This is perhaps the most difficult, yet the simplest question to answer. So let me get down to it without further ado.Why would someone blog weekly about things that they are grateful for? Wouldn't it amount to "positivity spam" and turn people off? Shouldn't it be obvious to yourself what you are grateful for? Even worse, why does the world need to know what you are grateful for?
The questions are many, but the answer is a simple one - because we should be doing it, but we end up rarely (or never) doing it. When was the last time we thanked whichever entity we believed in for what we have in our life? When was the last time we said a genuine, heartfelt thanks to someone who made a happy difference to our life? When was the last time we hugged our loved ones and told them what they meant to us? And the biggest one - between a flood of negativity/hatred/blues and a stream of happy, heart-warming stories, which would you prefer to deal with? :) I think that should answer it.
For me, the appeal of this lies in the fact that I will be "consciously" reminding myself of the things that are right with my part of the world. While I am definitely not a cribber, I do tend to get carried away by the rigours of daily life and forget to pause and be grateful for what I have. Keeping myself in the "I get to" zone and away from the "I have to" zone is an added benefit. :)
Here's to a grateful 2015! :)
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