Gratitude

I used to think that life was a struggle, so many things happened to me, good and bad. And I wondered why these things were happening (mostly the bad). Maybe it wasn't that life was a struggle, but that I struggled with life. I was married twice and neither worked out (being simplistic here I know); I worked my way up in my career to being a project manager for a major mechanical contractor in Seattle but because I did not have the educational background I never seemed to make enough $$. As a single parent of 2 teenagers my salary flew out the window as soon as I was paid.

But then about 7 or 8 years ago the concept of gratitude started to become more and more important to me. Instead of always worrying about what I didn't have, I started thinking about what I did have. What a revelation!

There is so much abundance in this world, if only we adjust our expectations. I have come to expect very little, yet I've been given so much.

Instead of looking at everything that has happened in my life as "why me" - I now thank God/the universe for putting those lessons in my life. Because they've made me who I am. They may not have been easy, but I wouldn't trade them for anything.

I accept the abundance with gratitude.