Being Thankful

Thanksgiving was a mere 4 days ago. I am sat here trying to maintain the energy that I had then. What I found is being thankful is a tiresome task. To be constantly aware of your blessings, to analyze how there is goodness in misfortune, to take advantage of every moment, or else you will fall to ingratitude.

Truthfully, my spirits have gone down. With impending tasks piling up, my head is becoming filled with simulations of how things must be done. What if my decisions ruin what I have now? But… What if that ruin causes new opportunities? For example, I am building an online clothing brand, my sales haven’t been the greatest. I spent a great deal of time on the digital storefront, at least, learning how to make a digital storefront. The lackluster results prompted me to take my sales in person. Talking about the fabric, the inspiration for the design, justifying the cost; each of these questions from my customers gave me feedback that could be used for my website. Now I haven’t acted on this feedback yet, however, I can see that the improvements that I have planned will bring me closer to having something more akin to a successful brand. I digress.

The point is that when things didn’t turn out as I planned, I had the opportunity to come at the problem from a different angle which gave me new perspective.

Being thankful for the hardships, otherwise we wouldn’t be able to grow.