Still Grateful , Even When Life Isn't Perfect. LOH#261

If there is one thing I have learned lately, it is that being grateful does not mean that everything in your life is perfect , it just means you recognize that even in the middle of any storm, there is still something to thank God for.

Honestly, I have been trying my best to live with a grateful heart, very morning when I wake up, the first thing I say is, "Thank you, God", not because everything is going smoothly far from it, actually, but because I am still here, there are a lot of things in my life that are not yet where I want them to be, sometimes I sit down and just think, God, when will everything just settle?, but at the same time, I remind myself that the fact that I can even think, breathe, move, and plan for another day is already something to be thankful for.

See , Life lately has been testing me in so many ways, some days, it feels like I am just managing to hold things together, you know that feeling when it looks like the world is just throwing challenges left, right, and center? Yeah... that is how I have been feeling, but somehow and I honestly don’t know how, I still just find a way to stay calm and keep going, that is why I said if it were by my own strength, I probably would not have made it this far.

There are times I look at people around me and think, wow, everyone seems to have things figured out, but then I remind myself that everyone’s journey is different, I am grateful that even though mine is not perfect, it is still moving, maybe not fast, but it is moving and that is something.

Today, I am most grateful for life itself, these past few days have been really rough for me, and to be honest, only me know wetin my eyes don see, but I am still standing, I might not have everything I want, but I still have life, and that means I still have hope, there is this peace that comes with just being alive, no matter how little it feels sometimes.

Gratitude for me is not just about the big things, it is the small ones, the little moments of peace, laughter, or even just being able to rest my head and sleep after a stressful day, I have realized that when you start focusing on what is going right, even when it is just one small thing, your heart becomes lighter.

So yeah, today, and honestly every day, I am grateful for life, i am grateful for strength, even on the days when I feel weak, I am grateful for hope, because that is what keeps me going, Life may not be settled right now, but I believe that as long as I keep being thankful and doing my part, everything else will eventually fall into place.

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