Take Time to Appreciate the Good Things in Your Life Every Day 

Having gratitude for the little things in your life and that you see going on around you is essential. Some people even keep a list of the good things they see happening.  

People who speak on happiness know to give advice suggesting that it is good not to end the day until you have noted something of gratitude for yourself or someone else that you witness in a moment of gratitude. 

Gratitude does not have to be given only for a significant gesture. I have seen people grateful for something as little as a stranger smiling at them and saying ‘good day’ when they were at the ends of their rope. 

Even when you are kind to yourself, isn’t that a moment of gratitude that you have the ways and means to take care of yourself and your needs? 

Gratitude is one of the steps on the path to feeling better and staying healthy. No matter how bad things get, a little appreciation can go a long way to making them better. 

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Author: Mike Balof

A retired Air Force Master Sergeant, Mike used to lay in bed at night and worry about what would happen if his plant closed or found himself without a job. One day his plant closed. Rather than panic and hysteria (OK, maybe a little) Mike found himself carried away on the adventure of his life. Mike started with the best job he ever had working at Home Depot. He spent 8 years working with job seekers at a local workforce center, helping them to find employment. He then started his own company developing courses, writing books and urging others to follow their own paths into the future. Mike holds a Master of Arts in Adult Education and Training and a Bachelor of Business Management, earned through the University of Phoenix and an AAS degree in Electronics Systems Technology from the Community College of the Air Force. Mike is a member of the Delta Mu Delta Business Honor Society.

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