No, really, I’m not writing this to convince you that you can change your whole life just by learning 3, 7 or x (where x lies in R) ways of positive thought. This is just something I’ve been thinking about lately. In my opinion, your life might already be changed without you knowing it. Try this experiment: think of a bad thing that might happen to you. Then think about what you would wish for in that situation. Probably just the life you’re living now. I know, that might sound a bit weird, but think about it.

Many people who have had their life changed drastically for the worse, wish for nothing else than a normal life again. They think along the lines of “If that car had just come a little later, if I had lived a bit different, if I just hadn’t said that …”. Well, you are that case. You probably walked past 30 cars today, and none of them hit you. You may have talked to your friends or family without getting into a bad argument, and your lungs have consumed about 11.000 liters (fact) of air without malfunctioning.

I know these are all perfectly normal events, but just because something is normal, you don’t need to take it for granted. I’m not saying you should shout hallelujah every time you cross the street safely, but it’s nice to try to be grateful for the things you already have. Many people don’t even try to notice them. I know it’s hard, but being thankful never hurt anyone, and it might even lower your stress, you know, stop to smell the roses and all that.

And yeah, you might wonder if I’m in a very harmonic state today, which I think I am, so don’t worry. I’ll probably be creating some complaining posts soon, if that’s more to your liking.

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