We often find it easy to take the blessings God has given us for granted; so easy to want more and be ungrateful, rather than to count the blessings we have everyday. The more we complain about the things we wish we can have, the more we will be accustomed to take things for granted, and the more we will be unsatisfied… God has given us many blessings that are often taken for granted, and the reason why we feel the need to complain about not having a Gucci bag, a Bentley in our driveways, or living an amazing lavish life is because we think that we will find happiness in all of these things. Instead of wishing for all of these things, take a moment to thank God for the things he has given you, like a family, a roof over your head, food on your table, clean drinking water, proper clothing, free education, endless opportunities etc… Now, think have you ever took any one of these things for granted? We put our happiness into materialistic things, and think that it will solve all our problems. Well I am here to tell you straight up, that you will never find happiness in objects like a Gucci bag, or a new iphone, or even a brand new car. Everyday we wake up without …show more content…
The blessing of having a family and people that love and care for you are one of the main things that people take advantage of. We often assume that the people in our life now will stay in our life forever. If you aren’t grateful for the people in your life you have taken their love for granted. Imagine walking into a foster care or an adoption place, and seeing so many children wish to feel loved and cared for. They yearn for a loving and caring family that won’t leave them out in the cold.So, always be thankful that you are surrounded by people you can call family and a place you can call home, because not every child is as fortunate as you, to have a loving and care family or a cozy
The Dalai Lama and Howard Cutler in “The Source of Happiness” shows that “One method is obtaining everything that we want and desire-all the money, houses, and cars; the perfect mate and the perfect body.” (Dalai Lama and Cutler 27). The Dalai Lama gave an example to how people choose to find happiness in the world and believes how pretentious these ideas can be. If a person cannot be satisfied with what they have then it allow for there to be a flaw in that person’s life. The Dalai Lama wanted us to understand that the desires that we have may just be something temporary and wants us to reanalyze what happiness is for us instead of looking for the answers in many things we see each day. Dalai Lama’s words can be inspected when he states that this way of life is flawed, due to the fact that desires can grow until it reaches a point where we cannot fulfill it no more (Dalai lama and Cutler 27). When it comes to the Dalai Lama, his answer to this was understanding that there is more than one way to live a materialistic life. Happiness itself is a goal which we should not achieve because eventually we all will lose our sense of satisfaction over these temporary things. In life, it is impossible to not long for what we want, but to enjoy what we have is a redeeming quality that Dalai Lama Mentions (Dalai Lama and Cutler 27).
Has anyone ever told you that having a family is not important? Well, since everyone seems to talk about how important a family is, what makes it so important? I always hear about how “they are always there for you” which I find to be a nice thought, but inaccurate. What if you had an abusive or ignorant parents? Or how about if you were an orphan? Your parents clearly weren't there for you then, and you could live your whole life not wanting a family. However, there are some cases where you have loving and caring parents that you all love each other happily ever after. After bringing it all around in my head, I came to the conclusion that your future with your family all depends on the type of relationship you have with your family. In Geek Love by Katherine Dunn and Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury, the authors use their character’s actions to illustrate the character’s family relationship.
The Lord doesn’t always give us what we want, but he does ALWAYS give us what we need. That doesn’t mean he doesn’t hear our sincere prayers and desires of our hearts. He knows all we are going to face in life and as long as we are wor...
I’m thankful for child labor reforms that were developed throughout history allowing me not to have to work in such harsh conditions. These reforms allow me to obtain an education to strive in society today.
Those are just a few reasons why my family is my greatest accomplishment. I have finally realized something with age. The more I care about someone the more I manage to live myself. When someone’s life truly depends on whether or not you hit the snooze button on the alarm clock once or twice you realize your accomplishment may not be what you ever wanted for yourself. Yet somehow you feel accomplished simply because that person is here tomorrow to bring a smile to your face and a tear to your eye. Always remember that tears are not a bad thing. As my philosophical child Lena would put it “Tears are just your feeling trying to say hello.”
It seems that our immeasurable and unquenchable desires make us less satisfied in life. Due to our ravenous desire for materialistic items, Americans are becoming increasingly unhappy. Americans certainly aim to be happy but they miss and fall short of the goal. People are greatly
The Official Cambridge Dictionary defines the act of taking things for granted as “ never thinking about something because it’s believed that it will always be available or stay exactly the same.” By taking something for granted, a person is underestimating its importance in their lives. Society may not understand this, but they are actually devaluing the objects they possess that are important and they are keeping themselves from enjoying the things in their life to the fullest extent. Because a majority of America’s population believes that they are entitled to their belongings, they develop a dependency for that item and comfort in thinking that that item will always be available to them. This mindset
Some people say that they don't need a family to be happy. Family can be defined in many different ways. Today, people define family differently. It may be just friends and pets and that can make them happy enough. In the American dream having a family is important Having happiness not material goods is the American dream.
Making the choice to seek out personal happiness is a hard one, despite cultural ideas about family, is a hard thing to do. Almost each society on this world is systematized with the haves and have-nots idea. It's a human concept and development has made us doubtful of those who go outside the norm. The two crucial concepts of social affirmation are social class and wealth. Based on my own experiences in life, numerous citizens that are born into the inferior social class struggle to explode the social ranking and attain a greater position in society. Wealth can be seen to work much the same way as social class because people who are poor or part of the inferior class is for the most part always striving to attain more fortune.
My two daughters call their children over and begin gathering their things before heading back into the city for the rest of their busy day. One by one, each person disappears back into their overwhelming lives until the next time we meet and I am left here alone. I remember all the times I have been alone, all the days where I sit at home, waiting to see my family again. This doesn’t make me sad though, if anything it makes me thankful. Thankful that despite this, I still have my family, and that I have lived my life.
When the word “family” is discussed, most people think of mothers, fathers, and other siblings. Some people think of grandparents, aunts, uncles, and even cousins and more on the pedigree tree. Without family in people's lives, they would not be the same people that they grew up to be today and in the future. When people hear the word family they think about, the ones who will help them in any way they can whether it’s money, support, advice, or anything to help them succeed in life. Family will forever be the backbone of support.
Last but absolutely not least, my friends. I’m thankful for my friends because they’re always there for me and can always find a way to make me laugh. If I didn’t have my friends in my life I would be lonely. Actually not that lonely because I have God, but you know what I mean.
Often, our background and community and put our growth into perspective. In my case, being a part of a large family-like community growing up, I feel that I am happy and thriving when I have such a support system similar to the one I had growing up in my neighborhood.
I am grateful for my life in many ways and for many reason, I was born 5 weeks premature and one of twins. Though my twin did not survive long enough for me to know him it gave me a purpose to try new things. Whenever I am scared of a new experience such as snow-boarding I think about how lucky I am to be alive and well. This thought helps me to spread my wings and embrace the unknown. Even simple things make me feel thankful, such as running in the rain or taking a walk with my dog or just a lazy Sunday afternoon with myself makes me think how great it is to be alive and here. I have always delight in the small moments in life and to think that they could never exist for me is depressing. Furthermore, being able to share my thoughts and feeling with people I love is something that brings me great joy.
I don’t know where I’d be without my family. We’ve been through thick, and thin. I’m very glad that I have them for moral support, and can depend on them for advice. They’ve taught me almost everything I know about life, whether it’d be household chores, manners, morals, cooking, etc. I’m pleased to have a very caring family that would do anything for me. I feel safe and secure with them. They provide me with the basic necessities such as food, water, and a roof over my head. I would consider all of the things they provide me with as luxuries, because not everyone has a comfortable place to reside in, or food to eat. If I didn’t have these basic necessities, then it would be another thing I would have to stress about in life. I like to joke around with them a lot, and it brings a smile to my face when I see their reaction. Having a loving, and supportive family is what makes me