Continuing on from the Book:
“Lord, Change My Attitude Before It’s Too Late”
OK – tell the truth, have you been thinking of the things you’re grateful/thankful for? Hope so!
Here’s the second installment!
Replace a Covetous Attitude with an Attitude of Contentment!
Covet, kind of an old fashioned word. Synonymous with envy? I googled it and found this:
“Covetous, greedy, acquisitive, grasping, avaricious mean having or showing a strong desire for especially material possessions. Covetous implies inordinate desire often for another’s possessions.”
Strong words – makes me picture a snarling and drooling wild hound. You get the drift though. It’s never being happy with what you have. It’s a “have not’s” kind of jealousy of the “have’s”. I admit that I sometimes used to covet the loving relationships that some of my friends have with their husbands or significant others. Does that make me a bad person? No, probably just makes me a “real” person. It also doesn’t get me anywhere toward the goal of being a happy person.
Contentment with what you have is something I think you acquire the older and wiser you get. You learn that “things” don’t make you happy. You learn that “people” don’t have the responsibility to make you happy. YOU make you happy.
Sure, who doesn’t want to get that new pair of shoes you saw in the magazine, but when you have plenty of shoes already – shouldn’t you be content? Looking around the world today, I’m often reminded of just how content I should be with the freedoms of this country, the friends and family who care for me, the pantry and fridge that are full of nutrition for my body, the resources that allow me to pay my bills and have a roof over my head, the nature that is food for my soul.
It’s not quite as fun as High School graduation was, but I can say that I have graduated. I can feel the contentment settle over me every day now. I may not have chosen the status of divorced single woman of a “certain” age approaching the age medicare – but it gave me the opportunity to learn how to be a content woman – and that’s worth all the tea in China!
suddenlysinglewomen 
You are so right about being thankful!
And why is it so easy to forget? It’s one of the easiest things to do. ❤️❤️❤️