Gratitude: the Great Magnifier

If gratitude could be 'materialized' it may look like a telescope, periscope or magnifying glass with a specific purpose of magnifying good, but only good. 

Think of it: what if you spent all day holding a magnifying glass up to friends and co-workers: magnifying every bad thing they say, every mistake they make, everything that you don't like about their behavior etc. etc. 

And contrast that with the one who spots the good that is ever-present all around them: the good qualities in a friend, the kindness or thoughtfulness of strangers, the beauty of a simple sunset or sunrise...anything at all that is good. 

It says in the Bible: Ps. 69: 30 

^"I will praise the name of God with a song and will magnify Him with thanksgiving"

(photo credit Brian Pennington, magnify, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)