○ Realizing what you take for granted changes your luck—The habit of gratitude taught by March 11th

Getters Iida's book,
which compiles words for each of the 365 days of the year, is titled
"Getters Iida's Stories to Improve Your Luck in 365 Days".

This book introduces important realizations we often overlook in our daily lives
using gentle language. I myself, wanting to gain
new insights in my daily life, am
introducing one story from this book every day.

I would be happy if you could read it at the start of your day.

This time, I will introduce the content for March 11th: "Being grateful for what you take for granted".

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Overview

The theme for this day is
the importance of being grateful for the things we take for granted in daily life.

We usually live surrounded by many

"things we take for granted", such as being able to wake up healthy, having a home, being able to eat, and being able to live while interacting with others.

However, many of these are things we only realize the value of after we lose them.

That is why it is said that even without special events,
consciously being grateful for the daily life you have now improves your luck.

"Unpleasant things" make us realize gratitude

People sometimes realize the blessing of days spent healthy and normal when they
get sick or injured.

Similarly, it is precisely because of troubles or unpleasant events that we sometimes
realize the value of an ordinary daily life.

However, in truth, it might be important to
realize the "things we take for granted" that we have now before such events occur.

Luck comes to those who can be grateful

Getters Iida says the following in various situations:

Good luck comes to those who can be grateful and those who can honestly offer greetings and thanks.

"Thank you"
"Thanks to you"

Around people who naturally say these words,
good connections and opportunities tend to gather.

Before seeking special good fortune,
a way of life that can be grateful for the small things in daily life will, as a result,
attract luck.

Build a habit of looking for gratitude

Gratitude is not just for when something special happens.

Rather, it is important to have a
habit of looking for things to be grateful for.

Even if it is just once a day,

"Thank you"
"I am grateful"

try saying it out loud or whispering it in your heart.

Even just doing that will gradually change how you see things.

Tips for today's practice

Here are a few small habits you can start today.

First, when you wake up in the morning,

"I am grateful to be able to wake up healthy again today"

try saying that one phrase.

Also, if you are someone who creates content, it might be good to focus on
"the fact that there are people who read it" and "the fact that there is a place to share it"
.

And, before you go to sleep at night,

"three things you can be grateful for today" try writing them down.

It can be in a memo, a diary, or at the end of a note article.

Rather than looking for special good fortune,
notice the 'ordinary' things you have now.

That accumulation of small gratitudes might,
before you know it, attract good luck to you.

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