It is so easy to be discouraged about the negative things that happen. Maybe you’re dealing with some health issues, or having trouble with family members. These things seem to demand our attention every day. However, if you are willing to make the effort, it can become just as easy to recognize the positives in your life and be grateful. Why is it that many of us expend so much energy on what is wrong as compared to what is going well in our world? It is one thing to recognize the positives, but yet an entirely different thing to be grateful for them. There are two components of being…