Attitude of Gratitude

With the excitement of a new year, there comes a whole lot of wanting to change. We all want to change our looks, change our habits, change our goals, and some of us dream of changing the world. Change is great but sometimes I feel like whenever I try to keep changing things, I can easily feel less content and unsatisfied. Maybe it's because I keep striving without realizing how blessed I really am. I have a beautiful, and wonderful family, amazing friends, a great school, and compared to a majority of the world, I am quite rich. I've never had to worry about where my next meal is coming from, or where I would sleep safely for the night. So many people in the world would do almost anything to live the way I do yet so many times, I catch myself thinking, "If only I had this." or "If only this could be different." When I think about it, it's really ridiculous. I am so blessed. I guess the only thing I really want to change is my lack of gratitude and contentment. My ways of thinking can be very selfish and greedy. I can be such a spoiled brat. But I am determined to try my very best to stay grounded in the fact that I am richly blessed and there's absolutely no need to try to keep buying more stuff just to make my self more unhappy.