An excerpt from my synthesis paper:
Oprah Winfrey expresses how she used to keep a gratitude journal and her life was flourishing. Of course, she started getting busy and had less time to think about her gratitude journal. Eventually she had achieved everything she had ever wanted and was no longer happy. For this reason she made a habit of writing down a couple things she was happy about, a few of the good things that went on during the day. Oprah soon found herself becoming happier and eager to wake up the next morning and start a new day with her new found energy. The point to this story is that there is power in positive thinking. When you recognize the potential of everyday, life doesn’t seem like this huge mountain that you’re never going to be able to climb. Ignoring the mountain won’t help you, but only focusing on the top won't help either. I believe the key is to think of the goal, but admire the snow falling around you in slow motion, or the cactus blooming.
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