THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING THANKFUL

                          Why should I be thankful?


      That was a question I asked myself so many times but didn't think it was important as long as I got what I wanted from the people who surround me and I did what was right. My children were taken care of and I tried to implement the strict rules my parents implemented on me. My house was clean and always decorated beautifully for every occasion and every holiday and my husband's only worry was to go to work because I made sure he did not have to worry about paying bills, or cooking, or having to worry about looking in the closet and not finding clean clothes for the next day of work because I made sure that everything was done accordingly.


        But one day I realized that my life was an everyday routine and there was no excitement in my life, so I decided to listen to what my heart always told me; that there has got to be another and better way. That I needed to stop, smell the sweet smell of flowers and be thankful for what I had. There was no way I was going to get different results in my life if I continued to do the same things everyday that had gotten me to the life that I was presently living.


        What a fool I was not to realize the wonderful gifts that God had given me! How naive was I not to notice the special people that surrounded me and made such a diffence in my life! I was letting time pass by without noticing the great things my children did because I was too busy trying to implement what was right. I was too busy trying to make my home look perfect when what I should have been doing was to be appreciative that I had a home, that there were many out there that were sleeping in alleyways and were out there in the cold while I had a beautiful home with a great family and a comfortable, warm bed to sleep in. I was too blind to see that there were children out there who went to bed with nothing to eat when thankfully mine never went without it and I was also a very self centered person when I thought that my husband's job was only to please me. I constantly brushed him away every time he would buy me flowers telling him he should have done something better with the money like pay some bills. I criticized every gift he gave me complaining it was not what I wanted and then I wondered why he stopped doing these nice things for me!


I realized I needed to do more for my children than  just take care of them physically. I needed to do more for myself than  just clean my house every time I thought I needed to do something productive. I needed to have a husband, not just someone who I thought of as the one who payed me to clean up after him, to cook for him,to have clean clothes for him every time he needed it and to serve him so he can satisfy his sexual needs because in my eyes, it wasn't for me to enjoy, I just put it upon myself to think that it was only my responsibility as his wife.


          Then I realized the importance of being thankful. I learned that I have to be thankful for even the smallest things, the things we think are meaningless but turn out to be the things that make our lives complete. I realized how wonderful my kids were and after I became thankful for having them in my life, they became even more extraordinary than they were in the past. After I became thankful for the food we had on the table every night, I began to give to charities to help the needy.  Just the other day, I started making dinner for us. I noticed that I had run out of oil, didn't have the condiments that I wanted to complete the meal and noticed all we had to drink was water. At the moment I got kind of upset but not a minute passed when I realized how ungrateful I was being. I started thinking about the less fortunate ones and my whole outlook on the situation changed. I began to ask God for his forgiveness, thanked him for what we had and everything looked and felt different now. We happened to have a great dinner and was very thankful that we had it.


        I also became aware of the wonderful person God has sent me as a husband. I realized that I should be thankful for having him in my life and that I have to accept him for what he is and the wonderful things he does, not for what I wanted him to be and want him to do. Just last night, I became very ill and had to be rushed to the hospital, no big thing but a small case of pancreatitis. I observed how he was so tired, my husband works two jobs but that didn't stop him from pampering me and making sure I was comfortable. He tucked me under the blankets, he kissed my forehead, he held my hand, he even put his coat over me so I could keep warm even if that meant that he'd be cold. How can I not be thankful for all these things?Now my husband and I live a caring, affecionate and loving life because I learned to be thankful.


         We have to all learn to give thanks to God, to the universe or to whatever your beliefs are, but we have to learn to give thanks. Being thankful opens up the doors to many fulfillment in our lives. After I learned to be thankful, my life has been more happier, more peaceful and much richer in all aspects, even financially. We have to realize that the more we are thankful, the more we learn to give and the more we learn to give, the more abundance we receive, automatically. I even learned to be thankful for the business that I'm in. I'm thankful that even though I'm not on the level where I want to be, I know that the opportunity is like no other and that slowly, but surely, I will achieve the richness God has in store for me.


          Amazingly, after being thankful, I have also attracted many wonderful and amazing friends who have guided me, helped me and have nurtured me in ways that would only happen to a person who is so thankful for life and everything in it.  

               Yisel Tejada is a energetic, extremely pleasant and very beautiful young lady who has made it her business to excel in life. She is a great example to everyone of all ages. She sends out a message to us that everything is possible when you have a positive, motivated attitude and believe in yourself. She has been an inspiration to me and I'm thankful for it. 


 Gloria and Paul Caraway have been amazing friends. These two wonderful people are there to help without asking for anything in return. I will never have enough money to ever repay them just for being there for me. 


Carlos and Cecy Marin, with their motivation and advice, have made my life such a better one that I will be forever thankful. Even though they're helping hundreds of people achieve their true potential in life, they always find the time for me, I'm am so thanful. 


John Razmus, a brillaint, 20 year old kid who I named "Website Magician" because of his expertise in doing magic with computer programs. He is helping me with setting up my personal website, something I have been trying to do for years. John, you're stuck with me for life and I know that soon I will be making enough money with that amazing website you're creating for me and you will be compensated greatly, I promise!! 


Last but not least, I want to mention someone who I also met not too long ago on Twitter. If you are ready to better your life in every way, then Chip Esajian is the man you have to connect with. In such little time, he was made a tremendous impact in my life that I can't explain. Thanks Chip for your great and positive energy, you are my daily motivation!




You see, this is the outcome that life brings us when we all become thankful. Life will start bringing you all you've desired and much more. Just to let you know that being thankful doesn't happen instantly like magic but when you decide to be thankful, the more you become a better person to make a difference in this world!