The Answer to this Question Might Surprise You
ADVANCE CONFIDENTLY!
“Gratitude is the KEY to Happiness.” -C.S. Lewis
What happens when we take a statement and turn it into a question? As human beings, we are wired to solve challenges, create solutions, and answer questions. The moment we pose a question to ourselves or others, our subconscious mind goes to work on seeking a solution. This is a natural occurrence and happens without us even really noticing the process has initiated, unless…
Unless what? Unless we are consciously aware and consciously ask ourselves a question so we can activate our solution seeking abilities. When we take control of our thinking, which by the way is the only thing we can ever really control anyway, we activate our ability to solve for whatever it is that might be perplexing us.
As an example, let’s just stay on track with the theme of this message. The title of this article reads: Is It Really Possible That The Key To Happiness Is Gratitude? After having read this just now for a second time, what are you thinking? Are you thinking about how you might be able to use this simple little “Six Word Story” in your own life? Have you asked yourself yet, what if this is true? What does this mean to you?
What if, what if you decided right now in this moment you would at least embrace this idea as a possibility? The moment we let our guard down and open our minds to a new possibility, something miraculous happens… Our minds expand, never to return to their previous state, because a mind once expanded will never return to its former level of understanding…
“The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Gratitude is the “KEY” that unlocks the “Fullness” of life. As a matter of FACT, this is exactly what Gratitude does:
“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” -Melody Beattie
“Gratitude is the KEY to Happiness” is a simple “Six Word Story” I can easily wrap my mind around. How about You? Does it at least seem possible these six words could hold the KEY to Happiness?
Much has been written on this subject… It appears, at least on the surface anyway, that Gratitude & Happiness go hand in hand, the same way two peas share the same pod, or the same way we think of shoes and socks, or milk and cookies.
Gratitude gives rise to the very best of what lies inside each of us. And, when we take the time and spend the effort and energy to express our gratitude, it is this act that functions the same as a key placed into a lock that opens with ease, because it not only fits, but is actually the key specifically designed to go with the lock.
“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” -William Arthur Ward
Gratitude is more like a verb than a noun. Its inherent value is experienced in the act of expression.
And yes, just like shoes and socks, or cookies and milk, keys and locks go together, and the KEY to unlocking Happiness, is Gratitude!
If you enjoyed this article and would like a bigger slice or scoop of gratitude, I recommend: Dear Gratitude: An Anthology by my friend and fellow gratitude collaborator, Chris Palmore. The book is available on Amazon.
Keep Pedaling, Keep Going, Keep Growing!
Advance Confidently!
