Being grateful is the key to being happy. All the major self-help gurus attest to this. Tony Robins will even tell you that it is a precursor to being successful, in life, in our careers, and to being mentally healthy and physically fit. Being thankful opens our minds to possibilities and opportunities that we tend to overlook when we focus our attention on our difficulties or disappointments. Focusing on our problems makes them seem larger and can cause us to become emotionally stuck. When we count our blessings instead, we find the strength to move forward and overcome obstacles.
