The Statement that changed my life!

I was 17 when I went to learn Reiki level 1 and I remember my very beautiful and gentle teacher saying to us - "one of the principles of Reiki is - just for today I will be grateful for everything." I wondered what everything meant, because at the time I had learn how to be a victim and how to feel sorry for myself for all the things that were wrong in my life. I found this concept of gratitude fascinating and decided to take it on board and see how it goes. A few days after this class I was in a blue line bus on a hot day on the way back from a multimedia class that I had signed up for but was not too keen on. So I was feeling hot and hungry and thirsty and irritated with the situation. I was blaming my parents and myself but most of all God for this state I was in when suddenly I remembered the words - just for today I will be grateful for everything!