✨️The Power of Gratitude is Infinite! The Changes Brought by Saying "Thank You"

Annyeong🍑
I'm a K-drama loving Minyotare.

This time, I've challenged myself with a topic a bit different from usual.
But, as a fellow K-drama fan, I'm sure you'll enjoy it too♪
Please feel free to read it with a light heart.

Well then, let's get started.

As I wrote in my self-introduction, I, Minyotare, have read various self-help books and tried putting them into practice.

However, to be honest, there were times when I thought, "Isn't this just forcing Western culture on us?"
No, of course, this is just my personal opinion.
(Perhaps it's my own reaction because I tend to show a rejection response when things are forced on me)

However, there were some things I thought, "Oh, this is good!" and I decided to adopt those without hesitation.

One time, when I was reading the article by this person below, I had a real-life experience where I thought, "Oh, is that experience what this person calls 'Universal Gratitude (Being Gratitude)'?" so today I'll share a somewhat interesting story about "gratitude".

※Please be sure to read the wonderful article above as well!

🌟Suspicious? While thinking that, I decided to give it a try

Have you ever heard the story that
good things will happen if you just keep chanting "Thank you" thousands or tens of thousands of times
?

When you hear that story,

Is it true?
Is it suspicious??
There's no way that's true.

You think that, right?

However...
"Well, if I try it and it fails, I won't lose anything," so I tried it with a light heart, and the result was a surprising realizationI had.

...Although the result was different from what I expected.

🌟What happens if you just keep chanting thank you...?

It was when I had reached about 5,000 chants, starting the challenge of actually chanting "Thank you" while walking, or riding the bus or train.
One day, while I was eating, I suddenly realized something.

The farmers who grow the rice, the people who grow the vegetables, the people who make the seasonings, the logistics workers who transport the products, the people working at supermarkets and shops, and me, who buys and cooks it...

I realized that I am able to have the meal in front of me thanks to the hands of many people involved.

At that moment, my heart warmed up and a feeling of "gratitude" was born naturally.
I was enveloped in a feeling of gratitude so deep that tears welled up in my eyes.

This feeling spread not only to meals but to various situations in daily life.

For example, the roads.

Just as when eating a meal, you end up using your imagination: there are people who plan road construction, people who gather the materials, people who operate the machinery, and so on.
I felt a sense of gratitude, realizing that I am able to travel safely on the roads every day because of the people working behind the scenes.

For example, Korean dramas.
When it comes to dramas, one tends to focus on the acting skills of the cast and the actors.
But behind that, there are screenwriters, producers, and directors, and behind them, there are hair and makeup artists, set and prop designers, dialect coaches for regional settings, PR and planning staff, and many others whose support makes a single drama possible.
The reason we can watch so many interesting and heart-touching dramas is thanks to the daily efforts of the people involved in that work.

It feels like I've developed a circuit that allows me to notice the 'thanks to' in everything.

From that point on,
'Good things' aren't just about making money directly; I realized that this is what they are really about.
That is how I started to realize it.

However, just realizing it didn't mean that a life overflowing with gratitude arrived immediately.
Humans are creatures who forget easily, and I am one of them.

At first, I consciously repeated it, and I kept trying without giving up until I was wrapped in that feeling even without conscious effort.
And imagining the happy future that will likely follow that is what is important.

Perhaps that imagination is what led to the following.

🌟 What gratitude brings

What I learned from this experience is thatsaying 'thank you' and being gratefulis not just about repeating words, but that it has the power tochange your heart.

By accumulating gratitude, yourway of thinking and perspective continue to expand.

As a result, it feels like theability to find happinessin any daily life is nurtured.

🌟 Take a new step forward with 'thank you' too

The act of 'gratitude',which is simple and something anyone can do, actually holds incredible potential.

Please try this simple challenge of'saying thank you a lot'.

You might even gain insights different from mine.
Those insights will surely become small seeds that enrich your heart and your future.

Thank you for reading! 😊
Please let me know your thoughts and your own 'thank you experiences' too! ✨

By the way, next time I plan to write an article themed around 'thank you' that I found in my favorite Korean dramas♪

Could that famous scene actually have been full of gratitude...?
Please come back to read it if you'd like! 😊