I am guilty of being negative and a complainer. My therapist advised, “When things aren’t going your way or seem unbearable stop right then and start naming things that you are grateful for, never repeating. Think of all the things that you have accomplished (especially, the things you didn’t think you could achieve)". There are times I can spit things out and other times I have to really concentrate. I’ve tried this exercise on Facebook a few times. However, the responses were always the same- "I am thankful for Jesus, salvation, health, kids, jobs, significant others, friends, houses and cars". Don’t get me wrong, all these things are important and I am grateful for them, too. However, when you can’t repeat things, it can get very interesting.
I’m going to start my THANKFUL LIST in this post. Every now and again, I will add to this list as a new post or include it in a post that is on different subject. You will be able to recognize them because I will always use “T4TT” (THANKFUL 4 THESE THINGS). Here goes:
1. Vaseline
2. Spanx
3. That someone invented the air conditioner
4. The shoe pads that you place inside of your shoes to keep your feet from sliding
5. The person that came up with the recipe for biscuits
6. That my sons will sit in my bedroom until I fall asleep when asked
As long as we are living there should be something that we are grateful for. Heck, if you passed away to another life and go to live with Jesus, that is definitely something to be thankful for!
T4TT~ 7. People that read my blog
In all things pray and seek the Lord. Allow Him to help you make decisions-not Kooley! These are just my thoughts, opinion and experiences.
