Moments you'll never believe you'll be thankful for

When we think of gratitude, we often think of the most obvious things: Health, work, money, love...

However, we can also be grateful for many things that happen to us frequently and that we often describe as boring. Ordinary moments can actually be miraculous. For those who know how to see. How?

In order to be grateful, first of all, we need to be aware. Sometimes, in the chaos of daily life, we can forget to be grateful for the things we have at our disposal. We may even remember to be thankful when we lose some things. However, if we manage to slow down our rhythm in this daily rush, we have the chance to see the things we can be grateful for. As we experience this feeling, the things we are grateful for begin to increase.

So, let's focus on some moments in the most ordinary days of our lives where we can find gratitude.

Today, we decide to be thankful for 10 things that we would not have thought of if we thought for forty years. Let's see if you can look at these events, which some of us call 'unfortunate', from a completely different perspective.

We can hear many of you saying, "Why should I be thankful for the things I miss?" The reason is simple: when you seek to be grateful for the things you miss, you actually appreciate the people, situations and places that are right here with you right now. You appreciate everything that you said you would see tomorrow, that you would go on the weekend, much better.

Almost all of us start to get bored when we are stuck at a red light, in the back row at the ATM or waiting for the metrobus. As the sighs and puffs fly through the air, our heartbeats start to accelerate. The only way to stop this is to give yourself a short break and be grateful. A few breaths during your waiting time will calm you down and give you peace of mind.

Our biggest teachers in life are the mistakes we are so afraid of making. Remember your last lover who left you? If it wasn't for him or her, you wouldn't have found the qualities you chose in your current partner, or that old job you could barely hold on to wouldn't have reminded you how great your current one is. Be grateful, be grateful for every mistake you have made and every mistake that was made to you. Remember that it was those wonderful mistakes that made you who you are today.

If there are people around you who criticize you or don't like you, be grateful for them too. Know that if someone can't stand you, it means you have achieved something. You have stood for something, you have stood up for someone or for yourself.

Have you noticed that bored people have the luxury of free time to be bored? Imagine what parents who can't sleep until the wee hours of the morning or people who can't look up from work for a minute would give to have that luxury.

Think of all the little things you are grateful for when you lose your health! Just being able to get out of bed feels like a huge blessing. So be thankful for these times, and continue to be thankful for your health even when you are healthy.

Could there have been a more wonderful time in history to live? Nowadays we can book a 10-day vacation with the click of a button, order food and taxis from our phones, and earn money by working from home without going to work. So technology is one of the things we should be thankful for.

Death is probably one of the situations that brings us the most awareness. The feeling of mortality makes us braver, more grateful and more appreciative people.

There is a time for everything, not everything we want happens at every moment. But there is nothing bad in that. Why? This is the most important element that strengthens our life goals and motivates us to live. Therefore, we should be grateful for our unfulfilled dreams and grateful that we have the courage to fulfill them.