"If you concentrate on what you don't have....”
By Hazel Vee
@epiffanie (11326)
Australia
September 9, 2016 12:27am CST
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“Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough”
? Oprah Winfrey
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Yes, but you know what? It's easy for someone like Oprah to say that.. In the early days of her career , I'm sure she was focused on everything she didn't have that she wished she had.. And now she's got everything.. I think, the secret of the rich is to have more and more to end up with more..
But they tell the rest of us to just be happy with what we have ..
I think, if you concentrate on what you don't have, you'll work hard to have them and you can be thankful then for what you have which will enable you having more in the end..And because you have a lot of investments, you'll end up having even more, and more without working as hard.. Just like Oprah and the other rich people like her.. right?..
Bess ..
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@lealuvy2j (1986)
• Philippines
9 Sep 16
I think it is more of making the most of what we have now but still strive in achieving our goals. It is like finding the silver lining if the circumstances are not good. That is how I interpret what Oprah said.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
10 Sep 16
I grew up concentrating on what I didn't have .. mainly a "home" .. so I worked so hard for it and all the things in it .. I'm very grateful that I no longer feel that "i don't have"...
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@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
12 Sep 16
@epiffanie I am happy for you , my dear .
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
12 Sep 16
@epiffanie I'm glad you find the happiness and contentment finally.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
12 Sep 16
I get you.. When I was growing up living in poverty, I have nothing in my mind but to get focused on what I don't have which is mainly a home where I feel secure and will never go to bed with empty stomach .. I focused on what I didn't have and worked hard to have them ... I can now say, I am grateful for what I have ..I want no more ...
I'm sure Oprah who claimed to have grown up in poverty, have focused on the things she din't have and worked hard to have them until she's got all the things she wanted and more... I would probably continue to have more if I had the same opportunity she had.. But because I din't, I'm happy and contented now...
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
11 Sep 16
@valmnz .. I am that way now too ..I have everything that I need and want so I focus on them and feel grateful ..
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
12 Sep 16
Yes that's how it should be .. work hard to get what we want and be grateful for them ..
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@happytobehereagain (390)
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10 Sep 16
I take her words by this way " Be contented with what I have, enrich it, and the rewards of my hardwork will follow" because if I will think of the things that I dont have like 1 million pesos then how can I ever start my dream business? But if I will be thankful that I have 1 thousand pesos, I can start a small business that can be my ladder to success that Im aiming.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
11 Sep 16
Yes, that makes sense how you interpret Oprah's quote.. thanks ,,
@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
14 Sep 16
I really have everything that I want so I don't do either. I am not rich but I want for nothing and I need nothing else. After I lost everything in a house fire I learned what is really important, love, family and home, and home is where the ones you love are.
@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
12 Sep 16
I was that way.. really worked hard to have a home which I didn't have when I was a child .. Now, I no longer have a need to concentrated on needs because they're met .. Very grateful now for each day that I wake up ..
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@abhinalstrikr (4111)
• India
13 Sep 16
yeah its right but i think its apt for lesser distraction ,one should have dreams to follow then invest in the dreams by all the energy one has certainly we can have all the pleasures of life
@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
10 Sep 16
I agree, because being contented makes one feel that everything around her is enough to make her happy.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
12 Sep 16
Yes, I suppose some people are contented with a lot less and some people will never be contented with a lot more ..
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
9 Sep 16
It works both ways. I am thankful and happy with what I have in life. There are so many people who are much worse off but if want something I will work hard to make that happen. I am not envious of others and what they have.
@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
10 Sep 16
Same here .. always thankful for every little thing that comes my way ..
