Gifts

Gifts. 

For those of us who have a tendency to overthink we can sometimes take the best things, and allow them to become complicated.

 "Don't make a gift a burden," are the words of a guest on the podcast Happier with Gretchen Rubin. The guest had been given the opportunity to begin her graduate studies, but was finding herself overwhelmed by all the logistics. She finally stepped back, and realized that this opportunity was really a gift, and not something to become bogged down by.

Once again our perspective comes into play. Taking a moment to view something as a gift gives you a whole new appreciation for it. I've been guilty at times of zeroing in on the negative of a situation, instead of putting my energy into the good it brings to my life. 

 We are given many gifts in life, but we often overlook them. Don't allow them to become burdens by failing to realize their true value.