A Grateful Heart.

As humans, it is easier for us to recall our setbacks and disappointments faster than the good things we were able to achieve within a period. I don't know how but it happens naturally among us, we always have a long list of things we are yet to achieve and we feel bitter about those things so badly that we forget to be grateful for the ones we could achieve.

This used to be me until I learned not to only beat myself up for the things I couldn't achieve but to also appreciate what I achieved. There used to be this unsatisfying feeling that clouded my heart because of the things I couldn't achieve even when I had reasons to be grateful for what I've got but it all changed. I learned to be grateful and it made my achievement very valuable to me no matter how small it is, it doesn't end with that because somehow, feeling grateful gives me the strength to still pursue the things I haven't achieved.

At the beginning of the year, things were quite difficult for me. The country's economy wasn't helping matters and being the type with different responsibilities, coping was challenging.

Work wasn't going smoothly since I had to change where I used as fish farm due to construction happening in my community. Moving, and setting up somewhere else really affected me financially and I had to seek assistance just to keep myself in business because of the upward inflation trend. It all felt like things wouldn't get back on track for me but as challenging as it was, I kept pushing and appreciated every little progress I made in every ramification of my life.

With every day that passed in 2023, I moved with faith. There were moments when I broke down but being grateful for what I have accomplished gave me strength and made me believe that if I have come this far, there is still a lot that I can achieve.

It's November and with just a month and weeks to the end of the year, I can't say God hasn't done enough for me. There is a lot I am thankful for but I can't mention it all but deep down, I am a grateful soul.

A lot of things are underrated in life and we wouldn't know their worth until we start having issues with them. Unlike last year and the ones before, I didn't have any reason to visit the hospital and it means a lot to me. Being healthy is by grace even though I am been careful with my health, I am grateful for that as well.

Family always have a special place in my heart and they never let me down as they always stood by me no matter what the situation is. I am grateful that I have them and we are still together as a happy family all through the year. Whenever I count my blessings in life, I count them as double and they are worth more.

My friends online and offline, it's a long list of names on Hive and they have been amazing. Although, I might not share my problems with them but they know when I am not feeling okay emotionally. They always come through for me and I am grateful for having them in my life.

It's a long list of things that I am grateful for and experiencing this kind of happiness at this time of the year wasn't what I thought would happen but here I am today. I still have a lot of goals to meet this year and if I can't meet them, I can always continue in 2024; the most important thing is that I tried my best.

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