Comments on: Being Grateful: Counting Up All That You Have Going For You

By: 5 Myths of Happiness that lead to Unfulfillment- Todd Glassberg on The Front Porch | Todd Glassberg

Sun, 04 Sep 2011 16:26:12 +0000

[...] Spears). We also are aware of poor folks that seem incredibly happy (e.g. Mother Teresa). Exercising gratitude for what you have instead of focusing on the negative side of your circumstances can greatly [...]

By: Will it ever stop raining | The Wisdom Journal

Will it ever stop raining | The Wisdom Journal — Fri, 15 May 2009 05:04:49 +0000

[...] Being Grateful: Counting Up All that You Have Going For You at My Supercharged Life. Jeff hits us square between the eyes (in a nice way!) to help us see things from a different perspective. [...]

By: Jake | Revive Your Life

Jake | Revive Your Life — Fri, 15 May 2009 00:26:21 +0000

Jeff, When I complain about things in life I will look back at your 5 essentials and grin and bear it. So many others have it way harder than most of us. Interesting read...thanks! Read Jake | Revive Your Life´s latest article - Identifying and Overcoming Career Burnout

By: Trey Schaefer (@magnetsfast)

Trey Schaefer (@magnetsfast) — Fri, 08 May 2009 02:01:24 +0000

Jeff,

If everyone in the world would read this and live by it, the world would fix itself. I realize it’s tough out there right now, but if you look at the big scheme of things, we are so blessed and “rich” compared to other parts of the world it isn’t even funny. Great post and I look forward to reading your future blogs.

Trey

By: Angie

Angie — Thu, 07 May 2009 14:24:50 +0000

What a wonderful perspective. I keep a gratitude list that helps me with this where I detail the little things in life like that...gifts from God (I call it) Like...walking barefoot in the grass, hearing husband hum a song, my puppy greeting me in the morning, etc... It is also good to take a news fast occasionally. Read Angie´s latest article - National Day of Prayer

By: Cody Dream-Life-Coaching

Cody Dream-Life-Coaching — Thu, 07 May 2009 11:47:37 +0000

Gratitude is the currency of happiness. Whatever you focus on grows and by making an effort to be grateful you are ensuring that you grow more of that. Nice article. Read Cody Dream-Life-Coaching´s latest article - 7 reasons you may be failing

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 06 May 2009 12:14:48 +0000

@Glen – Being grateful really is something we need to remind ourselves to do. The intentional effort really is worth it.

@Jens – I hope this post makes others pause and give a little thanks for what they have as you have!

Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts!

By: Jens Upton

Jens Upton — Wed, 06 May 2009 11:54:12 +0000

Hiya

Thanks for this.
Posts such as this cause me to stop and reflect a little while. Many of us are fortunate to have comparatively stable, wealthy lifetyles. Maybe more importantly, we can learn ‘flexible’ thinking (such as you’ve introduced here) to help us appreciate our lives even more.

I’m grateful for:
Love, roof over my head, clean air and running water, relatively safe society, family, friends, access to a variety of food, good freedom of movement, potential to work, my ability to meditate and exercise (amongst others).

Thanks
Jens

By: Glen Allsopp

Glen Allsopp — Wed, 06 May 2009 10:40:56 +0000

Great post Jeff, I think gratitude is massive. I didn't realise how beneficial it is till I made a task to be thankful for the good things in my life every single day. "Just like when a house appreciates it goes up in value, the things you appreciate do as well" Cheers, Glen Read Glen Allsopp´s latest article - How to Generate Any Feeling, Instantly