SEC-S30W3: The thing I am thankful for

It is easy to be pessimistic when most of our life encounters are full of negativity, chaos and misfortune. It is so easy to lose hope when our goals are seemingly out of reach. That what actually happened is far from what you have expected. This has been basically me lately.

I became so withdrawn for a couple of weeks, constantly thinking negatively.

And guess what happened...

What I have been so constantly afraid of ended up happening for REAL!.. whatever that I disliked happening ended up taking place.

I didn't see that coming.

I couldn't believe thinking how this concept : The Law of Attraction applied into my life.

A few months ago, I came across this Youtube video, depicting The Law of Attraction. And the reasons why some people are either attracting what they want or what they hate.

Rhonda Byrne is the famous author of the book titled : The Secret, where she explains in detail the cosmic explanation of the law of attraction. Why certain people became wealthy and successful amidst the negative circumstances around them , and why some people in the other hand remained broke and miserable despite of working so hard to turn their situation around. And she refers this phenomenon as The Secret , since some people who knew about this kept this idea from others to exploit the favors for themselves.

At mid-video , she also explains that another way that draws blessings towards us is GRATITUDE.

Gratitude is the great "multiplier" of what you already have especially the good things in life.

And this where my negative mindset turned around.

As I started delving deeper about this concept, I found out how my pessimism contributed for the miseries and failures in the past.

Had I known this, my life would have been different.

If only I was grateful for everything.

Since then, whenever I encountered a negative situation, instead of wallowing in the mud of sadness, I would appreciate the small things that really matter. I am grateful for almost everything, for the good , the bad and the ugly.

And when thinking about that, something weird would happen, there would be good news, something great would came up and positive vibes would knock my doors.

I let go of all of the sadness and loss including my resentment to the people who hurt me deeply.

So here are the things that I am thankful for:

I can still work normally despite having health issues.

That I can still walk, run and do the things I wanted to do.

This was when I visited my patient who has difficulty of breathing.

As someone who's working in a health care sector, I have encountered so many patients who are physically and emotionally suffering.

Most of them are either wheelchair-bound or bedridden. And I feel so empathetic for them.

I am thankful for the job that I have right now.
I am grateful for the delays which God allowed so that I can still improve myself in areas of my live that needs working out.

Like any person who is a sucker of self improvement, I have set a goal for myself that I should be working abroad for a better pay and professional growth. But it turned out, it stalled for some reason. I was at that point where I feel hopeless and anxious. Since I have sacrificed and risked financially.

Fast forward after a few months of ruminating, something rung on me. There are certain circumstances that might caught me in danger if only I really pushed something what's not yet meant for me. I would've literally died if I jumped into that.

I am thankful for the people who hurt me.

Because they made me realize my worth. They gave me reasons to create firm boundaries from negative people like them. They made me stronger than ever. And most of all, they became my eye opener about the dangers of associating with them in the long run.

I've had people who betrayed me, gaslighted me and manipulated me to the point I felt empty. They are ones who contributed my anxiety and depression. But instead of holding onto that resentment, I let go of it in order to manifest rather better things into my life.

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I am thankful for the house that we live in.

I am grateful that God has blessed us a mortgaged home, after renting for 20 years. I am grateful for this shelter that emanated from God's grace.

While some people are complaining about their simple homes and tiny places, having your own house is better than nothing at ball.
There some kind of joy and satisfaction when you are living in your house. No ones gonna kicked me out nor control me.

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I am thankful for this job that have been my bread and butter for a decade and counting.

I am grateful that I never been kicked out from this job. I am happy for all the benefits and disadvantaged that I encountered, it molded me into the better version of myself.

I am thankful for all the debts I paid for.

With God's blessing, He made me paid my financial obligation on time despite a small paycheck.

And the list goes on...

I had never looked at these blessings this way. People might downplay on how I perceive things. When I tell other people how thankful I am, some would remark I just romanticized my life.

But again this is my way of applying The Law of Attraction into my life.

I couldn't wait for more positive blessings and for every good things that will heap on me.

"Gratitude is the multiplier of blessings. It strings everything together."
--- Rhonda Byrne