by Rita J. Taylor
Purpose and gratitude are the driving force behind a lot of what we do.
Purpose is like a motor. It keeps the car running even when other parts of the car are not at their best. The motor is the power under the hood of the car and how you treat it determines the life of the car. What you put in the motor will manifest over time.
This is how our lives are. Purpose is the power behind our drive and it helps guide us to a predetermined destiny even when faced with challenges. When purpose is driving, you learn to cultivate an attitude of gratitude for every victory, great and small. With each victory, you build stamina and resilience to bounce back even when circumstances say otherwise.
Gratitude has a way of shifting your focus off pain and what isn’t necessarily going right to appreciating each day you overcome what could have stopped you. It positions you mentally to live in the moment and do as you may have heard, “smell the roses”.
You learn to appreciate the small but valuable things in life just a little more when operating from a heart space of gratitude. Each day is a gift, each step is a present, and each breath is another opportunity for what isn’t going right to turn in your favor.
Life isn’t an accidental walk, its purpose driven and about intentional living with an end goal in mind. Losing focus of this will cause you to lose ground and time you can’t get back. This is why understanding that you are here on purpose for a purpose shifts your attitude to being grateful for each new day and opportunity to witness the purpose unfold.
Your gratitude is driven by a life of purpose knowing that you were created with destiny in mind and for a time such as this.
I encourage you to let purpose drive you to a life of gratitude.
Rita Taylor is the owner of RitaJ Enterprises LLC and its subsidiaries. She is a Writer, Author, Producer, Director, Speaker, and former Global Radio Host for Kingdom View Global Radio Network. She is also the host of 20 Minutes of SimpleNotesfromRita Weekly YouTube and Spotify show.