As Epictetus said, he is a wise man who does not grieve for things which he has not,

but rejoices for those which he has.

And that's gratitude, isn't it?

It's the very base decision that we all have to make.

Are you grateful for the things you have in your life, or are you always wanting more and trust me?

I get it.

I understand people that strive for more.

I understand people that want something bigger and better, but at the same time,

if you allow yourself to only think about what you don't have,

to only be striving for something more, that that obsession will begin to overtake you,

or it will begin to corrode you.

But ultimately, it's a choice.

Ultimately, at any time right now, in this moment, you can stop and think about what you have.

You can put your attention on the things you're grateful for and watch what it does.

Watch what it does in that instance, the way that it changes you,

the way that it changes your chemistry, your feelings in a moment can shift from negative and dark to beautiful,

with nothing else changing around you.

Nothing but you deciding that you're going to focus on the things you're grateful for.

Nothing but deciding that there are things in your life to be grateful for,

and that is a decision.

No matter what is happening in your life at any moment,

right now, in the depths of a depression, in something going on terribly in your life,

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