LLI - Count your blessings & be grateful

Now this is something really powerful! Counting your blessings & being grateful for what you have, creates a feeling of joy, happiness & abundance. Why? Because if you are happy with what you have, you are at peace & therefore satisfied. Being satisfied is a great feeling because now you don't strive for the things you DON'T have anymore & aren't focused on the lack of things. You can apply this to every area of your life to gain on happiness. Instead of yearning & whining you don't have this bag & you don't have that cellphone. Be aware of what you already have. Look behind the things. By that I mean if you look at something, one thing is 100% sure, that this thing once was a thought. Even if it's just the wall you're staring at. Somebody had the idea to build it. Someone wanted to make it happen. You can thank that person. Because if this person or even people didn't have thoughts, you wouldn't sit on your chair, lie in your bed or put stuff into your MiuMiu bag.
Or the people you know. How often do you tell your friends you are happy to have them? You should do more often :) Or even your parents. They do a lot for you. They go to work, buy you food & even if they don't always understand you, they do those things for you. Keep the house clean a.s.o. You can make a list, or simply sit there & think about whats good about your life & be thankful for you have these things. There is always something! Even if it's just your breath! You couldn't exist without another one. You can start with that one. "I am grateful that I can breathe" :)