We all know that it is polite to say thank you and show gratitude when someone does something nice for us, but what about showing gratitude when things aren't going our way, or even worse when something really bad happens to us?It might sound crazy to be thankful when bad things happen. We've all heard the old analogy every cloud has a silver lining. And it is true. No matter how bad a situation seems, if you dig deep enough you will always find the hidden positives.
But here's the catch! These hidden positives are what will help you deal with virtually any adversity or crisis in front of you. They give you meaning. They give you perspective and clarity.
Sometimes these positives are simply a lesson learned that will save us from making an even bigger mistake in the future.
For example you might experience a minor car accident when in your early years of driving. At the time it seems horrible. But if there wasn't much damage to the car and you suffered no injuries other than your pride, then it may have taught you a very important lesson about paying attention when driving before you had a serious accident.
Or what if you weren't living a very healthy lifestyle and you had a health scare like a mild heart attack. At first you might ask "why me?" and think life can be unfair. But hopefully this scare would have made you grateful for the warning and triggered you to take charge of your health and live an infinitely better life because of it!
Another great example is when people are let go from their job and it seems their entire world is caving in, only for them to end up in their "dream" job 3 months later, and it never would have happened if the "bad" incident of losing their job hadn't happened in the first place!
Some events have easy to find positives, but sometimes we have to search as deep as we can, and keep searching until we can find enough positives to outweigh the negatives. Then you can be truly grateful for everything that happens in your life, good and bad!
This in turn leads to a better ability to deal with adversity and a much stronger inner peace.
Feel free to share below any insights you have gained from events or incidents that initially seemed to be only negative!
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