Daily Gratitude: I may have talked about this before but it’s one of those topics that can never be discussed enough. Things are not good or bad. They just are. It’s what we think of them that makes us interpret and “feel” that they are good or bad. They are just OPINIONS. What makes me happy and content might make you annoyed and anxious. You can help yourself be a lot happier if you remember this and then look at something that is irritating you and step back a moment. Say to yourself something like “my thoughts about this are just that – my thoughts. They are not facts. This simply is and I can choose to see it however I wish! I choose to see it as _”. Then you can fill in the blanks. You may choose to continue to see it as “bad” but just be aware that that’s your choice. No one, no god or higher power declared it to be as you decided. Therefore remind yourself that you can change your opinion of it at any time you choose. Try this as your day progresses. Keep track of all your “opinions”.