A
thought by Zig Ziglar (2003-01-01) from his book, Zig Ziglar's Life Lifters (p. 27). B&H Publishing. Kindle
Edition. (p.
32). B&H Publishing. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to
Amazon.com to buy the book.)
Now that is
the truth.
Zig quotes Lao-Tzu
who says, “There is no calamity greater than lavish desires. There is no
greater guilt than discontentment. And there is no greater disaster than
greed.”
Zig then
goes on to say, “It has been my observation over the years that you will seldom
find a happy, ungrateful person. In most cases, ungrateful people expect others
to do things for them to make them happy—and this simply is not the way life
works.”
He then
says, “Thomas Secker expressed it this way: ‘He enjoys much who is thankful for
little. A grateful mind is both a great and a happy mind.’”
He goes on, “It
has been said that gratitude is the sign of noble souls. John Miller really
gives us a tremendous thought when he says, ‘How happy a person is depends upon
the depth of his gratitude. You will notice at once that the unhappy person has
little gratitude toward life, other people and God.’ The message is clear: If
we are thankful for what we do have, we will be happier and healthier. In
addition, many of the other things either come our way or lose any significance
for us. Hence, happiness is centered around all the wonderful things we do
have.”
He then ends
this section with, “Express gratitude for what you have. This increases the
possibility that eventually you will have more to express gratitude for.”
That is a
great way to start this week.
So what are
you grateful for today?
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