Insecurity Vs. Gratitude

I realize that even if you already are the most beautiful,sexiest, wealthiest, smartest, most famous, most successful person…. You could still bethe most insecure about yourself. I do envy thosepeople who may not have all the opportunities or all the talents, but they are free of any insecurity. I also realize that the mostinsecure people are ungrateful, needy and very hard to please. They think andspeak highly of themselves during the day or in front of many, but at the endof the day, they look at the mirror and they criticize themselves and they feel this insecurity in all levels of their being.

Okay, I admit... I'm guilty of this sometimes and eating breakfast food at dinner time, watching too much of “Keeping UpWith The Kardashian” and listening to my life changing audio books on my drive to work everyday...

This is just my general observation as I have been watchingmyself closely on my own daily reality check on building a strong character formyself in becoming more grateful and less needy... to be more appreciative of myself than critical. I believe that if I develop this grateful attitude towards myself, that I will have better attitude towards others around me. Though this is something that I have been doing amazingly for the past few years, I found that this has become my most powerful daily habit and now a part of me and my conscious inner being.

Everyday or every time I exchange conversation with people, especially those who are close to me, I try to findthis unique gift of humility and gratitude in their hearts. I feel blessed whenever I hear them say, "I'm so thankful" or "I'm so grateful" or "I'm so blessed"... not only in their happiest moments, but most especially in their most trying times. I always feel grateful whenever I can see even a small spark of gratitude in a person.

As I've read many books on achieving personal success and happiness, having the attitude of gratitude has been the most valuable lesson I have learned from these great preachers. Here's a short video I found today how gratitude can lead to abundant life. It is not beauty, not wealth, not talent nor intelligence, but a practical attitude of gratitude.