thankful.

It's amazing the difference in quality of life that comes with a simple change of perspective. So many people live out of a place of unsatisfiable want. Always looking to that next thing. It becomes easy while living in a world of luxurious homes and things. People work themselves ragged to move up the property and success ladder. But to what end? After you get that big thing or promotion are you satisfied? Is it enough? Ever? It is pretty easy to get sucked into that living in the society that eats and breathes materialism for breakfast, lunch and dinner (oh wait, they probably skip breakfast because they are in too much of a hurry or they are watching their weight [sound like success to you?]). It's the message we feed our kids from the beginning: study hard, go to college so that you can work hard and be "successful." [read: have lots of money]. Is that success, though? I know many wealthy people that I would not trade places with. They've created wealth, not joy. What's the answer to this? I think it begins with thankfulness. Stop thinking about turkeys. That's not what I'm talking about. I'm talking about truly being thankful for the things/people in your life. Making a conscious effort to realize the goodness in things. Out of that comes more joy. I don't think you can't have lots of money and still be in this place....I do think it's harder, though. The bottom line is death is coming. It just is. At the end of the day, is your bank account what matters to you? Maybe it is...but are you happy? I've found that counting my blessings [literally thinking about what I have and truly being thankful for it] leads to much more happiness than worrying about how I'm going to get that new car so I can look good for who was it again? Because I'm sure they really care...

This is not meant to be a lecture. Just a call to be happier. I hope for more joy for you in this day.

-Jenn, the Cortiers blogger  

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