Gratefulness is the key to a happy life that we hold in our hands, because if we are not grateful, then no matter how much we have we will not be happy — because we will always want to have something else or something more.
~ David Steindl-Rast

Being grateful isn’t something that the average person thinks about too much. Most people go about their lives, going to work, paying their bills, and spending time with family and friends.  Lather, rinse, repeat.  It’s an endless, and sometimes monotonous cycle. Unfortunately, in that cycle we tend to overlook all the wonderful things for which we should be displaying gratitude.

Every day is a gift and being grateful is something we should do for every single day.  I’ll be the first to admit that while I love my job, I’d be super happy to be independently wealthy and never have to go there again. But I practice being grateful for that job every day.  I especially practice being grateful when I’m having a bad day.  Why? Because I am lucky enough to have a job when there are so many people in the world who are struggling to find work.

Being grateful every day is so important.  If we’re not grateful and happy for what we have, we’re never ever going to be satisfied.  If you’re not grateful for what you have right now, you could attain your heart’s desire and still want more because you haven’t learned to appreciate what you have. It’s okay to want more, to strive to better your life, in fact, I think that is a necessary part of life. But while you’re doing that, remember the importance of being grateful for what you have right now.