Everyone has the need of being thanked and appreciated, so their kindness and goodwill can be affirmed. If you did a good deed without being acknowledged, you will feel disappointed, and discouraged to act kind again. Therefore, in order to gain support and help from others, one must always be grateful and thankful, and express your gratitude not only in words, but also in physical behaviours. “Talk is cheap; actions speak.”
You love life (or hate) life — life will love (or hate) you back.
You appreciate (and help) others — others will appreciate (and help) you back.
You love (and take care) of your life — you will lead yourself to much better living.
You appreciate what you have, who you are — you will lead yourself to happiness.
This is a simple principle. Equipping this concept internally, will lead to expressing your gratitude in words and behaviours, from the inner core.
Gratitude is a concept that leads to emotional joy, through influencing yourself and others with positive energy of life — you’re more likely to achieve higher goals.
If you are always dissatisfied and ungrateful, often be complaining and blaming on yourself and others, you will spread negative energy, and feel discouraged to do better. Others will feel that you’re not worth helping, and walk away — you’ll find it much harder to succeed in life.
Appreciate more, criticize less. Praise others more, mock and shame others less. Try not to ask too much of yourself, which can reduce disappointment. Try to be more content with your current state. Learn from the basics, and lay a solid foundation for your future life development. Be patient, let time work for you.
Maintain proper self-discipline, take control of your own life, and try to rely less on others to survive. The less you need to depend on others, the easier it is to achieve happiness and success in life.
Be autonomous. Without independence and self-sufficiency, being in someone’s or something’s control can hardly result a happy life, you’re prone to distress and self-abandonment.
A more effortless way to achieve a successful and happy life lies in accumulating many small victories into a big victory, and enjoying numerous small blessings into a whole fulfillment. Small wins and blessings could be earned and established by yourself; substantial wealth and achievements often greatly depend on luck and uncontrollable external circumstances, which is relatively less common.
Although it might feel insufficient when you compare upwards, it is surely enough when you compare downwards, always be grateful and thankful!