Being Grateful Research Paper
“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” -Robert Brault. I believe in many things, but I definitely believe in that quote and I believe in being grateful. I believe that every day we live is a gift, the gift of life and the gift of opportunities. We have the power to do what we want, to be who we want, and to change what we want, and I believe that that is something to be grateful for.
I have lived a very privileged life in my fourteen years of existence, I have only experienced 3 close deaths, and very little true heartbreak. But that just shows why I am the way I am, to appreciate the things that I have that others may not. I am so grateful for everyone in my life, from the neighbors I rarely talk to to my best friend that lives 3 hours away. To me, it’s the little things that matter, such as someone telling you happy birthday, someone giving you a compliment, or just a simple hello, to someone having a bad day, it can mean so much, and I think the power to do that is such a great thing to be grateful for. For others, being grateful may be a little harder, but I think that being grateful for what you do have makes you happier.
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It has made me a determined, hard-working person. I want to be something that someone is grateful for, I want to help people and I want them to have the same opportunities and outlook as me. On the flip side, I know that sometimes it is easier to be a negative person. That is how society is nowadays, it is all about negativity, you hear all of these bad stories with how fast it is to get information, that it is hard to find media about the good things. But I every time I read about something good online, that just makes it all the better. In a world as beautiful as this, there is much to be grateful
I have lived a very privileged life in my fourteen years of existence, I have only experienced 3 close deaths, and very little true heartbreak. But that just shows why I am the way I am, to appreciate the things that I have that others may not. I am so grateful for everyone in my life, from the neighbors I rarely talk to to my best friend that lives 3 hours away. To me, it’s the little things that matter, such as someone telling you happy birthday, someone giving you a compliment, or just a simple hello, to someone having a bad day, it can mean so much, and I think the power to do that is such a great thing to be grateful for. For others, being grateful may be a little harder, but I think that being grateful for what you do have makes you happier.
The greatest gift of life is having …show more content…
It has made me a determined, hard-working person. I want to be something that someone is grateful for, I want to help people and I want them to have the same opportunities and outlook as me. On the flip side, I know that sometimes it is easier to be a negative person. That is how society is nowadays, it is all about negativity, you hear all of these bad stories with how fast it is to get information, that it is hard to find media about the good things. But I every time I read about something good online, that just makes it all the better. In a world as beautiful as this, there is much to be grateful