When times are hard,if we are sick?have lost a partner or a job?then it?s not always easy

When times are hard,if we are sick?have lost a partner or a job?then it?s not always easy to be thankful. Yet those can actually be the very best times to give thanks for the things we do have,not to complain about those we don?t have.

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For example?take a moment right now to appreciate the chair you are sitting on as you read this. Just consider what went into the making of this chair?the wood?cotton?wool or other fibers?the trees and plants made into these materials and so on?because of all these you can be sitting here now.

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You can apply this to everything as every single thing is a part of everything else and all are needed to make a whole. There?s just an endless stream of connectedness that has come together to enable you to be here right now. And you still don?t think you have anything to feel grateful for or worth appreciating?

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Appreciation must also include yourself. This is often the hardest part?as it?s so easy to ignore. If you can?t appreciate yourself?then how can you appreciate anyone else?

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