This is why we have the classic spiritual saying, "Count your blessings."

@andrewstewart8798

3 жыл бұрын

In my religion, we have a hymn called "Count Your Many Blessings, Name Them One By One"

@jjfrenzy789

3 жыл бұрын

@@andrewstewart8798 happy to see another member of my religion on KZread

@davidstrait9984

4 ай бұрын

The Bible, particularly the Psalms, has a lot of content about giving thanks and praise.

Another key to achieving happiness..... take a LONG vacation away from Facebook.

@danielmaster8776

6 жыл бұрын

TheChamp1971 I tried taking a break from politics. It worked a little, but now I'm back. People are STILL talking about Russian collusion. SMH.

@cobrakingofeart

6 жыл бұрын

been over 3 years since i've been on any social media

@fordf-2505

6 жыл бұрын

Daniel Goforth yep.

@dontwc

6 жыл бұрын

TheChamp1971 yes, all the research shows that social media exposure causes depression among youth. That is partially because they have had very little life before it. Old farts like me lived for DECADES without the internet, let alone social media.

@rafaelmusacchio5257

6 жыл бұрын

I stopped using facebook 6 years ago, and i don't feel the need to return. Also i don't feel the need to utilize instagram, twitter and such. But i guarantee that exists hundreds of other things to expand the void inside you. And it's not only social media.

For years I've been hearing how incredibly "controversial" Dennis Prager is. Turns out he is incredibly uncontroversial. Just plain smart and common sense oriented. No wonder he gets people nervous

@pst702

4 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately people don't want to hear the truth because it makes them nervous...most people don't want to face reality... the topic of being grateful is a topic most people would like to sweep under the rug... confronting people by reminding them that they are lucky to be alive another day doesn't measure up towards their expectations of life... people today are focused on things that aren't a priority...materialistic things are the central focus of ungrateful people, yet don't realize what they have... but I guess those people are brainwashed into thinking that their life has no meaning and obtaining things are the key towards happiness... really sad

@filipkarwowski6510

4 жыл бұрын

He is incredibly controversial. That's a good thing. In this day and age of political correctness, if something is deemed "controversial" it just means it's truthful. As George Orwell said; "In times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act"

@NekoFilm

4 жыл бұрын

These days being plain smart and having common sense is controversial.

@shanewhitefeather6298

4 жыл бұрын

@TheCoffeeNut711: Great point, CoffeeNut guy. These are also very important videos and we should watch them. I've just sent them out to many friends and they are valid. Thanks

@Mpanagiotopoulos

4 жыл бұрын

I agree with most of what this channels speaks about I just don't see how can you believe in god and be truthful to reality at the same time

It took me 2 years of beeing suicidal to understand this... Since that moment everything became so easy.

@ClemensAlive

5 жыл бұрын

@@rumblingend8443 ^^ cant recommend it

@grizzle273463

4 жыл бұрын

hey so glad to hear that. thx for opening up and sharing with strangers.

@anngelovalencia4833

4 жыл бұрын

You are never completely powerless 🌻🌻💙

@anngelovalencia4833

4 жыл бұрын

❤💚💜💙💛

@prakasavigraha6104

4 жыл бұрын

I am very happy for you. Hopefully others can learn the same thing and become happy too.

I'm so grateful to be where I am today. Nothing is perfect in my life, and in fact I have a lot of problems. However, I know there are people in the world that don't have the same standard of living I do, and have different day to day worries. I don't worry about food on my table, my access to a roof over my head, or electricity. I have a family that loves me and friends that support me. I'm not rich in material possessions, but I'm rich in spirit and happiness. I will always seek to do better than I am now, but I will never forget where I came from or who built me up. No one does anything alone. Someone or something always helps push you to success. God Bless those who read my comment. I hope you have a wonderful day.

@mr.cproductions4394

5 жыл бұрын

Sean Diment thanks for posting that 😤🙏

@drikusjansevanrensburg3476

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks brother I was loosing faith but your words really brought me back on the path God bless you too!

@jordochappers7430

4 жыл бұрын

Same to you too, mucker. Take care of yourself!

@shanewhitefeather6298

4 жыл бұрын

I'm grateful for your comment. For real!

I am grateful for this video +1 happiness point

@BillyBob-ce6np

6 жыл бұрын

-49 privilege points

@bldlightpainting

6 жыл бұрын

An attitude of gratitude is definitely the key to happiness. So, what are you thankful for? "Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." 1 Thessalonians 5:18

@jamesrichards2720

6 жыл бұрын

Dr. Kaii I'm grateful that your grateful, which makes me grateful that I'm grateful.

@brettknox2727

6 жыл бұрын

Dr. Kaii same

@WomenCoalition

6 жыл бұрын

Dr. Kaii So if you want to be happy in a crazy way, let's delve into the power and let the reality go. Then the reality of life will drown you and die.

"Gratitude is riches. Complaint is poverty."

@mannyfreeesh5256

4 жыл бұрын

@Roberto Murillo Unfortunately, your observations and conclusions does not mirror reality. There will always be winners and losers.

@danantrich7106

4 жыл бұрын

Only in a capitalist system.

@grizzle273463

4 жыл бұрын

Whoa dude that is pure gold. I love it

@dingdongchingchong8659

4 жыл бұрын

Explain!

@Admiral45-10

4 жыл бұрын

You can sometimes use complaint as ,,push" for you to get better life, but if you're 100% sure you deserve more, then in most of examples you don't. No one is special in that way, and it's foolish to think you know a person who is. The rule is simple - if you want to have more, you have to work more for it.

"If the only prayer you said your entire life was thank you, that would be enough." -Meister Eckhart (1260-1328)

@joelee5875

5 жыл бұрын

Wow, great quote, I've enjoyed reading M.E. but you're the first person I've ever heard quote him.

@lmulligan6969

5 жыл бұрын

Not true, but still interesting.

@Polynuttery

5 жыл бұрын

Not true, of course, but I do agree with the sentiments expressed.

@justinoo777

5 жыл бұрын

@@lmulligan6969 Why not true?

@justinoo777

5 жыл бұрын

@@Polynuttery Why not true?

people take things wayyy too literal. This video isnt saying dont strive for more or a better life, its saying be happy with what you have now and dont expect to be entitled to things. There can be a healthy middle ground where youre grateful for what you have but at the same time want to work for the better.

@Deathmastertx

5 жыл бұрын

What about when he literally talks about political policies?

@mjh9438

5 жыл бұрын

Well said!

@btsnyder1s

4 жыл бұрын

How about equal opportunity to achieve things to be grateful for?

@BullToTheShit

Жыл бұрын

@@Deathmastertx > *What about when he literally talks about political policies?* I don't see a connection between your response and Raging_Dogs7's statement.

“An Indian friend once told me, ‘I want to go to America because I want to live in a country where the ‘poor’ people are fat.’” -Dinesh D’Souza Americans and other westerners who are ungrateful have no idea what being truly poor means.

@michaelk.jensen1611

6 жыл бұрын

Yes some of them are fat and dies earlier of heart related diseases(vein diseases), have high percentages of diabetics, but of-course if you go around hungry you of-course focus on the eating part.

@aminahshaban

6 жыл бұрын

Michael K. Jensen - if you're dealing with starvation, you usually don't have a long enough lifespan to ever have the luxury to worry about the onset of diabetes and other related diseases. Focusing on food means everything when you don't have it; practically everything else is secondary.

@alphamukange3651

5 жыл бұрын

Your comment make me laugh

@reubenstarsky7328

5 жыл бұрын

aminahshaban ur Indian.

@25efmsking

5 жыл бұрын

Better comment ever, in regard to this matter.

NOTE: Gratitude is not about not wanting more, it’s about keeping in mind what you do have and understanding what it would be like to not have it.

I see comments from people about gratitude being demotivating. As a Christian, I live life consistently reminded that I deserve nothing because of my sin, but that I have gotten everything through salvation. You do not have to believe that to be grateful for what you have, but in my case, it certainly helps. Do I, therefore, have no motivation? Obviously not. My gratitude does not mean that I am satisfied; specifically, I am unsatisfied with how I am using the gifts I have been given. I expect myself to be a better person, and to pay back the service that has been done to me by doing the same to others. I know there are a lot of selfish people in this world, but I believe that society can exist through people being responsible and generous in maintaining what they have. I have compassion for the people who are so caught up in worldly things that they can not understand what they have. What you have right now is enough to build a better you and a better future, and it always has been enough.

@jamescoffey4891

4 жыл бұрын

....Mikky...HEAR HEAR....As a Christian also, I applaud your take on the values that derive from Belief ! ! ! Seems "self" is encompassing more and more of the "moral demographic" and turning progress away from Christian ideals & ethics to build upon. Thanks for sharing ! !

@Admiral45-10

4 жыл бұрын

You describe the other kind of gratitude. This one, which you described, is a non-harmful one. It is the source of most of our self-motivation, that makes us work harder for something. If you are thankful for what you've given to yourself and you think it's enough, you can think that way, but you would stop developing yourself. If you feel OK with what you have and you don't want to change it, you'll have no motivation for more. But if you think what do you have is not enough and you can work harder for more, it's fine as well. This will make you work harder, so you'll get more. You want to make some changes with yourself, so you can have a better life. But there's other kind of ingratitude: seeing a problem *outside* . I'm a Christian too, and I believe I shouldn't deserve anything from the world, because it's already made by a Perfect God Plan, and other people can think the other way, so excluding radical examples, I have to assume, that they can have a reason to not give me a better job, or pay me more. When I see problem outside I become selfish: I think I deserve more (and in reality it doesn't have to be true) and I'm frustrated I don't get it and call it ,,unfair". But I have also a second reason, why I shouldn't look for a problem somewhere else. Here's why: let's assume I find someone, who is responsible for what I feel. I can accuse him for that - but what will it change? He can argue and give me a good argument against me, and I'll be crashed. Very few of them will even care about what I feel. So what can I do to improve my life? Maybe, I should try doing something more - start a course, learn something, etc. and then try to get better job, so I can get paid better. If I cannot, it's OK - there are a lot of people, who can be better than me, so they get the job instead of me. I can argue about it, when I have better e.c. notes, but they chose someone else because e.c. he was black, or is part of chief's family - then it's unfair. But if he just has better qualifications - then it's fine and I can't do nothing more, than just accept it and keep improving my ones. I guess that's the fairest and simplest way of them all.

@mikeali436

3 жыл бұрын

@@Admiral45-10 Μηδέν ἄγαν

Gratitude completely changed my life! I was depressed from the ages of 12 (I'm now 37)! About 1 year ago, I started naming the things I was grateful for every night before going to bed. I now feel like I'm in a parallèle universe I swear! Somethimes I ask myself if I died and if I'm in paradise that's how happy I feel! Anyway, loved it so much I made a video about it on my channel. But seriously for me gratitude has truly changed my life. I just wish someone would have told me about the power of gratitude before...wouldn't have lost so many years being so sad...

@borjanapopova8945

4 жыл бұрын

If your problems can be solved with easy steps, then it never was a problem -my mom

“Always be rejoicing. Give thanks for everything.” - 1 Thessalonians 5:16, 18 “The one who offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies [God].” - Psalm 50:23

@todd9016

6 жыл бұрын

James Kelly I closed my account. Don't miss at all. FB got weird

@i.f7032

5 жыл бұрын

Amen

@koolmckool7039

5 жыл бұрын

Amen Brother.

I am so grateful of The United States of America for opening its doors to me, to my American friends who became my family, to the values and knowledge that I have learned during the time I lived there, I am grateful I had the opportunity to work for what I have, for finding and losing love there, because I was safe living there all the great things that I experienced in the best country in the world with its flaws and all... God bless the USA and thank you I will continue to have your best interest at heart wherever the future takes me...

@dreamsofturtles1828

6 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU & God bless. So many people only seem to see whats wrong with our country and dont even seem to notice the good. Im always glad to hear from someone who has experienced good here.

@TheAidenSanders

6 жыл бұрын

Your kind words are Much appreciated!

@carynschmidt5061

6 жыл бұрын

Immigrants so often have the most gratitude. My mom is one. She gets so angry about these people born and raised here whining about what they don't have. They should travel to a developing country and live there to see what it's like to really do without!

@TheAidenSanders

6 жыл бұрын

Happy 4th of July! may God Bless America for another 242 years!

@melloyellow5598

6 жыл бұрын

THX for loving this country as much as I and many who were born here do. Some ppl, by whatever means they happen to be here, do not appreciate how unique and wonderful America is. Many others are very passionate about what this country was originally meant to be and what many who came b4 us sacrificed. "Freedom isn't free". When absolutely necessary, freedom and this beautiful country (flaws and all,) are worth protecting and fighting for. I wish for peace, love and happiness to all who know how to appreciate such things.

I tell myself I should be happy I have two arms and legs that move when I want it. I can see in both eyes etc. I’m pretty grateful for those things cause I feel it could’ve been worse. Meaning my arm could be gone and then I would be wishing I had an arm like I did before. All that crosses my mind which brings me to be grateful for what I have and anything extra brings more joy.

I'm a Filipino and I want Prager university to know that I love being a conservative. God bless pragerU

@bobdonda

6 жыл бұрын

I support most of the conservative views explained on this channel. But I can never label myself a conservative, and I rarely vote for conservative politicians, because of the idiotic garbage that they support in addition to the reasonable ideas PragerU supports. Voting for a conservative politician in America also means opposing equal rights for gay people, increasing our already-gigantic military budget, and making the rich even richer at the expense of the middle class. I always had no choice but to vote Democrat to oppose those bad ideas. Sadly, now the Democrats are pushing for open borders and spending tax money on giving free homes and free food to Islamic migrants instead of helping our own homeless citizens or our military veterans who can't get medical care. Now I can't vote for either party...

@smartiepancake

6 жыл бұрын

... except that Prager is a liberal not a conservative ...

@louisxivoffrance1386

6 жыл бұрын

It's good to see my fellow Filipino being conservative. Mabuhay!

@nasalspray8646

6 жыл бұрын

bunyip "opposing equal rights for gay people"? That's just ridiculous. conservatives (for the most part) welcome gay people into the party. Milo and Ruban are two of the Rights most prized KZreadrs. You screwed on the military budget though. Peace threw strength is an absolute for us. BUT Conservatives are not Pro-Rich. We are Pro Capitalism. There's a huge difference. Very few of us couldn't give a rats ass about the wealthy Plutocrats. Giving money and power to the government is a much greater threat to liberty then letting those that have earned that money spend it how they choose. After all, no one is going to be more careful about how you spend your money than you right?

@HeyItsNorby

6 жыл бұрын

Filipino-Canadian here. I like being conservative too

An attitude of gratitude is definitely the key to happiness. So, what are you thankful for? "Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." 1 Thessalonians 5:18

"There isn't ungrateful happy person on earth. And there isn't an ungrateful good person on earth." Brilliant

How do you become grateful for what you have? Think about what it would be like if whatever you are thinking about never existed. The man who has nothing is thankful for everything he is given. Are you grateful for your cup that holds your drink? What would life be if the cup was never invented? It's a silly example but that's the point! Even the most mundane tiny conveniences in our lives should make us glad that we have them. I'm glad someone came up with the idea to throw trash in a can. And to the person who improved on it by putting a bag in there. It makes keeping the place clean so much easier! Imagine life without something and you'll be glad you have it. If that's not the case... well, there's always the trash can solution!

@AlaluofNibiru

4 жыл бұрын

JazzyJ what

@Admiral45-10

4 жыл бұрын

I ask myself other question: when I don't get what I wanted, then I ask myself: ,,Why did this happen?". And I'm trying first to find a problem inside me, not outside.

@nishanthk5306

4 жыл бұрын

@@Admiral45-10 yass

I am now disabled. I was a "high earner" and I paid into the system for 40 years. I am living at the poverty level. I applied for disability and now I am having regrets because it would make me a recipient of "entitlement"(IF) I were to be approved. It is very frustrating... BUT, I am blessed. I am grateful to have the family & friends in my life that reinforce my gratitude.

@yaiburanakul8505

5 жыл бұрын

Abe Lincoln Yes, it is not receiving entitlements that dooms us, it is in receiving them and not being grateful for them.

@rolandguilford8301

4 жыл бұрын

Your attitude alone makes you perfectly worthy of your disability benefit. You don't consider it your 'right' to claim. It's not an 'expectation' for you. You paid into the system for 40. For many people, benefits are a life choice, an expectation. If it were not for people like yourself then benefits and welfare would never even exist. All good wishes to you.

@thisoldjunk5752

4 жыл бұрын

Consider this: You paid into a system for 40 years. It’s not an entitlement, it’s a claim on the policy you paid for. SSI and Medicare is not an entitlement. We all paid for it with the blood, sweat and time of our labor.

Thanks Dennis! I'm grateful for PragerU!

@danielmaster8776

6 жыл бұрын

Kyle Gene Me and he may not agree on everything, but he's a smart man.

My life is always thank you forever to God and humanity !

I'm part of Narcotics Anonymous, and I just celebrated two years and this is one thing I say is instrumental to anyone's recovery. When I was out there I didn't consider myself ungrateful but now that I can focus clearly easy to do a gratitude list even in your head as you're driving to work and it makes your day or week or month or even year so much better when you make it a priority. It also opens up a lot of great conversations with God where you're not begging for something or asking him why something happens. I think he's spot-on, gratitude has changed my life

I, for one, feel entitled to a lot more Prager videos.

What a profound, yet simple message

One of the best KZread videos I've seen in a long time

542 ungrateful people disliked the video

@brendan594

4 жыл бұрын

Timtastic yep lol

@mikeyyekim5858

4 жыл бұрын

Also the 542 people that disliked the video, didn't even disagree with you, because they know you're right!

@koimcfarland8276

4 жыл бұрын

1k ppl now

@mikeali436

3 жыл бұрын

@@koimcfarland8276 everyday we stray further from gratitude

@makeamericagreatagainI776

2 жыл бұрын

Why did you spell leftist u-n-g-r-a-t-e-f-u-l?

Another important key to life is to treat others as you would want to be treated.

happiness gives meaning to your life, especially love in my opinion

One thing I try to remember: there is always someone worse off than I. There is so much to be grateful for. How would it be living without running water?

@CarlosR0driguez

5 жыл бұрын

People who were raised without it are ok without it, people who used to have it but lost it are miserable. Ask any Venezuelan

@HungVo-ek7zd

5 жыл бұрын

U narcissistic being. Only feel good when others are below you? Bs self confidence

@pst702

4 жыл бұрын

@@HungVo-ek7zd I think you missed the point.... he DID NOT say he's happy that someone else is less but just pointing a fact... there is ALWAYS someone who is less fortunate than someone else... the fact that you're in a developed country with running water is a Blessing... water is essential for humans to live... it is THE most basic necessity for the human body... its not being a narcissist to believe that you have it good but an acknowledgement... a gratitude for having it... THAT acknowledgement is what's LACKING in today's society

@pst702

4 жыл бұрын

@@CarlosR0driguez it is NOT ok to live without running water... ok isn't the right word... it's survival... people who are in this predicament are surviving but are not" ok" with it... be real... in Venezuela, yes, the people are suffering with the lack of basic human necessities but that is an example of a country that was once wealthy in South America to a country now in dire straits.... where is the government to take care of them... is the socialist ideology triumphantly showing the world that there way of doing things is better than a capitalist society... they have NO ONE ELSE TO BLAME BUT THEMSELVES

@mikeyyekim5858

4 жыл бұрын

It's an interesting reality. That we usually lose what we don't appreciate. So we need to value everything good.

The beatings will continue until morale improves😂 Thank you for your kind message Dennis. Keep up the good work

It's hard to feel gratitude over the shame of not earning what you receive.

@gcarlson

6 жыл бұрын

Levi Paladin Well said and very true.

@tmpqtyutmpqty4733

6 жыл бұрын

Indeed the rich should feel this shame - yet they don't seem to. They are used to being worked for just like the slaves worked for them in the past.

@LeviPaladin

6 жыл бұрын

"The rich" isn't a monolith of personality or worldview, envy.

@bguy510

6 жыл бұрын

he did mention spoiled kids. That's pretty much it

@Mrfrenchdeux

6 жыл бұрын

@Tmpqtyu Tmpqty your logic is as twisted as your name. Watch more of Prager U, there's still hope.

I think that is a big part of what Jesus meant by "poor in spirit". Rather than greedy and entitled, be grateful and generous.

@dahelmang

6 жыл бұрын

David well no actually Mark was written within 30 years of His death, and parts of I Corinthians 15 come from within the first year after He died. John, probably the last book of the New Testament to be writen, was written no later than the 90s AD. They were not all collected formally into the New Testament until the 350s and Athanasius.

@raffaellosanti9806

6 жыл бұрын

😊😊😊

So, is it possible to be grateful and unhappy? Or rather, is it possible to be a good person and unhappy? I largely see myself as being unhappy, but I am grateful for a lot of things. I think a lot of my unhappiness comes from self-loathing, so maybe I'm ungrateful to myself? I think I answered my own question while writing this comment. Gotta love the KZread comment system. I suppose being ungrateful to yourself is an equally toxic thing as being ungrateful to others, it just doesn't result in as much hostility towards others, only hostility towards oneself. I have to think more on this, but thanks for getting the gears turning Prager.

I'm grateful for having a full functioning body, a loving family, a place to sleep and eat... All I need to achieve greatness

Keep a list of things you have that you are grateful for, and be thankful every morning for simply being alive

@ameliaroque3854

5 жыл бұрын

Danny Rash - physically breathing say you :\

@jamesbohannon5506

5 жыл бұрын

I had a kidney transplant 3 three years ago. Every day before going to work (I teach middle school) I tell myself that no matter happens today, be it good or bad, it will pale in comparison to the gratitude I have for my donor and the doctors for keeping me alive and my family who saw me through this.

this is one of the best information on the internet right now. God bless you Prager U

How Buddha once said: "If you want something, you either work hard to get it or you stop wanting it"

@borjanapopova8945

4 жыл бұрын

I-i want to die😂😂😂

@partydave1067

2 жыл бұрын

Too much determined to accept "stop wanting something" Only hard work and determination will get you what you want.... But apprication and gradiute is the source of determination

I’m grateful for my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

@arthurbond1432

6 жыл бұрын

yawn

@hillbillymamas7

6 жыл бұрын

Tacit Worm yes...amen

@blainevolesky9653

4 жыл бұрын

I am too

@melw2389

4 жыл бұрын

Amen.

@veggiesaremurder

4 жыл бұрын

That's the jist of my nightly prayer, lol. Bad day? Thank you! Good day? Thank you! Amen. Lol!

This is a deep spiritual truth. Kudos to you Dennis!

Gratitude and happiness are *INNER* processes that positively effect your *THINKING.* I certainly agree with what Prager has said in this video. However, many people with maladaptive personality traits are unable to be grateful and happy--and they resent and *DESPISE* people who are capable of cultivating those feelings in themselves. This is particularly true with people who show Cluster-B personality traits (narcissism) as it is explained in the DSM-5, a diagnostic tool used by mental-health practitioners for treating their clients.

Thank you so much for posting this video nearly two years prior to today. I had just watched this on my other account just a few minutes ago when I had just been extremely enraged about something foolish. I had thought that blocking out my pain would make me happier before, but recently I heard that just letting the pain through your heart would somehow allow you to release it, aka "the only way out is through" notion. It certainly helped a little, but the suffrage I went through was still in my heart and I didn't know what to do except to keep feeling angry. Then I came across this video and got a better understanding of what Gratitude and entitlement are, and after analyzing this notion in comparison to my life I came to the conclusion that I was in fact being entitled to merely feeling pleased and happy all the time, which is why I hadn't felt pleased and happy at all. Now that I realize just how much entitlement is opposite to gratitude, I know now that if I want to lead a truly joyous life and not one focused on victimhood that I need to not just count my blessings but to examine myself further about what I feel entitled to and what about it I shall become grateful for. Thank you Dennis Prager and Prager U. I just wanted to let you know that you had taught someone an extremely invaluable lesson about living a better life.

I am very happy,contented, cheerful,joyful giver,peaceful,prayerful and very loving and grateful !

this is seriously one of the best videos pragerU has ever done!

@justinstark5732

6 жыл бұрын

sckylade That's a testament to how bad this channel is considering the cookie cutter hallmark self help video is one of their best

Totally agree on this video, the when you feel ungrateful on your situation, you are tend to be unhappy. Thanks for the message Prager, and greetings from Indonesia.

I am grateful for existing in a country that allows me to get a good job, to have parents and a family that loves me, to be able to go to a good school, to live in a state where I do not have to fear for my life every second, to have enough food to eat, and for having the time to enjoy fresh air and the sun every morning.

I am grateful for the knowledge and wisdom I have and also for my family

I'm grateful for prageru.

@martinbartlebaugh9253

6 жыл бұрын

The McWilliams show Clearly you don't know what feminism is.

@themcwilliamsshow8523

6 жыл бұрын

Martin Bartlebaugh, why feminism?

This is why children in Africa under the poverty line are so happy every time you see them, whether that be in person, or on a picture. Because they haven't believed they're entitled to anything, therefore they're grateful with what they already have.

@fellahnoureddine6716

5 жыл бұрын

MaSTer_of _RagGNarÖk and that not long after they they see the filthy truth of the cruel world laying ahead of them and not too long before they take the death boats risking their lives to reach Europe !

@zzzzz4203

5 жыл бұрын

Fellah Noureddine - the grateful ones usually aren't on the boats! It's actually mostly ungrateful bitter people, who demand MORE when they land in a better place. See a pattern?

@fellahnoureddine6716

5 жыл бұрын

@@zzzzz4203 demand MORE , I recommend for you to take a trip to Africa lol

@zzzzz4203

5 жыл бұрын

Fellah, Again, it's not the grateful ones filling the boats - is it? There is not getting around that. Also... the ungrateful ones demanding MORE are no longer in Africa. They are getting free food and housing and crying for MORE (that someone else is suppose to hand over to them). I don't need a trip to Africa, you need a trip down thoughtful lane.

@mylifetojesusjesusownsmyso142

5 жыл бұрын

MaSTer_of _RagGNarÖk absolutely

I'm watching the interview with Elizabeth Smart by Dr. Drew... This exchange made me think of this video that I watched earlier today. Jacqueline, a viewer, asked Elizabeth this: (as paraphrased by Dr. Drew) 'how did you or how do you grieve the loss of your family life before this [kidnapping]?' Elizabeth: 'well, I think it's very mathematical the way I look at it. Up until I was kidnapped 14 and a half yrs of my life were probably the best childhood any kid could ask for. Had a loving family to protect me. They always made sure I was well fed, I was clothed, that I was card for, that I was loved. Then I had 9 really crappy months. Really terrible months. But, after those 9 months I went back to a loving, supportive, kind family. And so, u know, what is it now? I dunno what 30x12 is but it's a big number! And really only 9 outta the '30x12' months that I've been alive have been, well those 9 months were bad, but the rest of em have been overall pretty great! ' Dr. Drew:'So, overall you've been able to look at it, pretty much thru the vein of GRATITUDE'? Elizabeth: yes Dr. Drew: Very healthy

@chaimomma9198

4 жыл бұрын

tequilyps for the tragic way she was abused she has been a great witness to those suffering. Her courage to keep living with gratitude gives others hope.

I think of praise as coming from the head whereas gratitude comes from the heart. It is deeper if truly sincere.

Thanks I'm grateful for you all at PragerU.

I once did a meditation on gratitude which induced a mystical experience in which I felt as though I was filled with the light of the Holy Spirit. Gratitude is no joke!

@TheChurchHistoryChannel

6 жыл бұрын

Joshualbatross I would love to know more about that. I had experiences similar to that, but as a Christian I was always told that this was evidence of the Holy Spirit. But now I am more inclined to believe it was a state of consciousness.

@Joshualbatross

6 жыл бұрын

Perhaps a heightened state of consciousness IS the material/physical manifestation of the metaphysical joining of the Holy Spirit. I don't think the two are necessarily mutually exclusive. I began the meditation by thinking about little things I was grateful for, and eventually expanded my gratitude outwards until I was grateful for the entire universe- and I really felt in a profoundly deep and universal way (which is a very difficult thing to describe using only words). At the height of this expansion of gratitude, I suddenly felt as though I was pierced with a pillar of light that went through my entire body and I was suddenly tingling and trembling and crying tears of joy. I don't know if others would traditionally define a Holy Spirit experience as being something like that but I couldn't think of any other way to describe it at the time. It's very strange because I wasn't raised in a religious household, but I've spent the last couple years studying Judeo-Christian spirituality and I've found that I was adhering to those values very strictly for my whole life without even realizing it. I've induced mystical experiences in the past by using psychedelics, namely psilocybin, but this was the first time I induced a mystical experience purely with gratitude and no external substances and it was one of the most profound experiences I've ever had.

@edmundmcgrath213

6 жыл бұрын

oh yeah drugs, that's a great idea. Joshua baltross. What you are experiencing is psychosis, not some invisible ghost that you read about in some 2000 year old book. I diagnose you as clinically insane. I decree it!

@Joshualbatross

6 жыл бұрын

edmund mcgrath The experience I described was induced by a gratitude meditation, not drugs. I stopped doing drugs years ago. Did you actually read my post?

@Joshualbatross

6 жыл бұрын

Mystical experiences are real and well-documented. You are simply uneducated about them. kzread.info/dash/bejne/hIiTucywkrbdgLg.html

When you are ungrateful you really do start to feel entitled. And when you feel entitled, you don't feel like rules should apply to you, or that you have to respect other people's property. This whole privilege thing is just another way of saying that you didn't earn what you have and therefore you have no real right to it.

Just plain excellent! One of the easiest truths to implement I have ever heard! Magnificent work! Thank you!

Gratitude means that there is somebody I can give my thanks. The giver of everything good is God. True gratitude leads us to God. Maybe that is the reason why atheists often cannot be thankful and thus are unhappy.

@11-gatesjanlancelotpmailig55

5 жыл бұрын

@HerooftheNexus 1992 I have you feeling you should phrase this more differently. Because sooner or later the edgy lords of r/atheism will attack you. Let's be tolerant and let's all happily co exist. God said he loves everyone didn't he? It's a good thing to spread the word of God, but shoving it down people's throats and name calling the other side will only prevent the word of God from reaching them. God loves us all, no exceptions, and yes even the edgy lords of r/atheism will get saved as long they lived their life in goodness. God won't judge by our beliefs he'll just judge by how we live our lives.

@LoseControlForDeath

4 жыл бұрын

@HerooftheNexus 1992 you're speaking your truth on the matter, that you chose to believe derived from, your faith, it's why it's called "believing" atheism is simply a lack of faith in a theistic god, we do not assume to know things we have not yet proven also there are intelectually below and above average theists and atheists, and there are agnostic people in between, i understand that believing in god suits your perception of this world, and it's ok to believe and be religious, but other people are not conviced that a god exists and it's ok for those people to have their opinion, but you sure as hell appear really insecure about yourself, since you feel the need to categorize all the hundreds of millions of people who have a different opinion than you as having an iq of 80 or below you can be sociocentric and care more about others with or without believing in a god, as there are as well tons of egocentric people who only think about themselves weather they believe or not in a higher existance attitude and actions define what type of person you are, not belief :) also, nobody knows what happens after we die, so there is no "fact" that people from around the world have experienced death and met christ, that's just something you chose to believe, also testimonial proof is not equivalent to truth

@apc9714

4 жыл бұрын

@HerooftheNexus 1992 An atheist can't be grateful? Why? I mean there are many reasons for showing gratitude to your family, your opportunities and all the other people that are making your life good. I am grateful for all the good that I received, even if I don't think I received it from the God of the Bible.

Another FABULOUS video! Thanks, Dennis! I feel happier now!

Perfect timing for thanksgiving

this video made realise how lucky I am and now I just want to give you all a hug

I am very grateful for this video and this channel! It is Monday morning at 7:19 CST, and I am happy about it! Keep up the great work PragerU!

Key to unhappiness. Become a liberal.

Not only does gratefulness make you happier. It makes you stronger. Grateful people are far more resilient to hardship, and overcome adversity way more effectively than ungrateful ones.

I so wish I could hit the like button 200 times! I would! I’ve been thinking this for years! As a kid my mother would take every gift we were ever given until we wrote a thank you note. THEN it was ours to enjoy. What a lesson! It’s a wonderful way to teach that we aren’t entitled!

Did this video get demonetized too?

@1337BananaL33TVostok

6 жыл бұрын

BE GRATEFUL

@globalvision9036

6 жыл бұрын

How can you tell?

@TheWholesaleHow

6 жыл бұрын

There a non profit

@_Tovar_

6 жыл бұрын

Wholesale Televison they're *

@captaindave7945

6 жыл бұрын

No. Because I was compelled to donated. Just click the link or go direct to Prager U

Gratitude is what made America great . America needs to take heed to this message.

When we express gratitude we experience joy, true story ❤

Gratitude is a important skill to have. There will always be better and better things being invented which will trigger your unlimited wants.

I am grateful that I can vote people into stuff. Even if half the time I don't get the guy or girl I want in charge.

@danielmaster8776

6 жыл бұрын

Danny Danny And if there's not 1 candidate that you like, don't bother voting. It'll just make this country worse.

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good. His love endures forever. Thank you for this! Just in time for my favorite American Holy Day!

@nate0d71

4 жыл бұрын

@Adam K that was a catholic.atrocity. not evangelicals, you idiot

@Itachipwnsnubcakes

4 жыл бұрын

nathan Rauch doesn’t matter seem nonexistent god

@thejesuslizard9833

4 жыл бұрын

lol

My grandmother used to say that appreciation is a sign of intelligence.

It’s always the smallest things - Being Grateful is such an obvious key to happiness and yet it’s so easy overlooked. Great Video!!

Great video! Thank you

I am so grateful with Prager U, especially this video. Reminded me of a core value I've learned from the Bible! Always be grateful to God with what you have! :)

Very enlightening. Im going to start listing the things Im grateful for every wake up.

I have started a gratitude practice this week, the same way you might start a meditation practice. I honestly believe that gratitude is doing more for me faster than my very helpful meditation practice.

So greatful for these videos - thank you!

I am grateful for your work, Mr. Prager.

This is the best video ever! I'm very grateful for everything I have.

I am grateful for this video. Truth is priceless.

That's so true. Thank you for saying this!

Counting your blessings is not a solution. It's just a way to keep the plebeians content and toiling without a way to argue. One needs to find willpower and ability to overcome the situations and obstacles that WILL appear before them.

Thank you Dennis! Sharing your insights and wisdom means more than you'll ever know! A friend of mine often says "if you want to become rich quick, count your blessings!" So true.

A positive message. A powerful video. Gratitude is so good for oneself and one's relationships with others.

The key to unhappiness is the G key on a piano. Play it and see what happens.

Me and my dad love these videos thank you

This is a great video. I watch it daily and it really helps me to stay positive and be grateful for all we've got in this world. Thanks Mr Prager.

I worked in an environment where nearly everyone felt entitled; they were all unhappy people and a chore to be around. It was very toxic. I left there and now I feel so much better.

I think he's right. The key to happiness is low expectations.

If we can but prevent the government from wasting the labours of the people, under the pretence of taking care of them, they must become happy. Thomas Jefferson

Just the simple fact that you were able to open your eyes, breathe, walk, have a roof over your head, etc. Is a great reason to be thankful. Many people didnt wake up this morning. This is so true.

I've been saying this same thing for something like forever but it's nice to see someone put it so nicely in a youtube video. Thank you PragerU!

Attitude with Gratitude, Determines Altitude in Life .....

This is GOLD! Love IT!!!

I am very grateful for having heard this wonderful homily and will take it to heart. Oh yes, don’t forget. Even the Dead were Grateful.

This is perhaps the most meaningful, and simplistic message I've ever heard. Thank you sir!

To anyone who thinks having more of something can make you happy, it can't. Look at wealthy folks as an example. Always seeking more. Money or things will not make you happy because there is always something more. Someone else to feel inferior to...

@honkhonk8009

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah. But by all means, wealthy folks deserve it and shouldnt sell themselves short

I agree.

@vladb420

6 жыл бұрын

you sure did destroy my comment

One of Mr. Prager’s most important lessons. Teaching what isn’t taught. Practicing gratitude increases the effect of serotonin. It replaces self criticism, fear and negativity that produce cortisol. At the start, middle and end of your day be grateful. Even if you have to fake it till you make it.

This is so extremely simple, but it has actually helped me be happier in my life. Thank you for explaining this!