I 'HAVE TO' vs I 'GET TO'
One word changes literally everything.
How often are you saying to yourself “I HAVE to…” followed by something like go to work, do the dishes, fold the laundry, give the kids a bath, cook dinner for everyone, run errands etc. If you change one word in that sentence it changes your entire attitude. HAVE TO is an obligation but “GET TO” is a privilege and a wonderful gift.
Change “have” to “get” and you’ve changed your entire attitude towards it all. When you change your attitude to gratitude it changes your mindset with all that you do.
For example: I don’t HAVE to cook for my family but I GET TO cook for them - what a blessing that is. Now, I may not always want to cook or clean or do the dishes or change a diaper but I GET to - and for that I’m grateful.
When I put myself in a state of gratefulness my attitude changes just like that. It might sound cliche but people pray for the things that you already have. Read that again… PEOPLE PRAY FOR THE THINGS THAT YOU ALREADY HAVE! Some pray that God will bless them with diapers to change or dishes to clean or water to bathe in/bathe their littles in… change your perspective and change that word “HAVE” to “GET” and see those obligations as opportunities to be grateful.
I’m so grateful for this little life that we have.
I love my little family AND I love that I GET to do all sorts of things for them.
