Daily Gratitude: Things don’t go away. We have to go away from things.

I really like this. It takes some thinking to fully grasp it but once you’ve absorbed it, you think “well, of course. Why didn’t I think of that.”

It’s all about our attitude and it also depends on how you define “things”. But haven’t you ever said “I wish it would just go away.”? I have. But then I continue to sit there, staring whatever it is in the face. If it’s an object how could I think it would sprout legs and get up and move away? If it’s a person and I think that they will go away, I’m just getting myself in a stalemate.

I can take action. I can change how I look at any thing, any person, any situation. So maybe I don’t have to physically go away from a thing but I have to change the energy and thoughts I have about it. That is within my control. The thing is not within my control. The person is not within my control. The situation is not within my control. My thoughts and my actions are within my control.

Why not take the easy way out and either change your attitude or your location?