The Might Of Light

One thing all too often overlooked is the need to maintain an attitude of gratitude.

Often it’s easier to be resentful than it is to be thankful. We can allow the light in our lives to be swallowed up by the dark. Bad memories can be called to mind with far more ease than good memories. We can see the failings in ourselves long before we are prepared to acknowledge the best.

There’s a vast chasm between criticism and appraisal. The first is about finding the worst, the latter about identifying the character traits that matter.

Gratitude and happiness are bonded. The most important aspect they have in common is that they are self-generated. We are responsible for our own happiness. Equally so we are responsible for finding our own level of positivity and self-acceptance.

When all is said and done it’s not so much a matter of what happens to us but what happens through us that is important. What we do with what we have will define our character, direction and happiness.

We can decide whether to believe that the space we occupy is governed by chance or directed by choice. We have no control over chance but choice gives us power.

The power we have is fuelled by appreciation. Appreciation is bolstered by acceptance and understanding. All feed into gratitude.

When we choose gratitude we give ourselves permission to love the person we are.