Appreciate What You Have, and Put Love into Everything

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When it comes to doing things for others, there’s a big difference between doing something because you want to, and doing something because you have to. It’s always more of a challenge to feel like you have to do something by force, instead of by will. We all have priorities and things that we have to do in life, and sometimes those things are simply out of our hands. Sometimes, we don’t have a choice. Whether we want to do certain things is many times irrelevant, because we simply have to do them if we want our life, our well-being, and if we have children, their well-being, and everything else to go smoothly. Despite how much money that anyone has, despite how well off someone is, and despite who you might consider hiring to do certain things for you, some things you have to do yourself.

Each and every morning, we all wake up with a choice to be happy and in a good mood, or to feel sad, deflated, kind of miserable, and in a bad mood. Like I’ve said before in some articles that I’ve written, there’s really no such thing as waking up on the wrong side of the bed. There is no wrong side. We all have the power within ourselves to be happy, in a good mood, and to feel optimistic about having another chance at another day.

If we get lazy and want others to do everything for us in life, we won’t grow as individuals, we won’t succeed as much as we would have, and we won’t get the same type of credit for doing things in which we could. It’s imperative to put our love and hard work into everything if you want to see the best results. You have to care about what you do in life, and even more so, you should love what you do when it comes to everything. If you’re a parent, you should love being a parent. If you’re a grandparent, you should embrace that opportunity, and adore the fact that you have grandchildren. If you’re married, or even in a relationship, you should put love and effort into it, and not because you have to, but because you want to.

One of the best ways of showing someone how much you care is by being close, affectionate, and making the time for them. If you work in a certain profession, you should love what you do and be excited about it. You should do things for people that you love to let them know how much you care. You should do sweet gestures and kind acts not because you have to, but because you want to. Every morning that you wake up, you should feel happy and motivated towards all of these things, these blessings, and for new opportunities that might come your way.

You should feel appreciative and thankful that you’re in a position to embrace what you have, and that includes the ability to spend time with loved ones, the ability to work hard and strive towards your goals, or raising your kids in a way where they know that you care. You’re healthy enough, and you have the choice to be happy and embrace all of the things that you have in life. For every little thing, or for every big thing for that matter, you should be thankful for it, and not take anything, whether it’s your family, your spouse, your children, your friends, your work, your job, or anything else for granted.

We should all love what we do, and when we have the opportunity to do things for ourselves, we should be willing to put in the hard work, and take challenges on, despite the possible difficulties that could arise. Some people are not well enough mentally, physically, or emotionally to be able to put in as much hard work, love, and effort as they’d like. It’s unfortunate for them, but for all others that are able to, we should all strive to do our best in life, to succeed, and to truly and utterly appreciate everything that we have and do in life.

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Anne Cohen

Founder, Owner, Writer, and Editor at Anne Cohen Writes

Anne Cohen is an entrepreneur, as well as a lifestyle and relationship writer based in Los Angeles, CA. She started writing on arcwrites.blogspot.com and shortly after created AnneCohenWrites.com. She has contributed to various publications including The Huffington Post, Elite Daily, and many more. She's passionate about love, living a healthy lifestyle, writing, chess, and more than anything, her two kids.

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