Gratitude in Some Little Things We Overlook

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Gratitude is often expressed when big things happen. People are so full of gratitude when they are celebrating big milestones like a landing a big job or contract, promotion, success of big events, getting gift and many others. However, there are little things we might overlook which would actually make gratitude most powerful.

Let’s think: How often do we show appreciation for the daily little things? The food we eat, the sunshine, the cool breeze, the rain, our homes, clothes on our bodies, our family and friends? These things seem like they are quite the easy gifts of life but they are very important because we need them to thrive and they carry a beauty that deserves our regular acknowledgement.

Gratitude also deepens connections. People remember when others are very appreciative of their kind deeds and we also notice when we are disappointed by some people we expect better from. But when people show up in small ways, saying out gratitude with words like ‘thank you’ for these acts reminds us of the support system we have in others.

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However, it seems some people do not necessarily know how to show proper appreciation for the deeds of others. A man once said that he paid a friend’s rent which was a huge sum of money but the way he showed appreciation for his act was quite disappointing and he wondered if expecting some proper type of appreciation was him asking too much. This shows that many people still fail to recognize and appreciate the kind efforts of others. They take peoples effort for granted and some fail to even say thank you.

Gratitude transforms our mindset, when we focus on peoples effort to help no matter how small and appreciate them fully, we do not focus on our lack but what we have gained. We feel less worried about our problems and become open to the positive and cheerful nature of others and this leads to proper acknowledgement for good deeds and sacrifice of others rather than focusing on how much more the person should have done.

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So let us appreciate the little things we get everyday like the sound of laughter, making it through a rough day, message from a friend and any other thing that we get from life no matter how insignificant they might seem.

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I am @iquo