When I saw this topic earlier today, I had to think more deeply than normal, and I don't even know why. The topic had me thinking a lot about my journey from childhood up until this phase of adulthood. Lately, I was able to identify that I had changed a lot, and I had to think if there were actually still the remnants of my childhood in the life I am living currently. I haven't seen anyone metamorphosize the way I did. I used to be a lot of things that I can't seem to find in me again and can't even figure them out; I just know a lot has changed.
In fact, I almost didn't write this post because I thought nothing was left, but boom, I realized it! Maybe there's more; I can't think of it right now, but there is this particular habit that I have learned since I was a child, and it has helped me a whole lot as an adult: GRATITUDE. My mom taught my brother and me to always be grateful whenever anyone gives us anything or does something for us. She would tell us to thank them the next day and even the next time we saw them. That attitude has been a part of me since that time, and even today, it is still in me. I am a very grateful person, and that, in a way, has brought a lot of blessings my way. It is indeed true that gratitude attracts more blessings to a person.
There is no act of kindness that is too small for me to be grateful for. I will thank you for the tinniest thing today, tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow, and until you eventually want to beat me, that I should not thank you anymore. If I haven't thanked someone when they do something for me, I won't get myself until I show gratitude. It happened to me recently when my coursemate and I entered the same cab and he paid my fare. After thanking him on the spot, I was unable to talk to him after class the next day because he probably left class early. I made sure I met him the following day, just so I could say thanks for the previous day. I had peace of mind just after that. In fact, if anyone who knows my parents gives me anything, I make sure to tell my mom so that she can thank them as well.
Showing gratitude makes me feel good, and I think it is a really great habit to inbibe. I am very grateful my parents taught me this and would sure pass it on to my future kids.
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