The more you can be grateful for the 'ordinary,' the more your luck quietly falls into place—How to find happiness, as taught by May 14th

Getters Iida has selected
a message for each of the 365 days of the year and compiled them into a book titled
“Getters Iida’s 365 Days of Stories to Improve Your Luck.”

It is a book that uses gentle words to remind us of important things we tend to forget in our daily lives.

I personally use this book as a basis for sharing daily messages in the hope of gaining
new insights in my own life. I would be happy if I could help you feel
a little more positive at the start of your day
.

This time, I have summarized my thoughts on the May 14th entry, “Don’t Forget to Be Grateful for the Ordinary.”

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■ Can you notice the “happiness you have now” rather than “special luck”?

What left an impression on me with this theme was the idea of
“directing gratitude toward the things you take for granted.”

Being able to spend your days in good health. Having work today. Having a home to return to. Having family and friends you can talk to.

These are things that should be very precious, but once people get used to them, they start to feel “normal” or “expected.”

However, the moment that “something you have” becomes taken for granted, your gratitude and joy slowly fade away.

That is why I believe Getters Iida conveys the message,
“You must be grateful for the very things you think are ordinary.”

Rather than constantly searching for special luck, people who can
notice the happiness already surrounding them will, as a result, find that
both their heart and their luck become more stable.

That is the message I felt.

■ Gratitude is not just about “thinking” it, but “conveying” it

Another thing that stayed with me is the idea that
“gratitude is only conveyed when put into words.”

Even if you are grateful in your heart, the other person cannot see it.

That is why I believe it is important to
properly voice

words like
“Thank you,” “That was a big help,” and “I’m happy you’re here.”

Especially with people you are always close to, like family or colleagues, you tend to think, “They should know without me saying it.”

But perhaps, the more important someone is to you,
the more necessary it is to “properly put your gratitude into words.”

People, information, and opportunities naturally gather around those who can honestly express their gratitude.

I felt that in the long run, this becomes the difference in luck.

■ Things to be a little more conscious of today

If you want to incorporate this message from May 14th into your daily life, it might be good to think of three
things or people you would be in trouble without
.

And for those things, try taking small actions like
• Feeling gratitude in your heart • Expressing it in words • Writing it down in a note

.

Furthermore, before you go to sleep at night, try finding three events from the day that make you think,
“I’m glad this happened today”
.

I feel that just doing that will change the scenery you see, even if only a little.

■ I want to be someone who can notice the happiness that is already there

The message of May 14th is not
“a day to acquire something special,”
but rather
“a day to notice the treasures you already possess.”

There are times when people only look at what they are missing. But what is
truly important might be
a heart that can cherish what is already there.

May this day be a peaceful one for you, where you can notice the happiness in the ordinary.

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