Gratitude: the way up.

ALTITUDE THROUGH GRATITUDE.

An adage in Yoruba language says, "the person who is grateful for yesterday's favour would receive another". The expression of gratitude opens up the portal for more goodwill and favour. The one who shows gratitude, and the one to whom it is shown automatically gets psychologically bonded to do more to and for each other.

Gratitude is a free gift, but its effect is priceless. Whether you deserve a thing or not, giving gratitude to someone whom you have received from will cost you nothing, and it can buy you more than you can ever imagine. It is the key that opens the portal to greater altitude. We can not have all that we want, desire, or even deserve from life, but we can be grateful for the things we have.

Germany Kent once said, “It is a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack.” Abundance and lack are neighbours on the border of gratitude, you decide which side of the border you want to be. The most happy people in the world are not those who possess everything, but those who in spite of their little, expresses gratitude.

Sometimes, it might be difficult to be grateful for something, because you think it is too little, irrelevant, or that you deserve more. Irrespective of what the situation may be, be grateful. Gratitude is like an inexhaustible step, the more you use it, the higher you go. You would determine how high you want to go, and how happy you would be by how often you express gratitude.

Kamikun John, Author 366 days of wisdom.