Wandering thoughts- Part 3: Gratitude

“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things”.- Robart Braoult.

They say gratitude attracts positive people in your life who make it easier for you to handle the stressful situations, but often we forget to show our gratitude to the most important people in our life i.e. our family. It’s true that we don’t get to choose them but they sure are the one who have stayed with us through thick and thin. Our parents laid the foundation path that we walk on and our families had supported us to achieve our goals. Still, we often neglect their roles in our life. In pursuit of an illusion of something or someone better for us, rather an appreciating what we have we tend to take it for granted. Never take your family and friends for granted, because one day, they won’t be around to be taken for granted any longer; and regret is a tough pill to swallow. People don’t get over regret, but they do get over the loss of a loved one and take solace in how much that loved one knew how much you loved, respected and valued them while they were alive.

Yes we all work hard to become independent and self-sufficient but in that process, we become an ‘avoidant’- distancing from the loved ones and sometimes even from our self. Initially, we ignore the people and slowly we start ignoring our own feelings. But we need to learn from the past and make a promise to ourselves that we’ll sort out all the unresolved issues and things left unsaid because much unhappiness has come into the world because of this bewilderment. Make efforts to correct the things you’ve been doing wrong for a very long time and before trying to make amends to the relationships, first make with your inner self. Share your present with the people you love and enjoy the journey because happiness is not a destination. And the one thing that can change your life for good and help you find the satisfaction you’ve been searching for is – Gratitude.