And  there’s  so  much  to  be grateful for ...its  the way one looks  at  life.

Say  -  I  am  grateful  to  You, God  that  I  am  alive and breathing comfortably  right  now as soon  as  you  wake up in the Morning …so  many  thousands  died last night …You were not one of them, Thank God !! Be Grateful!!

The wonders you don’t notice are that You can get out of bed and walk , see where you are going, hear everything around you, maintain your balance and walk around in comfort ….Only because organs like your heart is continuously pumping, lungs continuously breathing in oxygen and regeneration the blood which is delivered to every part of the body so that your muscles work, your brains work, you can see, feel,  hear, breathe, walk , talk , think and so many wonderful things that we take for granted that have been working reasonably well throughout our lives.

 Thank your stars and God again and pray that they keep working for many more years.

Next realise that you are getting out of a comfortable bed with a roof over your head and a floor under your feet in safety ….not in some jungle. And you can walk to your toilet, brush your teeth, use the seat and flush, wash your face, look in the mirror and get ready for breakfast. You are also by now wearing clothes.

All these have been Invented and manufactured by the human race gone by …your  human race … Humans invented these wonders which we take for granted ... each  required  years  of  painstaking  research  and  hard  work  on  the  part  of  someone – somewhere – sometime – hundreds  of  millions  of  unknown  people  toiled  to  provide  this  knowledge  that  is  used  to  keep  You  comfortable  and  happy.

To  name  a  few – water through your tap, toilets, showers, roof above you head, floor below your feet, walls, doors that can be locked, a police force that guarantees you safety,  roads, cars, computers, television, houses  of  concrete , gas cooking , Air conditioners, mobiles, electricity, the hundreds of medicines, hospitals and qualified doctors to treat you for everything including organ transplants and  hundreds  of  other fantastic discoveries that keep us all in  comfort.

 Thank all these unknown inventors as also those who manufacture these now as well as all who work to provide the essentials. In short your fellow human beings the world over considering the world wide products we use daily.

Next develop an attitude of seeing what you have …all the Good things around you … You leave your house by opening the door with a smile on your face because you know that a  law  and  order  machinery  is  in  place  to  see  that  you are  not  going to be attacked  and  will be safe  at  most  times. You will next walk to your mode of transport to go to work be it your car , M/bike, bus …each  a  wonderful invention available to us and travel on a Road to your destination , even if the road is not perfect , its Ok … Even if there’s a small traffic jam it’s Ok … Take it in stride …You are sitting comfortably in your vehicle with a mobile that can get you anyone in the World if you call or has so many appliances to entertain you. Isn’t that a wonder of today’s world?

See all you  have  and be grateful …by all means strive for better things ...put your best foot forward..work hard … do your share of work …. but happily … because you want to be happy ..and the sooner you realise it’s all up to You Yourself , the better … It’s all in  your  attitude and you will be doing it for yourself and if you share these ideas with your Family and those close to you that matter to you , then all of you can lead a better life making gratitude your attitude.

 And the truth is ...there’s no better time to be happy that starting right now. So stop waiting … whether it’s until your car or home is paid off, until you get a new car or home, until your kids leave the house, until you go back to school ,

Until you finish school, until you lose 10 lbs, until you gain 10 lbs, until you get married , until you get a divorce, until you have kids, until the kids grow up, until you retire, until summer... until spring.. until winter…. until fall … until you die.

There is no better time than right now to be happy. Your happiness is this journey, not a destination  and it’s  all up to you from now onwards.

 Look forward, see the good, be grateful , enjoy and be happy at all times. It’s all possible and up to each of us!! A matter of  making GOA - Gratitude, Our Attitude!!

(The author is an owner of Boat cruises)