for life. I agree with you Kiersty. it's important to look at all the beauty around us...like really cool parks. By the way...where are these cool parks? Have you ever been to the swing park in Orem? if not, you've gotta go sometime. it's awesome!
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