Appreciate the Opportunities

In my mid-20s I began a conscious mindful practice of appreciating the opportunities that presented in my life. It really helped me to be grateful for things in my life. This has evolved over time to appreciate everything as an opportunity. In fact, I look at everything in my life as an invitation to appreciate what is, and thus this expands my awareness of the potential of what might be. For example: a pile of dirty laundry. If I’m not looking at this through the eyes of appreciating opportunity, just the sight of it might drain my energy as I grumble about never having enough time. But after training myself to see everything as an opportunity and appreciating that I have the opportunity to have enough clothing to have a pile of dirty laundry and enough other good things in my life to keep me busy enough to have the laundry pile up a bit, I see that this is not just an opportunity for gratitude but for refining systems and how I organize my life. I analyze why/when/how the laundry is piling up and create a better game plan to stay on top of it. I know a pile of dirty laundry might not seem like something to celebrate, but this is a reflection of something in my inner world. Addressing challenges as opportunities has completely transformed my life. It helps me to remain open and allows me to be creative when solving “problems”. #mindfulliving #mindful #mindfullness #opportunity #opportunities #appreciation #appreciate #change #transformation